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Ghana’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Chad and Madagascar are less than two weeks away, with Black Stars across the globe shaping up for the crucial games.
The game against Chad is scheduled for March 21 in Accra, while the Madagascar clash is three days later in Morocco.
Ernest Nuamah came off the bench to score for Lyon while Ebenezer Annan scored and assisted for Red Star Belgrade. Here’s a wrap of their performances.
English Premier League
Antoine Semenyo lasted 89 minutes for Bournemouth in their 2-2 draw against Tottenham. The 25-year-old has now gone four games without scoring in the Premier League.
Thomas Partey was yanked off after 75 minutes as Arsenal’s title hopes suffered another dent following a 1-1 draw away at Man United on Sunday. This came after he was limited to just five minutes in their previous goalless draw against Nottingham Forest.
Kamaldeen Sulemana played the full game and impressed for Southampton, but his efforts were not enough as Liverpool came from behind to win 3-1.
Spain
Forward Inaki Williams was a second-half substitute for Athletic Club as they drew 1-1 against Mallorca. It appears Ernesto Valverde was resting him for their crucial Europa League game against Roma in midweek.
Striker Jerry Afriyie scored twice for CD Lugo on his first start, but they lost 3-2 away at Barakaldo in the Spanish third tier on Sunday.
Jerry Afriyie scored twice for CD Lugo on his first start but they lost 3-2 away at Barakaldo in the Spanish 3rd tier.
Here are the highlights #JoySports
pic.twitter.com/PIyLTsPWZg— #JoySports (@JoySportsGH) March 9, 2025
Serie A
Caleb Ekuban started his first game in over five months and provided an assist to earn Genoa a 1-1 draw away at Cagliari on Saturday. It was his third assist of the season, in addition to one goal in 13 league games.
Midfielder Ibrahim Sulemana was an unused substitute in their 4-0 win over Juventus on Sunday in Turin.
Ligue 1
Ernest Nuamah came off the bench and scored his second league goal of the season to seal a 2-0 away win for Lyon over Nice on Sunday.
An incredible strike by Ernest Nuamah. He scored to help Lyon win 2-0 against Nice.
He's on form.#JoySportspic.twitter.com/OilYIcpCm9— #JoySports (@JoySportsGH) March 10, 2025
Andre Ayew came off the bench for Le Havre as they came from behind to draw 1-1 against Nantes.
Belgium
Majeed Ashimeru made his second substitute appearance for Anderlecht in a 2-0 loss to Westerlo after four months out with injury in the Belgian Pro League.
Midfielders Abu Francis and Lawrence Agyekum featured for Cercle Brugge in their 3-1 home defeat to Club Brugge.
Serbia
Left-back Ebenezer Annan was voted Man of the Match after he scored and assisted for Red Star Belgrade in a 3-0 win away at Radnicki in the Serbian Super League.
Denmark
Midfielder Caleb Yirenkyi scored his first goal for Nordsjaelland and was named Man of the Match in their 3-1 win over Velje in the Danish Super League.
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