“We Can Finish 2-3-4-0” — Bjorkegren Wants Ruthless Ghana Against Somalia On Monday

Ghana Vs Somalia

Coach Kim Lars Bjorkegren says Black Stars must be more clinical against Somalia on Monday after 2-0 win over Somalia in 2027 AFCON qualifiers, despite goals from Jonas Adjetey and Felix Afena-Gyan.

Bjorkegren demands more from Black Stars despite Somalia win ahead of monday return leg...

Interim Black Stars boss Kim Lars Bjorkegren believes his team can raise their level even further when they lock horns with Somalia for the second time in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers on Monday.

The Black Stars finally got off the mark in Group C on Thursday, easing past Somalia 2-0 at Essipong Stadium. That result came as a welcome relief after Ghana had kicked off their qualifying journey with back-to-back defeats to Ivory Coast and The Gambia.

Even with the win secured, Bjorkegren was left frustrated by his team's wastefulness in the final third, pointing to the string of squandered openings - crowned by captain Jordan Ayew's failure from the spot.

The Swedish coach singled out the spell in the middle of the first half as his biggest concern, arguing that Ghana allowed the tempo to drop and invited Somalia back into the contest by giving them far too much time on the ball.

“I think we had a good start of the game, we had a couple of good chances, of course, the penalty, we missed it. After that, I felt that we were struggling a little bit. I don't know if the heat was too much, but the tempo was pretty low. We used too many touches, I think we gave Somalia a little bit of time,” he said.

Bjorkegren, though, took positives from the way the Black Stars closed out the first half and then took total control after the restart, arguing the scoreline flattered Somalia.

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“In the second half, I think it's only one team on the pitch. I think it's a game that can finish 2-3-4-0, but the most important thing today was the three points, so I'm very happy with them,” he added.

Defender Jonas Adjetey and forward Felix Afena-Gyan were on target for Ghana, who still wasted a number of clear-cut chances to put the game well beyond doubt.

Game Traction

According to the interim head coach, that first meeting with Somalia has handed Ghana a valuable scouting advantage ahead of Monday's reverse fixture, with the Black Stars having gone into Thursday's game almost blind about what to expect from their opponents.