AFCON 2025Q: Black Stars Qualification Hopes Suffer Huge Blow After Defeat To Sudan

Ghana’s Black Stars suffered a 2-0 loss against Sudan in Group F of the AFCON 2025 qualifiers on Tuesday.

It is now a second defeat in four games (two draws) for the four-time AFCON winners.

In the first leg played last week, Sudan forced the Black Stars to a 0-0 draw.

The Sudanese team is coached by former Black Stars handler Kwesi Appiah.

Sudan took the lead soon after the hour-mark after making way into the Ghana box, as Ahmed Al Tash hammered a right-footed shot on the edge of the six-yard area.

In the 65th minute Sudan doubled their lead as Mohamed Abdelrahman got on the score sheet.

In response to conceding two goals in rapid fashion, Ghana took the direct route to goal but failed at the final hurdle in doing so.

The result leaves the Black Stars in third place and must win their final two games to stand a chance of qualifying to next year’s AFCON.

At the 2023 AFCON in Côte d’Ivoire, the Black Stars crashed out in the group stage.