2026 World Cup qualifiers: Baba Yara and Cape Coast Sports Stadia approved by CAF for Ghana games

2026 World Cup qualifiers: Baba Yara and Cape Coast Sports Stadia approved by CAF for Ghana games

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has pre-approved two stadia for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

The first round of the qualifiers has been scheduled for November this year with Baba Yara Sports Stadium and Cape Coast Sports Stadium as the only two venues in Ghana approved for the qualifiers.

However, the Accra Sports Stadium has been left out of the pre-approved stadia.

Ghana is in group I alongside Mali, Madagascar, Central African Republic, Comoros and Chad.

Meanwhile, the Executive Committee of CAF have announced a new qualification format on 19 May 2023.

Teams have been drawn into nine groups of six teams.

The winner of each group will directly qualify for the World Cup, while the four best group runners-up will participate in play-offs to determine which team will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.

Nine groups of six teams will play in a home-and-away round-robin match. Group winners will qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The four best group runners-up will be drawn into play-offs to determine the CAF representative at the inter-confederation play-offs.

Ghana are seeking to make a fifth Mundial appearance having played in 2006, 2010, 2014 and in 2022.

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