Ahead of the continental flagship competition qualifiers against the Black Stars, the Ocean Stars skipper has already sounded a caveat to the west African powerhouse over the crucial two-legged tie this month
Somalia captain Abdulsamed Abdullahi has said that his side are going for the result against Ghana in their upcoming 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header on Thursday, November 12 and Monday, November 16 at the Essipong Sports Stadium in Takoradi.
The 29-year-old FK Arsenal Tivat winger believes the Black Stars team still remain a force to be reckoned with in the continent and that their back-to-back defeats to lvory Coast and The Gambia in their first opening two matches in C could be down to a hard luck over the two matches in September.
Despite acknowledging the pedigree of the four-time African champions, the former Sparta Rotterdam U21 star is still defiant his side would give a good account of themselves by going for the result against Ghana when they both square off in the 3rd and 4th fixtures of the qualifiers this month.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, the 17-time capped Somalian international has said: ''Maybe they [Black Stars] don't have a good day that day, but we're still playing against 11 players, and we have the same idea of how we want to go into the game.
"We try to go for the result, whether there's a player from a top league or a player who is a bit lesser than the other one. But that doesn't change anything for us. So, we have it in mind, but we are not changing anything," he added.
Ghana must win both ties in order to take their chances of qualifying to the next AFCON edition which is set to be co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania from 19 June to 17 July 2027.
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