Ghana will play islanders Sao Tome and Principe in their match day two of the 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifiers in Sao Tome.

The Black Stars made light work of  closest challengers in the group South Africa by beating them two goals to nil at the Cape Coast Stadium last Thursday and would want to add the African minnows to their scalp.

Sao Tome were also beaten by Sudan four nil and it is feared by many that they may be used as a punching bag in the group.

REFEREES FOR THE MATCH

Messie Jessie Oved Nkounkou Mvoutou from Congo will be the referee for Ghana’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against São Tomé and Príncipe.

Mvoutou will be assisted by his compatriots Styven Daniel Moutsassi Moyo (Assistant 1), Beaudrel Ntsele Roul (Assistant 2) and Lazard Tsiba Kamba (fourth official).

Jose Fernando Macao  from Angola will serve as the Match Commissioner while Evarist Menkounde from Cameroon will be the Referee Assessor. MATCH FACTS

When does Sao Tome & Principe vs Ghana kick off? Monday 18th November, 2019 – 1pm Ghana time

Where is Sao Tome & Principe vs Ghana being played? Estadio Nacional 12 de Julho, Sao Tome

What TV channel is Sao Tome & Principe vs Ghana on? Sao Tome & Principe vs Ghana will  be televised on GTV and GTV Sports Plus

THE TEAM NEWS

SAO TOME & PRINCIPE


  • Sao Tome & Principe have never qualified for the AFCON finals and opened their 2021 qualifying group stage campaign with a comprehensive 4-0 defeat away from home against Sudan.

  • They conceded the opening goal in the eighth minute so were already 1-0 down when they were reduced to 10 men in the 21st minute after midfielder Aldaire Santos was sent-off and thereafter they never looked likely to salvage anything from the match.

  • Although competitive wins are rare for Sao Tome they won their last competitive home match, a 2-1 victory against Mauritius in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification preliminary round last month.

  • Sao Tome and Principe will be without their no 1 goalkeeper Aldair D'Almeida when they face the Black Stars of Ghana as he was red carded in their 4 nil defeat against Sudan in their 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifier on Monday.
GHANA

  • Four-time Africa Cup of Nations champions Ghana made a strong start to their qualifying campaign for the 2021 finals with a 2-0 win against South Africa on Thursday at the Cape Coast stadium.

  • Atletico Madrid’s Thomas Partey opened the scoring in the first half and substitute Kudus celebrated his first cap by finding the net late on in the second to see off the challenge of South Africa.

  • Ghana will be expecting to leave with nothing less than three points as they have an excellent record in AFCON qualifying with only two defeats from their last 26 qualifying games.

PREDICTION

Ghana made a good start to their quest for qualification with a 2-0 win against South Africa and they will be looking to make it two wins from two matches with victory against Sao Tome & Principe who are the lowest ranked team in the group. Ghana have sufficient quality to ensure they don’t have any kind of slip up in this match and expect them to leave with a comfortable enough victory.