Mali vs Ghana

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When Mali plays Ghana on Thursday night at Stade 26 Mars in gameweek three of the CAF World Cup Qualifiers, they will be hoping to build on their recent strong run of play.

The hosts are now in second place in Group I with four points after the first two games, while the visitors are only one point behind them in fourth place.

Having comfortably beat Chad and drawing against Central African Republic in their first two World Cup qualifiers, that defeat to the Ivory Coast stands as Mali's only loss since March 2023, while they are unbeaten on home soil since March 2022.

While Ghana have a marginal advantage in the head-to-head standings against this opponent, the Eagles have won their last two home matches against the Black Stars, scoring three goals in each game.

Mali is undefeated at home since March 2022, and their sole loss since March 2023 came against the Ivory Coast after they drew with Central African Republic and defeated Chad handily in their first two World Cup qualifying matches.

The Eagles have defeated the Black Stars at home in their past two meetings, scoring three goals in each contest, despite Ghana's slight edge in the head-to-head rankings against this opponent.

Mali has not lost at home since March 2022. They drew with the Central African Republic and defeated Chad easily in their opening two World Cup qualifying matches. Their only defeat after March 2023 occurred against the Ivory Coast.

Despite Ghana's little advantage in the head-to-head standings against this opponent, the Eagles have beaten the Black Stars at home in their last two encounters, scoring three goals in each game.

The Ghanaian Football Association fired former Norwich City manager Chris Hughton after the tournament and appointed Otto Addo, who had guided the team to Qatar the previous year.

The returning manager, nevertheless, has yet to win in his first match of his second spell; during the international friendlies in March, he only managed a 2-2 draw against Uganda and lost 2-1 against Nigeria.

These outcomes increased Ghana's winless streak in all competitions to seven games, and they haven't triumphed on the road in their previous 11 games, which date back to their victory over Nicaragua in September 2022.