Ghana confirm WC ticket, Zambia & Niger clash for second spot
.jpg)
.jpg)
Reading Time: 3min | Sun. 12.10.25. | 13:29
Only a genuine miracle can prevent the Black Stars from qualifying for their second straight World Cup, while the Copper Bullets and the Mena's direct duel should be the most interesting in today's programme
Today will be a glorious day in Accra! Ghana will face Comoros (22.00) and celebrate their second straight (fifth in total) FIFA World Cup qualification. The Black Stars have yet to officially book their ticket for the USA, Canada, and Mexico, but a proper miracle should happen so they end up empty-handed.
Namely, Ghana top Group I with a three-point edge over the second-placed Madagascar, which had secured at least the playoffs. The only scenario in which Otto Addo's team wouldn't qualify would be their defeat to Comoros and Madagascar's win over Mali, which would annul the Black Stars' eight-goal goal-difference advantage. In all honesty, nearly impossible.
The last round of World Cup qualifiers starts today.
— Duncan 🦅 (@duncangutse) October 12, 2025
⭐️:Ghana will officially qualify today even if they lose against Comoros because Madagascar will have to score 8+ goals.
Playoffs ticket:
👉 Burkina Faso(12pts) vs Ethiopia
👉 Mali vs Madagascar (13pts)
👉 Zambia vs Niger… pic.twitter.com/A51EQ6rRe5
The most interesting clash of the day - at least result-wise - should be the clash in Ndola, where Zambia will host Niger within Group E. The Copper Bullets are trailing by three points behind the Mena, but their eventual win would make them leapfrog the visitors and launch them to the playoffs. Any other outcome keeps Niger in second position.
Neither of the two teams has ever participated in the FIFA World Cup, though Zambia's football heritage is much greater, as they were Champions of Africa in 2012.
The Copper Bullets' key powers will be Leicester striker Patson Daka, Lameck Banda of Lecce, and Fashion Sakala, who scored a winner against Tanzania four days ago.
On the other hand, the Niger boss, Moroccan Ezzaiki Badou, will mainly rely on captain Youssef Oumarou, striker Daniel Sossah of the Kazakhstani Aktobe, and centre-back tandem Oumar Sako (Rostov) and Rahim Alhassane (Real Oviedo).
WC QUALIFICATION AFRICA - MATCHDAY 10
Friday
South Sudan - Senegal 0-5 (0-1)
/Sarr 29, 54, Mane 46, Jackson 60 pen, Ndiaye C. 75/
Gambia - Gabon 3-4 (2-2)
/Minteh 23, Sidibeh 45+2, 47 - Aubameyang 20, 42, 62, 78/
Seychelles - Ivory Coast 0-7 (0-4)
/Sangare 7 pen, Agbadou 17, Diakite 32, Guessand 39, Diomande 55, Adingra 67, Kessie 90/
Sudan - Mauritania 0-0
Togo - DR Congo 0-1 (0-1)
/Bakambu 7/
Lesotho - Nigeria 1-2 (0-0)
/Kalake 83 - Troost-Ekong 55 pen, Adams 80/
Rwanda - Benin 0-1 (0-0)
/Tosin 80/
Sao Tome - Tunisia 0-6 (0-3)
/Chaouat 36, Saad 39, 43, Gharbi 47, Ben Romdhane 68 pen, 90/
Zimbabwe - South Africa 0-0
Sunday
16.00: (1.95) Zambia (3.35) Niger (4.20)
19.00: (2.65) Chad (3.05) Central African Republic (2.90)
22.00: (1.22) Burkina Faso (5.80) Ethiopia (16.0)
22.00: (16.0) Djibouti (6.50) Sierra Leone (1.20)
22.00: (1.28) Egypt (5.40) Guinea B. (12.0)
22.00: (1.32) Ghana (4.80) Comoros (11.0)
22.00: (1.80) Mali (3.50) Madagascar (4.70)
***odds are subject to change***
