The Black Stars of Ghana can secure early qualification to next year’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament to be staged in Cote d’Ivoire with a win against Angola today (Monday).

Angola host Ghana in the reverse fixture of the AFCONqualifiers in Luanda.

The two teams met in match day three last Thursday at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi where Antoine Semenyo secured a late winner to ensure that Ghana topped Group E with seven points.

The Black Stars now have  a three point lead on top of the table and can secure qualification with a win in today’s game with just two games to end the qualifiers.

A win will also mean the Black Stars have qualified for the AFCON tournament on 10 consecutive occasions.

The Black Stars lead the table with seven points after match day three followed by Angola and Central Africa Republic tied up on four points whilst Madagascar are bottom in the group with one point.

Meanwhile, Ghana skipper, Andre Ayew has been ruled out of the game against Angola after sustaining a knee injury on Thursday.

Other players to be missed are defenders Alexander Djiku, Mohammed Salisu and Dennis Odoi. They were left out of the travelling party due to injuries.

Meanwhile, Coach Chris Houghton has called Nicholas Opoku to revamp the squad.

By Sammy Heywood Okine