Brace-hero Partey Shines As Ghana Thump Madagascar

Ghana made it back-to-back wins in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers when they claimed a 3-0 win over Madagascar at the Grand Stade Al-Hoceima in Morocco on Monday night.

Therefore, the Black Stars opened a five-point lead at the top of the Group I standings with four games left. The West African giants will resume their qualifying campaign in September when they square off with Chad away from home.

Barea, on the other hand, remained second in the standings after recording their second loss in Group I. Coach Corentin Martins will be eager to ensure that his side returns to winning ways when they face the Central African Republic in September.

The Black Stars posed a major threat to Barea from set-pieces with Thomas Partey using aerial prowess to punish Madagascars poor marking and the deadlock was broken just 11 minutes into the encounter.

Jordan Ayews exquisite free-kick found Partey, who made no mistake as the Arsenal FC star headed past goalkeeper Geordan Dupire. Ghana were leading 1-0 at the interval courtesy of Parteys 14th international goal for the Black Stars.