Black Stars to test strength against Germany ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup

By: Bernard Nyankomago Kwasi

Skipper Jordan Ayew and his Black Stars teammates will pitch strength against Germany in an international friendly match on Monday, March 30, 2026, in Stuttgart, Germany.

This forms part of Black Stars preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup which will take place in USA, Canada and Mexico.

Coach Otto Addo and his men failed to qualify for the AFCON 2025 slated for Morocco after an abysmal performance in their group comprising Angola, Sudan and Niger.

As such, they will be missed from the continent’s flagship competition for the first time since 2004 that they were not present in Tunisia AFCON.

To many, this year’s AFCON would have been the best preparatory grounds for the Stars before they storm the FIFA World Cup next year.

However, the GFA and Black Stars management committee are leaving nothing to chance in their bid to put the Black Stars players into good shape.

Hence, the upcoming friendly match against former world champions, Germany.

Ghana have engaged Germany twice out of their previous four FIFA World Cup appearances.

In 2010 in South Africa, Black Stars lost 1-0 to Germany in a Group D match. Both sides met again in Group G of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The grueling encounter ended in a pulsating 2-2 draw before the Germans went ahead to clinch the ultimate FIFA World Cup.