The Senior National Football Team, the Black Stars, maintained their grip on first place in CAF Qualifying Group I for the 2026 World Cup with an emphatic 3-0 win over Madagascar.

The Stars comfortably dispatched of the island nation, their closest rivals in group qualifying, to take a commanding five-point lead in the Group.

Comoros, another island nation, has a chance to whittle Ghana's lead down to three when they take on Chad on Tuesday.

Ghana took the lead early against Madagascar in the Mimoun Al Arsi Stadium in Morocco when Thomas Partey headed home a Jordan Ayew free kick in the 11th minute.