Anything is possible- Madagascar coach Martins on Ghana game

Corentin Martins, the head coach of the Madagascar senior national team remains hopeful of getting a favorable result against Ghana in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Ghana is currently top of Group I in the qualifiers with 12 points while their upcoming opponent are just two points behind and in second place.

A win for either side will be crucial in the race for qualification. Madagascar is yet to make an appearance at the Mundial while Ghana has already made four appearances.

“Ghana has great players who play in major European leagues, [but] in football, anything is possible. We have to play the same kind of game in order to stand a chance of winning points from Ghana,” Martins said in a video released on Sunday

“We’re going to play our way. We’re going to try to annoy them [Black Stars] as much as possible. This game is not decisive on Monday because there are four other games still to be played,” he added.

The game between Ghana and Madagascar will take place at Mimoun Al Arsi Stadium in Al Hoceima at 19:00 GMT.

The Black Stars began their qualifying campaign in 2023 with a 1-0 victory over Madagascar before going on to lose 1-0 to Comoros a few days later.

Both Otto Addo and Corentin Martins were not head coaches at the time of their meeting in late 2023.

In 2024, Otto Addo led the team to back-to-back victories over Mali and Central African Republic. Ghana seeks a fifth appearance at the World Cup after making the editions in 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018.