World Cup Campaign Starts In Ouagadugu

Ghana start off in a tricky encounter when the World Cup 2006 qualifiers kick off in June next year. Ghana are contesting Group 2 with South Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Uganda and the Cape Verde Islands.

In the first game, Burkina Faso will host Ghana in Ouagadugu on the weekend of June 2-4 2004. The Black stars' next game, a visit from Bafana Bafana to Accra later in the month, looks a lot more difficult.

The World Cup qualifying campaign carries all the way through to October 2005, when Ghana plays away to Cape verde in their final group match.

The top three in the group will all qualify for the 2006 African Nations Cup in Egypt. It is the first time this much-criticised qualifying format has been used.

Ghana Matches

04-Jun-04 Burkina Faso:Ghana
18-Jun-04 Ghana:South Africa
02-Jul-04 Uganda:Ghana
03-Sep-04 Ghana:Cape Verde
08-Oct-04 Ghana:Congo DR
25-Mar-05 Congo DR :Ghana
03-Jun-05 Ghana:Burkina Faso
17-Jun-05 South Africa:Ghana
02-Sep-05 Ghana:Uganda
07-Oct-05 Cape Verde:Ghana

All matches: GROUP TWO

Saturday, June 5: In Johannesburg: South Africa v Cape Verde Islands In Kampala: Uganda v Democratic Republic of Congo In Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso v Ghana

Sunday, June 20: In Accra: Ghana v South Africa In Kinshasa: Democratic Republic of Congo v Burkina Faso In Mindelo: Cape Verde Islands v Uganda

Saturday, July 3: In Johannesburg: South Africa v Burkina Faso In Kampala: Uganda v Ghana

Sunday, July 4: In Mindelo: Cape Verde Islands v Democratic Republic of Congo

Saturday, September 4: In Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso v Uganda

Sunday, September 5: In Accra: Ghana v Cape Verde Islands In Kinshasa: Democratic Republic of Congo v South Africa

Saturday, October 9: In Kampala: Uganda v South Africa

Sunday, October 10: In Accra: Ghana v Democratic Republic of Congo In Mindelo: Cape Verde Islands v Burkina Faso

2005

Saturday, March 26: In Johannesburg: South Africa v Uganda In Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso v Cape Verde Islands

Sunday, March 27: In Kinshasa: Democratic Republic of Congo v Ghana

Sunday, June 5: In Accra: Ghana v Burkina Faso In Kinshasa: Democratic Republic of Congo v Uganda In Mindelo: Cape Verde Islands v South Africa

Saturday, June 18: In Johannesburg: South Africa v Ghana In Kampala: Uganda v Cape Verde Islands In Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso v Democratic Republic of Congo

Saturday, September 3: In Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso v South Africa

Sunday, September 4: In Accra: Ghana v Uganda In Kinshasa: Democratic Republic of Congo v Cape Verde Islands

Saturday, October 8: In Johannesburg: South Africa v Democratic Republic of Congo In Kampala: Uganda v Burkina Faso

Sunday, October 9: In Mindelo: Cape Verde Islands v Ghana