Technical team discussing Black Stars future after poor start to World Cup qualifiers

Black Stars team manager Ameenu Shardow says the Technical team is worried about the team’s recent performance and there are discussions about their future which will be announced soon.

It follows Ghana’s one-nil defeat to Comoros in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers after a nervy one-nil win at home to Madagascar in their group I qualifiers for the tournament in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

”All of us are very much concerned about the inconsistency of the team, we’re very much worried.” – Ameenu said on TeamTalk last Saturday.
“And as a technical team, I can tell you that we are doing a lot of introspection, we are doing a lot of discussions behind the scenes, we are working a lot to see where the shortfalls are and see how we can overcome these shortfalls and present the aspirations and what will satisfy Ghanaians.”

There are growing concerns about the team’s readiness with under two months until the 2023 African Cup of Nations kicks start in Ivory Coast.

Ghana has not AFCON title since 1982 but Ameenu believes after the retrospections and discussions, the Blackstars will be much stronger than ever for the tournament in January.

“We’ve not been able to win the AFCON but it’s a process. “The AFCON is one of the most difficult competitions to win.”

“The teams that go on to win the AFCON have a lot of elements going for them not only to present a very, very good side, you need a lot of elements to go your way.”

“But we want to do it of course, the players, the coaching staff, the management, the FA, the whole citizenry of Ghana, want to win the AFCON but then there are certain things that go beyond your control.”

“ I’m very hopeful that once we are able to go through this process of introspection, and consultations, we’ll be able to find the antidote to go and represent ourselves well.” -Ameenu added.

Story By: Princeton Wiredu