World Cup 2022: Cheer on Black Stars – President Akufo-Addo to Ghanaians

President Akufo-Addo has called on Ghanaians to rally behind the senior national team, the Ghana Black Stars, during their world cup campaign in Qatar, beginning 20 November 2022.

He made the appeal when he received the leadership of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) at his office in the Jubilee House today 20 October 2022.

The officials of the GFA where at the Jubilee House to present to the President, the home and away jerseys the Black Stars will be wearing during their World Cup campaign. The home jersey in white and the away jersey is red in colour.

“The important thing is that as a nation, we give maximum support to our young people to go and give of their best. Let’s keep our fingers crossed and cheer them [the Black Stars] on” the President said.

Selection of players

 On the selection of players who will be chosen to play for the country during the world cup, President Akufo-Addo urged the GFA to leave that solely to the technical team.

He urged the GFA, the sports Ministry and all other stakeholders including the political class, to desist from interfering in any shape or form, on the subject matter of player selection.

“We have confidence in the people you have chosen. You have got a very good team, such as Ato Addo, Chris Hughton, George Boateng and Richard Kingston.

I think we have got a very good set of people to guide our players.  We should leave them and their professional judgment, [to determine] who are the best combinations for us” the President said

Road to the campaign

President the Ghana Football Association, Kurt Edwin Simeon Okraku, before presenting the official Black Stars jerseys to President Akufo-Addo, said the Black Stars will commence their Qatar 2022 journey with a short trip to a “trainings camp” in Abu Dhabi on 10 November.

“We expect the last batch of the playing body and technical team to arrive on the (14 November) which is the deadline given by all clubs in the world to release the players” Okraku said.

“On the (17 November) we will play a friendly match against Switzerland in Abu Dhabi and on the 18 November, we will depart finally to tournament country or city, Doha” he added.

Fourth World Cup

Ghana earned her spot in the World Cup in Qatar on 29 March 2022, having battled Nigeria to a 1-1 draw in the second leg of their play-off. Ghana’s lone goal in Nigeria came at the 10-minute mark from Thomas Partey.

This will be the fourth World Cup of the Black Stars in five attempts, having missed out on Russia 2018. Ghana is in Group H with Portugal, Uruguay, and South Korea.

Wilberforce Asare

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