‘Gov’t will ensure successful World Cup qualifying campaign’ – Sports Minister

Ghana’s Youth and Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif (Hon.) has stressed on Government’s commitment to ensure that the Black Stars qualify for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar.

Ghana – who have made three World Cup appearances between 2006 and 2014 – missed the ticket to the last edition in Russia.

In a brief breakfast meeting Tuesday morning, Mustapha Ussif emphasized the need for the players to fight hard to lift the flag of Ghana very high.

‘’I bring you greetings from H.E President of the Republic Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo, the man who himself is a sports enthusiast.

“Everybody knows that he likes football and as you embark on this journey, a journey that every single Ghanaian is looking forward to’’ the Yabaga-Kubore lawmaker said.

‘’The campaign that you are about to launch – he said I should bring his goodwill message and best wishes to you before you embark on this journey and that is why I am here to deliver that message.”

He continued: “You can’t send the army to the battle without ammunition – they will be defeated. So the campaign we are going to embark on, on the Government side we are going to ensure that everything is done so that you will have a very fruitful campaign.

‘’We know, we cherish each and every one of you, to have the opportunity of wearing the colours of the Black Stars is a pride and we know that the calibre of people sitting in this room going to represent us both in the World Cup qualifiers and the Afcon, we have no doubt at all that we going to perform and deliver and lift the flag of Ghana very high.”

‘’Anytime the Black Stars qualifies and participates in the World Cup the whole continent looks up to Ghana. You can talk of what happened in Germany and South Africa so we have rich history when it comes to the World Cup.

‘’What you have done in the past have left a big hole for you come and fill and I have no doubt you are going to deliver.

‘’So I am here to deliver a short message and the message to assure you that we totally cherish you. Whatever that Government is going to do to ensure that this campaign becomes successful,” the GFA quoted the Sports Minister as saying.

Ghana’s best outing at the Fifa World Cup finals came at South Africa 2010 when the Black Stars were cruelly denied a semifinal berth after a penalty shootout defeat to Uruguay.

After missing the Russia 2018 edition, the Black Stars have another go at making it to the World Cup by battling for a final round slot from Group G of the African qualifiers where they are to battle the likes of Ethiopia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

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