Three local coaches Dr. Prosper Narteh Ogum, Samuel Boadu and Ibrahim Tanko have safely arrived in Abu Dhabi, Qatar on working attachment.
The trio touched down in the Arab country on Wednesday morning and was welcomed by the Ghana Football Association President Kurt Okraku.
The trip will give them an opportunity to pick useful lessons from the biggest global showpiece and learn from the Black Stars Technical team.
Dr. Prosper Narteh Ogum, is a former Premier League winner with Asante Kotoko and currently works as an Assistant Coach of the Black Galaxies.
Samuel Boadu is also a former Premier League and FA Cup winner with Hearts of Oak while Ibrahim Tanko managed the Black Meteors.
Assistant Black Starlets coach Ignatius Osei Fosu is expected to join the rest of the coaches later today.
The move forms part of strategies designed by the Ministry and the GFA to enhance the capacity of Ghanaian Coaches and to equip them with the modern trends of football.
Dr. Prosper Narteh Ogum and Samuel Boadu have been selected on the basis of their success with Asante Kotoko (League winner) and Accra Hearts of Oak (MTN FA Cup winner) last season.
For Ibrahim Tanko and Ignatius Osei Fosu, they were selected due to their role as Technical Instructors for the Technical Directorate of the Ghana Football Association.
Black Stars. who are the lowest-ranked team at the tournament have been drawn in Group H alongside Portugal, South Korea and Uruguay.
Ghana will take on Portugal in their first game on November 24 before playing South Korea and Uruguay on November 28 and December 2 respectively.
Black Stars held their first training session on Tuesday evening in Abu Dhabi ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 finals.
25 players were put through their paces by coach Otto Addo including Alexander Djiku and Kamal Deen Sulemana who arrived earlier on Tuesday to join the rest of the team.
The players include, Andre Ayew, Jordan Ayew, Danlad Ibrahim, Lawrence Ati-Zigi, Nurudeen Abdul Manaf, Mohammed Salisu, Daniel Amartey, Denis Odoi, Baba Abdul Rahman, Gideon Mensah, Alidu Seidu, Salis Abdul Samed, Elisha Owusu, Kamal Sowah, Antoine Semenyo, Tariq Lamptey, Osman Bukari, Thomas Partey, Inaki Williams, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, Daniel Barnieh Afriyie, Mohammed Kudus, Daniel Kofi Kyereh, Alexander Djiku and Kamal Deen Sulemana.
The team will stay in the capital of the United Arab Emirates for four days where they will play an International friendly against Switzerland at the Baniyas club stadium on Thursday, November 17, 2022.
Ghana secured a 4th FIFA World Cup tournament having participated in 2006, 2010, and 2014 in Germany, South Africa, and Brazil after drawing 1-1 against Nigeria in the return leg of the final play-offs at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja to seal qualification on the away goals rule.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup takes place between November 20 and December 18, 2022.
Only three sides from the continent have ever progressed to the quarter-finals; Cameroon in 1990, Senegal in 2002, and Ghana in 2010.
Ghana will be hoping to progress from the group stage at this year’s tournament.
🎥 Three local coaches (Narteh-Ogum, Boadu, Tanko) arrived this morning in Doha on working attachment.
The trip will give them an opportunity to pick useful lessons from the biggest global showpiece and learn from the Black Stars Technical team. #BlackStars | #BringBackTheLove pic.twitter.com/AY8JoGflsb
— 🇬🇭 Black Stars (@GhanaBlackstars) November 16, 2022