The Black Stars will have an effect in this year’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar, according to Ghana captain Andre Dede Ayew.
Black Stars drew 1-1 with Nigeria in the second leg of the final play-offs at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja to secure qualification on the away goals rule, securing their spot in the FIFA World Cup for the fourth time after competing in 2006, 2010, and 2014 in Germany, South Africa, and Brazil.
Ghana’s opening match in Group H will be against Portugal.
The Stars will next play South Korea in the remaining group games before facing Uruguay in a rematch of the 2010 World Cup quarterfinal.
“Personally, I knew what was supposed to be done and took advice from people, including some senior former players, on things to do to qualify,” Andre Ayew told Graphic Online.
“And honestly, since we qualified for the World Cup a lot of things have changed, the confidence and belief are back; now we just have to get stability and a lot of games together, and I think we can make a good impression in this World Cup.”
The 2022 FIFA World Cup takes place between November 21 and December 18
Only three sides from the continent have ever progressed to the quarter-finals; Cameroon in 1990, Senegal in 2002, and Ghana in 2010.
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