Addo, who was named coach of the team in April, spent time with the Blacks only in the June and September break before the World Cup in November.
Ghana failed to shine in Qatar, winning just a game as the Black Stars suffered first round elimination.
“The windows we had were June, September and World Cup so there was not much time,” he told the media at a briefing on Saturday,” he said.
“Surely this is normal. If we will have had more time together, we could have developed even better. I saw a lot of processes and I know it is difficult for a lot of people to understand.”
The Borussia Dortmund talent coach resigned after the Black Stars’ defeat to Uruguay last Friday.
Despite the praises Ajax midfielder, Mohammed Kudushas received for his performance for the Black Stars at the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar, Frank Naro has decided to play the devil’s advocate.
The star caught the attention of many worldwide for mostly carrying the team in the times of difficulty, ultimately scoring 2 goals against South Korea.
Despite the praises Ajax midfielder, Mohammed Kudus has received for his performance for the Black Stars at the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar, Frank Naro has decided to play the devil’s advocate.
The star caught the attention of many worldwide for mostly carrying the team in the times of difficulty, ultimately scoring 2 goals against South Korea.
But actor and musician, Frank Naro claims that wasn’t enough claiming the Black Stars and Ajax talent is a selfish player.
On a video call with blogger Zion Felix, Frank Naro admitted that Kudus is a good footballer but he was playing for himself and not the team.
He made it clear that he loves the young player and he will advise that he plays more for the team when he gets the ball instead of himself.
Otto Addo says he left his position as coach of Ghana in order to continue working for Borussia Dortmund as a talent developer.
The 47-year-old made his resignation known after the Black Stars were eliminated from the 2022 World Cup in the group stage following their 2-0 loss to Uruguay on Friday.
After Serbian coach Milovan Rajevac was fired following a terrible performance at this year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, Addo took up the Ghana post in February.
“It has not got to do with the outcome of the result [Ghana’s World Cup elimination]. It would have ended if we were world champions. I have to respect the contract. I have to respect the club I am working for.” Addo told the media in Doha.”
“Surely maybe one day I will get the chance to work with the GFA again but for the next two and half years, I have a contract with Dortmund and I have to respect that,” he added.
After the Black Stars defeated Nigeria in the play-off round in March, Addo led them to the 2022 World Cup.
Close associates of Black Stars captain Andre Ayewhave confirmed to GhanaWeb that the player’s seven-year-old daughter is recovering after collapsing during the Ghana versus Uruguay game on Friday.
Details of how and why Andre’s daughter collapsed remain sketchy but reports in the local media say she collapsed after her dad missed a penalty in the first half of the game.
The Al Saad player endured a torrid time after seeing Ghana eliminated from the World Cup and the scare of almost losing his daughter.
Andre’s daughter whose name has been withheld to protect her privacy is said to be in better health this morning.
Andre Ayew had to rush to a Doha hospital after the game to ensure the safety of his little girl.
In a post-match reaction after the defeat, Andre told reporters, “I am very disappointed with the results. We had the opportunity to go to the next stage, I got a penalty and I missed so it is difficult to take. The game was played on details and we did not get it right and I did not get it right with my penalty but I am very optimistic for the future. God gives his most difficult battles to those who can fight them and wake up. I am sad but I am willing to make it better next time.”
Uruguay beat Ghana 2-0 in a game the Black Stars needed just a draw to progress to the next stage of the competition.
Ghana picked up 3 points in three games, beating South Korea and then losing to Portugal and Uruguay in Group H.
The MP claimed in a tweet that the Black Stars’ loss to Uruguay in their final World Cup group match in Qatar in 2022 proves they require a qualified coach.
“Four lessons learned from this defeat; We need an experienced coach.
Parts of the MP’s tweet read, “The GFA Executives need to quit meddling in team selection.
The MP, however, indicated that Ghanaians can find some solace in the fact that Uruguay has also exited the tournament.
“Even if we lost, we are going home with Uruguay,” Sam George said.
The Black Stars were eliminated from the 2022 FIFA World Cup after losing by 2-0 to Uruguay in their final match of the group stages.
Giorgian de Arrascaeta’s two goals for Uruguay were not enough to get them through to the next round of the tournament as South Korea beat Portugal 2-1.
The Black Stars had a slow start in the game as Uruguay was on fire from the blast of the whistle.
However, Ghana’s first chance in the game which fell to Jordan Ayew nearly saw him score but Sergio Rochet pulled a good save which saw Kudus go in for a rebound.
“We’re content here in Germany, my family and I.
Even if we win the World Cup and are crowned champions, I indicated I would stand down following the event.
As coach for Ghana, I have quit “In an after-match interview, Otto Addo told the media.
Ghanaian fans were captured celebrating in Qatar despite the Black Stars’ loss to Uruguay in the final Group H fixture at the Al Janoub Stadium in Doha on December 2, 2022.
Ghana lost but opponents Uruguay, led by Luis Suarez, also crashed out on goals scored after finishing with four points apiece with South Korea.
In a video shared by Isaac Fanin, a BBC journalist covering the tournament, a pool of Ghanaians are captured dancing to a popular song titled, African Girls, by late musician Castro featuring former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan.
Hundreds of the fans are seen singing along as the song is blasted on loud speakers as they dance ostensibly to celebrate Uruguay’s exit despite having inflicted a similar fate on Ghana.
He captioned the video thus: “This is absolutely top tier pettiness from Ghanaians! A DJ is playing Asamaoh Gyan’smusic whilst Ghanaians party at Uruguay’s expense! Baby jet is here. Imagine if Ghana had won.”
Gyan in 2010 missed a crucial penalty after Suarez handled a goal-bound effort. Uruguay went on to win the game on penalties denying Ghana a place in the semi finals.
Match Report: Uruguay vs. Ghana
The Black Stars of Ghana had one task going into their final Group H fixture at the 2022 World Cup.
Win at all costs, worse case draw against Uruguay and secure passage into the Round-of-16 stage of the competition.
The match was, however, settled with three major incidents in the first half. A penalty miss by Black Stars skipper Andre Dede Ayew, when the score was goalless.
Then Giorgian de Arrascaeta’s two goals for Uruguay which came in quick sucession, consigned the Black Stars to a second World Cup defeat against the South Americans who broke hearts of Africans in 2010.
Their 2 – 0 victory over the Black Stars was, however, not enough to get them through to the next round of the tournament as South Korea beat Portugal 2-1.
With Uruguay in dire need of a third goal to progress to the next round of the World Cup, Suarez was reduced to tears as efforts to score another goal proved futile.
Portugal and South Korea advanced from Group H as Uruguay and Ghana exited the tournament after finished 3rd and 4th respectively.
This is absolutely top tier pettiness from Ghanaian’s! A DJ is playing Asamaoh Gyan’s music whilst Ghanaians party at Uruguay’s expense! Baby jet is here. Imagine if Ghana had won 😂 pic.twitter.com/Rjg3wyAsP2
After winning one of their three games, Ghana was eliminated from the Group G tournament.
The Black Stars of Ghana needed at least a draw to advance to the round of 16 after falling to Portugal in their opening match and earning all three points against South Korea.
The team’s final game was against Uruguay, where they were defeated two goals to nil.
The GFA while expressing gratitude to the Ghanaian populace and other groups for their support apologised for the team’s failure to progress out of the group stage.
“The Ghana Football Association is extremely grateful to the government,
the Ghanaian people, the football family, Corporate Ghana, our esteemed sponsors and supporters for their unflinching, unwavering and unalloyed
support during the Black Stars FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 campaign,” part of GFA’s statement read.
“We regret our inability to progress to the knockout phase of the competition and offer our profound apologies to the government, the people of Ghana and all stakeholders across the globe,” the GFA said.
According to the GFA, it has gathered valuable lessons from the team’s qualification and participation in the global showpiece and will communicate further developments in due course.
“We believe that valuable lessons have been learnt from our qualification and participation in the tournament and aim to continue with the positives going into the future.”
“The Ghana Football Association would in due course inform all stakeholders about any further developments concerning the Black Stars,” the statement added.
Meanwhile, Head Coach of the Black Stars, Otto Addo, has announced his decision to resign from the position.
“Me & my family are happy in Germany. I said I would step down after the World Cup even if we’re world champions after the tournament. I’ve resigned from my role as Ghana coach,” Otto Addo told the press in his post-match interview.
The warning signs had been there, and if the disastrous performance against Brazil wasn’t enough to convince Otto Addo that certain players, regardless of their pedigree and reputation, needed to be benched, then the exhibition match against Switzerland and Portugal in the first Group H match should have.
It makes sense for a coach in charge of a young club to place his faith in the few seasoned players on the roster, but Otto Addo’s trusted players have consistently disappointed, especially when it counts the most.
There is the excuse of leadership and inspiration to be made for Andre Ayew but the obvious truth is that when it comes to what matters most which is producing performance worthy of satisfactory remarks, Andre Ayew has failed, not once, not twice, countless times in the last three years.
As far as the Black Stars and most national teams are concerned, this is not a new phenomenon but this is where a coach is expected to be bold, overlook the stardom and pick less-popular players who deliver in national colors.
The Switzerland game should have provided the blueprint for how Otto Addo was going to deal with the Partey situation.
To be honest it is not an easy move to make and it is one which if not handled properly could upset the dressing room but after that performance by Salis and Elisha Owusu against Switzerland and Partey’s underwhelming performance against Portugal, Otto Addo should have drawn the line. Instead he remained loyal to a global star who once again delivered the opposite of his Arsenal form against Uruguay.
And Baba Rahman.
There is the conspiracy theory that he gets into the team because of his association with some key members within the Ghana Football Association but assuming without admitting that it is the truth, such influence, regardless of who it is coming will not be enough to get him into the starting team unless the coach himself is party to whatever scheme there is.
So regardless of what you think, Baba Rahman presence in the team is the sole decision of coach Otto Addo and the fact that he was drafted into the team after Gideon Mensah’s telling performance against South Korea shows the loyalty and faith Otto Addo had in him.
In return of Otto Addo’s loyalty, the Reading player has persistently displayed disastrous football which once again came alive in the game against Uruguay.
Baba Rahman’s was exposed and the Uruguayans had a field day cooking their attacks from that side. Unfortunately for him, his wing partner Jordan Ayew after that headline-grabbing performance against South Korea went back to default settings.
Inaki Williams came into the team with so much promise and it was understandable as the Black Stars lacked a player of his stature in the attacking area but in three games played at the World Cup where he played mainly in two positions, the Athletic Bilbao forward who switched allegiance from Spain to Ghana failed to deliver.
In all three games, two of which he played as a striker, not once did he hit a shot that was saved by the goalkeeper. Inaki had no shot on target in three games for the Black Stars and he was Otto Addo’s lead striker. How ridiculous.
The Ghana team showed so much promise and there is enough reason to be positive about the future but the undeniable truth is that Otto Addo’s blind loyalty led us into this ditch.
The Black Stars have received praise from Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for their performance at the 2017 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
On Friday, December 2, 2022, after the squad’s elimination following a 2–0 loss to Uruguay, Bawumia responded, “Even though the outcomes did not go as intended, the players did themselves and Ghana proud.
After the defeat, he wrote on social media: “The match versus Uruguay didn’t go as we intended.
Regardless of today’s outcome, the Black Stars performed admirably and brought honour to Ghana.
“Hold your heads high guys as we prepare for other footballing assignments for mother Ghana.”
Ghana ended bottom of Group H with Portugal topping whiles South Korea finsihed second ahead of Uruguay on goal difference – both teams finished with four points apiece.
The Black Stars recorded three points from three games – losing to Portugal and Uruguay and beating South Korea. They scored five goals and conceded seven.
Coach Otto Addo has resigned his position in the post-match press conference.
Match Report: Uruguay vs. Ghana
The Black Stars of Ghana had one task going into their final Group H fixture at the 2022 World Cup.
Win at all costs, worse case draw against Uruguay and secure passage into the Round-of-16 stage of the competition.
The match was, however, settled with three major incidents in the first half. A penalty miss by Black Stars skipper Andre Dede Ayew, when the score was goalless.
Then Giorgian de Arrascaeta’s two goals for Uruguay which came in quick sucession, consigned the Black Stars to a second World Cup defeat against the South Americans who broke hearts of Africans in 2010.
Their 2 – 0 victory over the Black Stars was, however, not enough to get them through to the next round of the tournament as South Korea beat Portugal 2-1.
With Uruguay in dire need of a third goal to progress to the next round of the World Cup, Suarez was reduced to tears as efforts to score another goal proved futile.
Portugal and South Korea advanced from Group H as Uruguay and Ghana exited the tournament after finished 3rd and 4th respectively.
On December 2, 2022, the Otto Addo-led team lost a crucial game to Uruguay, 2–0, and as a result, both teams were eliminated from the tournament, with Portugal and South Korea moving on.
People are making fun of a president’s tweet from 2014 that has surfaced again in light of recent events in the nation.
It reads: “No water, no electricity, no petrol, no jobs, no mercy, no World Cup cictory! #Ghana”
The president had urged the team to take revenge on the Uruguayans after a 2010 incident where Luis Suarez, their captain in yesterday’s game thwarted Ghana’s prospect of making history by becoming the first African side to qualify for the semi-finals of the World Cup.
Akufo-Addo has yet to comment on the outcome of the match.
In 2014 when his tweet was made, the then Asamoah Gyan-led Black Stars made a disastrous outing in Brazil when they failed to win a single match yet ‘cooked’ a global spectacle that saw dollars being flown to pay their appearance fees for fears of a boycott.
Ghana ended bottom of Group H with Portugal topping whiles South Korea finsihed second ahead of Uruguay on goal difference – both teams finished with four points apiece.
The Black Stars recorded three points from three games – losing to Portugal and Uruguay and beating South Korea. They scored five goals and conceded seven.
Coach Otto Addo has resigned his position in the post-match press conference.
Match Report: Uruguay vs. Ghana
The Black Stars of Ghana had one task going into their final Group H fixture at the 2022 World Cup.
Win at all costs, worse case draw against Uruguay and secure passage into the Round-of-16 stage of the competition.
The match was, however, settled with three major incidents in the first half. A penalty miss by Black Stars skipper Andre Dede Ayew, when the score was goalless.
Then Giorgian de Arrascaeta’s two goals for Uruguay which came in quick sucession, consigned the Black Stars to a second World Cup defeat against the South Americans who broke hearts of Africans in 2010.
Their 2 – 0 victory over the Black Stars was, however, not enough to get them through to the next round of the tournament as South Korea beat Portugal 2-1.
With Uruguay in dire need of a third goal to progress to the next round of the World Cup, Suarez was reduced to tears as efforts to score another goal proved futile.
Portugal and South Korea advanced from Group H as Uruguay and Ghana exited the tournament after finished 3rd and 4th respectively.
Otto Addo ceases to be the head coach of the Ghana Black Stars following his resignation.
The 47-year-old stepped down after the senior national football team suffered a humiliating defeat to Uruguay today, December 2.
Ghana lost by two goals to nil in a game many Ghanaians expected the players to seek revenge against Luis Suarez, who cost Ghana a semi-final appearance at the 2010 World Cup held in South Africa.
Otto Addo will continue as an assistant coach at Borussia Dortmund.
BREAKING: Otto Addo has stepped down as Ghana manager following their elimination from the World Cup 🇬🇭 pic.twitter.com/iBgWpzvqAN
Ghana Black Stars have once again failed to live up to expectations and have left Ghanaians in shambles as a result.
Ghana faced Uruguay today in the ongoing World Cup tournament with hopes of progressing to the round of 16.
Just as hopes were built, dreams came crashing down when Uruguay tossed and ravaged Ghana.
What was to be a revenge game turned into an eyesore, particularly when captain Andre Ayew missed a penalty that would have put Ghana in a lead position.
Luis Suarez’s side scored a few minutes after Dede Ayew missed a penalty in the 21st minute.
G. de Arrascaeta took advantage of a confusion that hit Ghana and scored in the 26th minute.
Arrascaeta doubled his side’s dominance in the 32nd minute.
Ghana’s defense proved to be porous.
Uruguay’s victory however did not materialize as they missed the bullseye, which is a place in the round of 16.
South Korea ensured Uruguay’s absence when they won their game against Portugal which took place simultaneously.
South Korea beat Ronaldo’s side by two goals to one. Portugal led Group H with 6 points.
South Korea and Uruguay followed with 4 points. Ghana was at the bottom with 3 points.
Black Stars midfielder, Mohammed Kudus, has had a mural of him painted on the streets of Nima to celebrate his success story so far.
The mural includes his celebration after scoring one of Ghana’s three goals during the 3-2 win over South Korea at the World Cup.
The painting was done by international graffiti artist, Mohammed Awudu, who believes the player’s rise to stardom is an inspiration to the neighbourhood and young talents in the area.
Moh Awudu in shot ( PC: Kobbi Blaq)
Present at the unveiling was the former Mayor of Accra, Nii Adjei Sowah, Dr Afua Asabea Asare, the CEO of Ghana Export Promotion Authority, Rabiu Maude, a youth activist as well as kids and other residents in the area.
Kudus grew up in Nima, a suburb of Accra, and started his footballing career there before joining Strong Tower.
The 22-year-old then joined the Right to Dream Academy where he was later developed and transferred to Danish side, FC Nordsjaelland.
In July 2020, Kudus earned a move to Eredivisie side, Ajax Amsterdam, where his performance continues to attract interest from several top clubs.
The attacking midfielder is currently in Qatar with the Black Stars for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
He further gained the world’s attention after his brace against South Korea moved Ghana to second position in Group H ahead of the final game against Uruguay on Friday, December 2.
During the session, which was done in the evening, the Black Stars players and coaching staff clapped and sang gospel tunes joyously, all but Kudus.
The young man who has been Ghana’s star player at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar had many folks worried as they did not want to see him sad. The young man has won the admiration of most Ghanaians with his performances at the tournament.
Many peeps who saw the video were not pleased to see Kudus in an unhappy mood and tried to figure out why he was quiet and gloomy.
Some peeps opined that maybe he was just not in the mood, while others attributed his unhappy look to the fact that he was Muslim and did not want to participate in singing Christian songs.
Some peeps also gave other interesting probable reasons the Black Stars star looked sad.
Kudus Sad Look Sparks Reactions
Khadijatul Kubrah was worried:
Why is Kudus Not happy don’t worry You guys are surely going to make it Inshallah
ajoarhema felt the song had nothing to do with it:
lol in Ghana Muslims sing gospel. even hymns maybe he just wasn’t in the mood
user62282055157500 commented:
if u frown kraa l love u la ❤️ kudusss to the wiase
At the current World Cup in Qatar, many fans’ favorite team is still Ghana’s Black Stars.
The Daily Show host, Trevor Noah, has publicly expressed his support for the West African team, the Black Stars, who will play Uruguay in their third match on December 2 in an effort to advance from the Group stages.
On his show, the South African comedian and writer revealed that whenever his nation is eliminated from the competition, he automatically switches sides to Ghana.
Since 2002, the South African national side has failed to earn a spot in the World Cup.
On November 14, 2021, Ghana’s penalty ended their chances of moving on to the next round of World Cup qualification, shattering all of their dreams.
“If South Africa is not in the World Cup which is most of the time, we used to be but now we are not anymore. I then immediately switch to Ghana.
“Ghana is the number one for me. I am glad that they actually won the game,” said Trevor Noah.
The popular TV host also named Senegal, Brazil and France among his favourite teams at the World Cup.
When Ghana face Uruguay on Friday in their decisive final World Cup group match, one name will be on the minds of many from the West African country: Luis Suarez.
The Uruguay striker broke Ghanaian hearts at the 2010 World Cup when his deliberate handball stopped a certain goal in the dying stages of their quarterfinal.
Suarez was sent off but Asamoah Gyan missed the resulting penalty – cue wild celebrations from Suarez on the sidelines – and Uruguay then beat the Black Stars in the penalty shootout.
It is a dark day scorched deep in the memory of many Ghanaian football fans.
“We were waiting to celebrate, but we cried in the streets,” said Samuel Quist, 36, buying a Ghana team shirt in the capital Accra in preparation for Friday’s game.
“I hated that day.”
This time it is Uruguay who are up against it – a Ghana win would put them into the last 16 and send Uruguay home, but a draw for Ghana could also be enough.
Current Ghana skipper Andre Ayew, the only player left from the 2010 squad, attempted to play down talk of revenge.
“Everyone felt bad (in 2010) but for me, I just want to get to the next stage,” he told reporters in Qatar.
“Revenge or not, we would go with the same determination and desire to win because we want to get to the next stage.”
“I am not looking back, I don’t want to focus on the past,” added the softly-spoken 32-year-old forward.
But try telling that to people in Ghana who are not willing to forgive or forget Uruguay and especially Suarez, the feisty 35-year-old striker who has been banned from football in the past for biting opponents.
“Luis Suarez, Luis Suarez, we all remember, so it is revenge on Friday,” said Philip Sheshe, 32, outside a market store selling Ghana jerseys.
“On that day the ball was meant to enter the net but he used his hand.”
That sentiment was echoed by ruling-party lawmaker Collins Adomako-Mensah.
“They gave us a very powerful defeat. We have never forgiven Suarez,” he told AFP.
“He should expect fireworks from our boys.
“Just as we cried 12 years ago, he will cry on Friday.”
Thomas Partey has disclosed that Black Stars will head into their final group game against Uruguay to get a positive result at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Ghana and Uruguay face off at the Al Janoub Stadium on Friday at 15:00 GMT.
The two sides are in search of a ticket to the knockout stage with Ghana needing a win to automatically seal their spot in the next round of the tournament while the Uruguayans desperately need a win against Ghana to progress to the next round.
‘We want to show we are capable of anything and this is a different game and we need to stick to our plan,” Partey said at pre-match press conference on Thursday.
‘The plan to get a good result.”
On Ghana’s defeat to Uruguay in 2010, the Arsenal midfielder added, “It was a sad day for me but based on my perspective it is not a big topic and going into the match like any other match.”
The game will be a repeat of the 2010 World Cup quarter-final incident which saw Luis Suarez save his side with the handball incident as Ghana eventually bowed out of the tournament on penalty shootouts.
Black Stars are currently second in Group H while Uruguay lie bottom with only one point.
Ghana coach, Otto Addo says he is confident enough to know his side can beat Uruguay on Friday.
The West African country will clash with the two-time world champions in their final Group H game at the Al Janoub Stadium.
The Black Stars need just a draw or a win to seal their place in the last 16 while the South American side need a win to progress.
Ghana secured an all-important win against South Korea in their second group game while Uruguay suffered a defeat against Portugal.
Ahead of the game, Addo says he is confident his side will overcome Diego Alonso’s who are just with a point after two games.
“They [Uruguay] have very good strikers, lots of experience and they are a very compact, very good team,” he said.
“Every game will be on edge and we have to be at our best to beat them.
“I am confident enough to know that we can win this game,” he said.
Ghana are aiming for a win after Luis Suarez deliberately blocked a goal-bound header from Dominic Adiyah to crash the country’s chances of playing in the semifinal.
The game has been scheduled to kick off at 15:00GMT.
Ghana’s Sports Minister, Hon Mustapha Ussif and Ghana’s Ambassador to Qatar, H.E Mohamed Noureddine Ismail paid a brief visit to the Ghanaian fans who had traveled to Qatar to support the Black Stars in the ongoing World Cup.
The supporters in Qatar have been very vocal at the stadium and also at the fan parks in Doha. They supported the Black Stars in their first game against Portugal and also the second group game against South Korea.
The supporters also gave the Black Stars a rousing welcome at the airport when the players and the technical team landed in Doha. The supporters also stormed the team’s hotel to sing jama songs.
Speaking at the meetup the Sports Minister said:
“We are not cooking for anybody there is no food for anybody because the commission report indicate no government should take supporters and go and feed them. But the little we have we will give it to you if you want to buy banku it is up to you, if you want to fast and take your money back it is up to you,” he said.
“Only reason I came here is to come and thank you and show appreciation for your prayer, your support, your dedication and continue to seek for your blessing. As we embark on this war on Friday we will need the prayers from everyone of you to be able to get to were we want to be so thank you so much for your support, thank you so much for your dedication, thank you so much for your prayers,”
Renowned actor, Oscar Provencal has advised Ghanaians to be pragmatic about the Black Stars because they are a new team.
He says that Ghanaians should not be dreamers, especially where the new players for the country’s team are concerned.
On GTV’s Breakfast Show with Kafui Dey, Oscar began his rant of the day by congratulating the Black Stars on their stellar performance in the recent match against South Korea.
In his opinion, they could have done a better job, but they did give an exceptional performance.
Mr. Provencal said, “they are relevant in the way they unify a divided country, and for that, they have the support of all Ghanaians.”
He mentioned that although he was not in favour of how much was spent on them, they do uplift the nation’s hopes and put the Ghanaians in high spirits.
“They could of course also incite anger in Ghanaians that is if things go haywire.”
However, even with their win, he asks that Ghanaians not get their hopes up too much because these are new players and they are a new team.
President of the Uruguayan Football Association, Ignacio Alonso has stated that the team is optimistic about changing the World Cup’s atmosphere and the circumstances before their match against Ghana.
Uruguay has only earned one point through two games in Group H after losing to Portugal on Monday.
Ghana won a crucial match, increasing their likelihood of moving on to the round of 16.
To increase their prospects of moving on to the knockout round, the Black Stars defeated the Asian giants 3-2.
The four-time African champions must avoid defeat against Uruguay to book a spot in the Round of 16.
Earlier reports suggested there was an unhealthy atmosphere in camp after defeat to Portugal but the FA boss has denied, saying there is an excellent atmosphere in camp.
He added there is an excellent atmosphere ahead of the Ghana game as they seek to reverse the situation.
“I totally deny it.” He said.
“There are no inmates, I can assure and attest that there is an excellent climate,” began by saying “Nachito” interviewed on Channel 12, and expanded: “There is discomfort over the result, pain, but good weather and confidence in the ability to reverse the situation”.
“The performance is not what was expected,” he said later, to complete: “It is not what is adjusted to the possibilities of this team, that is why there is also a great expectation of being able to turn the situation around.”
The 2016 European champions are currently on the summit of Group H with six points, ahead of Ghana, who have three.
Meanwhile, Uruguay and South Korea both have one point each ahead of the final group games on Friday.
Ghana were denied a semifinal berth at the World Cup courtesy of a Luis Suarez handball incident in the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
The former Liverpool and Barcelona forward prevent a goal-bound header from Ghana’s Dominic Adiyiah in the final minute of extra time at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg.
Suarez essentially produced a save on the line worthy of a goalkeeper and he was shown a straight red card as a result.
Ghana were also awarded a penalty, but Asamoah Gyan’s attempt from 12 yards crashed into the crossbar, which resulted in Suarez going mental on the touchline and sent the game to a shootout.
Uruguay won the penalty shoot-out to progress to the semifinals with Luis Suarez celebrated for his demonic act.
Uruguay striker, Luis Suarez, has lamented the team’s 2-0 loss against Portugal but insisted that his colleagues should concentrate on defeating Ghana in the following game.
Uruguay is on the verge of leaving the FIFA World Cup in 2022 early after two games without a victory.
The all-time leading scorer of goals claimed that Uruguay’s loss to Portugal last Monday was really heartbreaking.
According to him, Uruguay must only concentrate on a win against Ghana in the final Group H contest.
“All defeats hurt, especially in a World Cup. Now it’s time to be together as a group and not look for more excuses. Winning and qualifying, that’s our goal. Trust us that we are going to drop everything,” Luis Suarez said in a post on Instagram.
The striker is expected to be in action for Uruguay when they take on Ghana in the final Group H match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Uruguay will need to win that game to stand any chance of advancing to the Round of 16 of the tournament ongoing in Qatar.
The opponent, Ghana only needs a draw to secure qualification to Round 16 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
According to him, now is the time for the squad to come together and focus on the much-needed win to advance to the knockout stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
“We have one final left!!! Time to be all together, work, believe and have courage!!! I invite each Uruguayan to push and send good energy from wherever they are, to qualify,” Diego Godin shared on Instagram after Uruguayl’s 2-0 defeat to Portugal.
On his part, striker Luis Suarez also said, “All defeats hurt, especially in a World Cup. Now it’s time to be together as a group and not look for more excuses. Winning and qualifying, that’s our goal. Trust us that we are going to drop everything .”
The two players are expected to be in action for Uruguay when they take on Ghana in the final Group H match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Friday, December 2.
Uruguay will need to win that game to stand any chance of advancing to the Round of 16 of the tournament ongoing in Qatar.
The opponent, Ghana only needs a draw to secure qualification to Round 16 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Uruguay forward Luiz Suarez says his side will capitalize on Black Stars porous defence to defeat Ghana in the final Group H encounter in the World Cup on Friday.
After two games in Group H, Uruguay have managed just a point after suffering defeat against Portugal on Monday afternoon.
Meanwhile, Ghana earned an important win to boost their chances of progressing to the round of 16.
The Black Stars inflicted a 3-2 win over the Asian giants to boost their chances of qualifying to the knockout phase.
The four-time African champions must avoid defeat against Uruguay to book a spot in the Round of 16.
Ahead of the clash, Suarez, who has tagged Ghana’s game as a do or die says he and his teammates will put their lives and soul on the line to secure qualification.
“We have one point and the final match against Ghana is do and die. We have no option than to win to make our fans happy”
“We are going to put our lives and soul in this last match, Ghana is a good team but we know them, we have beaten them before and we know how to beat them again”
“We have watched their video clips and they have porous defence, we will utilize on that to beat them” he said.
Ghana were denied a semifinal berth at the World Cup courtesy of a Luis Suarez handball incident in the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
The former Liverpool and Barcelona forward prevent a goal-bound header from Ghana’s Dominic Adiyiah in the final minute of extra time at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg.
Suarez essentially produced a save on the line worthy of a goalkeeper and he was shown a straight red card as a result.
Ghana were also awarded a penalty, but Asamoah Gyan’s attempt from 12 yards crashed into the crossbar, which resulted in Suarez going mental on the touchline and sent the game to a shootout.
Uruguay won the penalty shoot-out to progress to the semifinals with Luis Suarez celebrated for his demonic act.
Black Stars head coach, Otto Addo, has applauded goalkeeper, Lawrence Ati Zigi, for his impressive outings in Ghana’s opening two at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Ati-Zigi was handed the first-choice role ahead of the tournament following injuries to Jojo Wollacott and Richard Ofori, ruling them out of the competition.
In the two games against Portugal and South Korea, the shot-stopper has been crucial for the Black Stars and has kept hopes alive ahead of the final group game against Uruguay.
‘’I think it’s been a great tournament up to this point for him, he really did well especially in the last game, he had some great saves,’’ Addo told the GFA Media.
‘’We knew before that the goalkeepers we have are almost all on the same level so it was very, very sad when we got the news that Joseph Wollacott and Richard Ofori were not able to come due to injuries.”
‘’But on the other hand, we were surely confident that we have other goalkeepers like Ati Zigi, Manaf Nurudeen and also Danlad Ibrahim who are really doing well in training and Zigi obviously playing very, very, good,” he added.
Ati-Zigi will hope his qualities will be key on Friday at the Al Janoub Stadium when Ghana take on Uruguay in the final Group H game.
Ghana head coach, Otto Addo, says the Black Stars will be going in for a win against Uruguay eventhough a draw could be enough to them through to the next stage of the FIFA World Cup.
The Black Stars and Urugauy go head to head on Friday, December 2, with a place in the round of 16 of the competition up for grabs.
A win over South Korea on Monday means Ghana currently occupies the second soot in Group H with three points, two above both South Korea and Uruguay.
Addo’s side will advance to the next stage if Ghana draws and South Korea fail to beat Portugal by a two-goal margin, while a win sees the Black Stars also go through regardless the result from the other game.
However, Addo is keen on victory for the Black Stars rather than playing for a draw.
“The good thing is that, at the end if it’s a draw it is also good for us but we want to win this game,” he told the GFA Media.
“I’m not thinking too much about revenge because for me it’s just a normal game. Surely I was really sad when I watched the scene in 2010.
“It was a big chance for Ghana to proceed to the next stage but it happened 12 years ago.”
The Black Stars final group game is scheduled for Friday, December 2, at the Al Janoub Stadium with kickoff at 3PM.
The cute young man has become one of the notable Black Stars players Ghanaian ladies rave about. Tariq had a great debut against Portugal as he came off the bench to show what he was made off.
The young fullback had an even better display against South Korea and helped the Black Stars of Ghana cruise to victory.
In a video, Tariq was interviewed about his journey so far in the World Cup, and the young man who plays for Brighton & Hove Albion in the UK spoke in a thick British accent which left many Ghanaian ladies mesmerised.
The coach of the Black Stars, Otto Addo, is quite certain that his team will defeat Uruguay in their final group match on Friday in order to advance to the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The Black Stars will play Uruguay in their final group game, where they are currently ranked second in Group H.
Ghana will advance to the round of 16 whether they win or draw.
“It was really, really long time ago that this incident happened and I am a strong believer that if you don’t seek too much revenge on these kind of things, sometimes you get the blessings,” coach Otto Addo said.
“It will be very difficult but I am confident to know that we can win this game.”
Following their 3-2 victory over South Korea, Ghana became the third African nation, after Senegal and Morocco, to achieve a win in the tournament’s second round of fixtures.
The four-time African champions’ World Cup run got off to a bad start as they fell to Portugal, who advanced to the round of 16.
Seated on his immediate left was Inaki Williams and next to Inaki was Black Stars and Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey who asked him to “say something to the boys.”
Overwhelmed by the gesture, Ati-Zigi expressed his profound appreciation to the players.
The Black Stars of Ghana set new records after their 3-2 win over South Korea at the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Monday, November 29, 2022.
It was the first of many for the Black Stars, as two goals from Mohammed Kudus and Mohammed Salisu were enough to overcome Cho Gue-Sung’s two goals for South Korea.
Although the win does not certainly give the Black Stars a surety of qualification, however, it has given them an upper hand going into their final group match against Uruguay.
Here are the records set by Ghana after win over South Korea at the World Cup
First win for a Ghanaian coach
Ghana’s 3-2 win over South Korea was the first win for not only a Ghanaian coach at the World Cup but also Coach Otto Addo’s first-ever win at the tournament.
Although Kwesi Appiah was the first Ghanaian coach to be at the World Cup, he never won a game at the 2014 World Cup. Four of Ghana’s previous wins were under Ratomir Djokovic and Milovan Rajevac.
First goal scored by a Ghanaian defender
Mohammed Salisu’s goal against South Korea made him the first Ghanaian defender to score a goal at the World Cup. Ghana’s previous goals at the World Cup were scored by midfielders and strikers. Salisu scored the opener for Ghana with a header against South Korea.
First time Ghana scored 3 goals
The match against South Korea was also the first time Ghana had ever scored three goals in a match at the World Cup. Prior to this game, the highest goal scored in a match was two; however, the Black Stars were able to break the jinx and scored their first three goals in a match. Senegal, Morocco, and Ghana have now scored three goals in their second round of matches at the tournament.
First 2 goals scored by a Ghanaian
Kudus’ brace in the match also made him the first Ghanaian player to score two goals in a match at the World Cup. He also became the youngest African player after Ahmed Musa of Nigeria to net a brace in a match at the Mundial.
First player to score 2 goals against Ghana
Cho Gue-Sung also broke the record of being the first player to score two goals against Ghana at the World Cup. Never in the history of the World Cup has any player scored two goals against Ghana. Not even the great Ronaldo of Brazil or Portugal or Andre Pirlo was able to do that. However, the Korean player scored two headers against Ghana to become the first to score a brace against Ghana.
Record for most passes for a goal
Kudus first goal against South Korea was the result of a long streak of passes leading to a goal for Ghana at the World Cup. Up to 31 unintercepted passes led to Kudus’ first goal in the game. Andre Ayew’s goal against the USA in 2014 held the previous record of 14 passes leading to a goal for Ghana.
7 goals in 7 matches for Ghana
Since June 26, 2010, Ghana has scored a goal in each of its matches at the World Cup. The last time Ghana failed to score a goal at the World Cup was in a match against Germany. Ghana has so far scored 10 goals in 7 of their last 8 matches at the World Cup. This is the longest goal streak for the Black Stars at the Mundial.
While Ghanaians were in a jubilant mood on social media, they were joined by some European clubs who were proud of the performance of their respective players in the victory against South Korea.
The Black Stars took a giant step toward knockout phase qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar after shattering the dreams of the Koreans at the Education City Stadium on Monday, November 28.
A goal from Mohammed Salisu and Mohammed Kudus‘ brace condemned South Korea to a 3-2 defeat after a brace of consolation goals from Gue-Sung Cho.
Portugal’s 2-0 victory over Uruguay at the Lusail Iconic Stadium have now tilted the odds in favour of Ghana to pick the second spot in Group H ahead of the matchday three games on Friday, December 2, 2022.
Mohammed Kudus, Thomas Partey, Salis Abdul Abdul, Mohammed Salisu, Inaki Williams, and others were at the center of Ghana’s victory, and their clubs acknowledged their performance on social media.
Here are some of the reactions from Ajax, Arsenal, Southampton, and others to Ghana’s victory below:
Bishop Daniel Obinim has made another epic appearance on social media, and this time around, it is to celebrate the Black Stars’ win against South Korea in the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Social media has since been buzzing with intense excitement following the Black Stars’ 3:2 win against their South Korean counterparts.
Ghanaians have resorted to various means of jubilation, especially after a fierce battle with the Koreans.
However, the founder of International Godsway Chapel, who also joined in the celebration, has shared a video of himself captured in full glee.
Obinimwas heard saying in a viral video that appeared to be recorded immediately after the match,
“What a ball! What a ball! Ball ball ball! Heyy Ghana Black Stars! …Afa metrim” which translates to “It is driving me insane.”
His reaction has sparked all sorts of interesting and hilarious comments from individuals on social media.
However, it has been reported that Bishop Daniel Obinim has for some time now been inactive on social media after sacking all 72 of his pastors and asking them to go search for better jobs.
Members of the East Legon Executive Club weren’t left out of the jubilation ‘steeze’ after the Black Stars won their game against South Korea in the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Touted as the crème de la crème of society, these affluent men were gathered at an unknown location where they watched the game live on a big screen.
Obviously proud and elated about the outcome of the match, they were seen chanting victory songs amidst loud cheers and applause.
Special Group of Companies CEO, Dr. Ernest Ofori Sarpong, and many other business moguls were captured in a viral video that showcased the jubilatory moments.
Dancehall musician Samini was also seen at the venue, ‘vibing’ with the wealthy businessmen.
Meanwhile, after a fierce battle with the South Koreans that led to a resounding victory for the Black Stars, Ghanaians are still basking in the celebration mood.
Portugal coach Fernando Santos has urged cool heads despite his sides qualification to the knockout phase at the 2022 World Cup.
With a game at hand, the 2016 European champions has booked a place in the Round of 16 ahead of group opponents, Ghana, South Korea and Uruguay.
The Selecao inflicted a 2-0 win over Uruguay on Monday night to secure qualification, courtesy Bruno Fernandes brace.
The Black Stars must avoid defeat to progress alongside Portugal from Group H at the biggest soccer mundial.
Speaking after his side victory, the trainer decided not to get euphoric and has therefore asked for calm as the intensity as the tournament continue to increase.
“We started to get very high, it’s better to take it easy”, he said in the flash interview that followed the match, explaining the gesture he made after the final whistle.
“It was a well-deserved victory; the team did what we asked for. We are already through. We will continue to work to improve what there is to improve”
“What is important is that we were a solid team, we showed a very strong unit. This is how we are going to achieve it do positive things”
“We will always work like this. We want to speak joy to the Portuguese and to ourselves”, he continued afterwards, analyzing the game.
The Portuguese coach didn’t want to talk about the round of 16 yet, nor the possibility of resting some players in the third game, against South Korea: “I didn’t even think about it. The game is over, we’re qualified. Tomorrow, calmly, we’ll think about it in all these things”.
Santos still had time to talk about the injured. “I am not the one who monitors these situations. The clinical department will carry out its analysis, we will try to recover the players. Let’s see Nuno Mendes. Nuno trained yesterday, he was announced as available yesterday. It’s football. As for Otávio…. I don’t know,” he said.
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, has congratulated the Black Stars of Ghana on their victory over their South Korean counterparts in the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart took to social media to show his love for Ghana and the senior national team.
A brace from the hugely talented Mohammed Kudus added to an opener from Mohammed Salisu to send the Black Stars on their way.
Moments after that priceless 3-2 triumph over their Asian opposition, Alan Kyerematen took to his official media handles to heap praises on the gallant Black Stars for raising high the flag of Africa.
“Congratulations to the Black Stars on their impressive 3-2 victory over South Korea today in the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
“The players exhibited a sense of discipline, resilience and determination to fight till the last whistle,” he wrote.
He also assured the boys of the support of the entire country as they continue their campaign in the World Cup.
“All of Ghana is behind you. March on gallantly as you do battle in the next matches and bring glory to our motherland.
“Go Black Stars ????????
Go for Gold.
“God bless our homeland Ghana! #Believe #Qatar2022,” he added.
The Black Stars will book a place in the last 16 if they emerge winner against South American giants, Uruguay, in their last group stage match of the campaign.
A second place finish could set up a Ghana versus Brazil clash at the ongoing football festival depending on how the Samba Boys perform in their last two matches.
It’s a double celebration for Black Stars keeper, Lawrence Ati-Zigi, as he marks his birthday a day after Black Stars beat South Korea by three goals to two.
He was born on November 29, 1996.
Taking to twitter the Black Stars wished him a “good one.”
Lawrence Ati-Zigi’s is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC St. Gallen and the Ghana national team.
His performance in Ghana’s game against South Korea has been described by many as one of the best since the world cup began. He jealously defended the goal post of the Black Stars and pointed out many shots from their opponents, which otherwise would have been a goal.
In January 2015, Ati-Zigi joined FC Liefering from Ghanaian feeder club Red Bull Ghana. He made his league debut for Liefering on 17 April 2015, when his club beat TSV Hartberg 4–1 at Untersberg-Arena.
Also, on August 23, 2017, Ati-Zigi received his first call-up to the Ghana senior national team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification games against Congo on 1 and 5 September 2017.
On 7 June 2018, Ati-Zigi made his senior national team debut for Ghana, starting and playing 90 minutes in a friendly match against Iceland that ended in a 2–2 draw. He was also part of the Ghanaian team in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations that was eliminated at the group stage of the competition.
On 14 November 2022, Ati-Zigi was named in the 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Following injuries to Ghana’s first and second choice goalkeepers, Joe Wollocatt and Richard Ofori, with both missing out on the competition, he was set to be the first choice goalkeeper for the Black Stars. On 17 November, he manned the post for the Black Stars and kept a clean sheet in their 2–0 pre-world cup friendly match against Switzerland. This was his first start in over a year.
On 24 November 2022, he started in Ghana’s opening group match of World Cup against Portugal which ended in a 3–2 loss to Ghana. In the season group game against South Korea, Ati-Zigi played the full time of the match and made several crucial saves which secured Ghana’s first win at the 2022 World Cup by winning 3–2. His performance earned him positive reviews, ratings and commendations from football fans across the world.
Black Stars attacker Jordan Ayew has praised the young players who started and those who came on against South Korea in Ghana’s second group game.
The Crystal Palace player was excellent in the encounter against the Asian giants. He made two key passes, 44 touches, one big chance created, eight ground duels won, three tackles, one interception, and was fouled four times.
The Black Stars of Ghana in the first half battled the South Koreans who put pressure on the back four of Ghana for close to 20 minutes. Before halftime, Ghana broke the deadlock after some interesting play.
Ghana was the first to score through Southampton defender Mohammed Salisu in the 24th minute after a corner by Jordan Ayew. The goal was checked by VAR and the referee whistled for a goal.
Ghana scored again in the 34th minute through Ajax midfielder Mohammed Kudus after receiving a wonderful ball from Jordan Ayew.
After halftime, the South Koreans made a couple of changes and started putting pressure on Ghana. The pressure made off and Gue-sung Cho scored from a pass from Kang-in Lee. They scored a few minutes later through Gue-sung Cho again.
Ghana’s third goal was scored by Mohammed Kudus his second of the game. His goal was assisted by Inaki Williams.
After the game, Jordan Ayew said the senior players in the squad are happy with the overall performance of the young players in the team. He added that they also showed experience and composure in the encounter.
“We have a very young team, very energetic. we the senior players, we try to motivate the younger ones everyday and let them know that its the World Cup. I think the young ones that came on and the ones that started showed the experience, composure and we the senior players are really pleased,”
Jordan Ayew did not complete the game he was substituted in the 78th minute. He was replaced by Rennes attacker Kamaldeen Sulemana.
The President of the Republic, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has applauded the Black Stars for the top performance in Ghana’s 3-2 win against South Korea.
The President is one of the millions of Ghanaians around the world that watched the Black Stars on Monday afternoon in the second Group H match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
At the end of an exciting game that ended 3-2 in favour of Ghana, President Akufo-Addo has taken to his social media to congratulate the Black Stars.
In a post on Twitter, the President said, “Kudos to the Black Stars. Hard fought, but thoroughly well-deserved victory against South Korea. Proud of the entire team and the unalloyed support given to them by all Ghanaians. Now to the final group stage game against Uruguay,” President Akufo-Addo posted on Twitter.
Kudos to the Black Stars. Hard fought, but thoroughly well-deserved victory against South Korea. Proud of the entire team and the unalloyed support given to them by all Ghanaians. Now to the final group stage game against Uruguay. #WeCanDoIt#GoBlackStarsGopic.twitter.com/9ffkgil4pu
Black Stars defender Mohammed Salisu is the first defender to score for Ghana in World Cup history. The Southampton defender played full throttle in Ghana’s dramatic win against South Korea.
He scored Ghana’s first goal in the 24th minute to help Ghana secure all three points at stake.
Salisu began his career in his hometown youth team, Kumasi Barcelona Babies, before joining West African Football Academy in 2013.
Salisu joined Real Valladolid’s youth setup in October 2017.
On 28 January 2018, Salisu made his senior debut with the reserves, starting in a 4-2 Segunda Division B home loss against Coruxo. On April 29, he scored his first senior goal, equalizing in the 82nd minute of a 2-2 away draw against Racing Ferrol.
Salisu was promoted to the senior Valladolid squad on July 16, 2018. On 9 January 2019, he made his professional debut, starting in a 1-0 away loss to Getafe in the Copa del Rey that season.
On August 18, he made his La Liga debut, starting in a 2-1 away win over Real Betis. On October 26, 2019, he scored his first professional goal, the second goal in a 2-0 home win over Eibar.
Salisu signed for Premier League team Southampton for a cost of £10.9 million on August 12, 2020.
The 23-year-old is 191cm tall and prefers to play with his left foot.
Salisu made his Southampton debut six months after joining for the club, on 11 February 2021, playing the full 90 minutes and maintaining a clean sheet in a 2-0 FA Cup away victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Salisu made his Ghana debut on September 23, 2022, as a second-half substitute in a 3-0 friendly loss to Brazil. His current market value according to transfermarkt is 18 million euro
1 – Mohammed Salisu has become the first defender to score for Ghana in World Cup history. New. pic.twitter.com/UutAfwpRXe
The France-based centre-back was a second-half substitute for the Black Stars on Monday afternoon and helped the national team to see off South Korea with a 3-2 win.
Reacting to the win in a social media post, Alexander Djiku says the feeling is amazing.
While in Germany, the ‘Things Fall Apart’ hitmaker requested a plate of food that embodied the Ghana Flag.
To make his request a reality, the restaurant garnished bell peppers in the colours red, yellow and green. They then put an olive on top to represent the black star.
Captioning the post on his official Instagram page, he stated that he was passionate about the team and was rooting for them. He said,
I’m too passionate about #Ghana #BlackStars! Let us all give our Full Support! #TeamMooove
However, the part of the video that got many people laughing hard was how he explained the situation by speaking hi local dialect, Tarkoradi Fante.
Video of Kofi Kinaata requesting food made in the Ghana flag gets many laughing hard
securenation_ commented:
Asem nu ay3 Kritical
richmondamoh_ said:
Special delicacy ❤️
kwaku_geezy said:
Food support anaa full support
lightqhels remarked:
Ah. Well! Lemme just leave this here
directoroj remarked:
Asey it’s better you eat banku attachey to be safe oo, becaaaaauussseee……..
A technical team member who is part of the Ghanaian team was seen trying to take a photo with South Korea’s star man Son Heung-min after their loss to Ghana.
Son was weeping uncontrollably at the moment but that did not stop the Ghanaian from wanting to catch a glimpse of the world renowned player.
The photo that was shared on the Twitter handle of ESPNFC had 18,000 reactions at the time of this publication, which comes less than one hour after the post was made on the bird app.
How Ghanaians are reacting to Son’s photo
Below were some of the captivating comments social media users piled up under the photo.
@honest_ghanaian, for instance, commented:
The way South Korea cross the ball should be written in the Guinness book of records!
@Alphacino30 indicated:
There is no shame in showing your admiration for a much more popular person. There are people Son will be craving to take pictures with aswell. This is not supposed to be a news but y’all just wanna nail the innocent man for a selfie. Jokers
@freco210 said:
Tbf though I don’t think that’s the right time to take a selfie with him.. Man’s obviously heartbroken right now
Kudus won the hearts of many including actress Efia Odo, who has ‘thrown shots’ at the Ghanaian midfielder who topped social media trends after scoring two goals for the West African side.
Shortly after the game that witnessed Black Stars defeating South Korea by three goals to two, Efia Odo took to Twitter to shower praise on the Ghanaian player whom she argued deserved to be named Man of the Match in Monday’s game.
“Man of the match definitely goes to Kudus. Is he single? I’m asking for my friend. She’s not on social media,” her post read.
Ghana will play their next Group H match with Uruguay on Friday, November 2.
Check out some tweets below:
Man of the match definitely goes to Kudus. Is he single ? I’m asking for my friend. She’s not on social media 👀
Black Stars second group game at the 2022 World Cup ended in victory on Monday afternoon. The game at the Education City Stadium ended 3-2.
The Black Stars of Ghana in the first half battled the South Koreans who put pressure on the back four of Ghana for close to 20 minutes. Before halftime, Ghana broke the deadlock after some interesting play.
Ghana was the first to score through Southampton defender Mohammed Salisu in the 24th minute after a corner by Jordan Ayew. The goal was checked by VAR and the referee whistled for a goal.
Ghana scored again in the 34th minute through Ajax midfielder Mohammed Kudus after receiving a wonderful ball from Jordan Ayew.
After halftime, the South Koreans made a couple of changes and started putting pressure on Ghana. The pressure made off and Gue-sung Cho scored from a pass from Kang-in Lee. They scored a few minutes later through Gue-sung Cho again.
Ghana’s third goal was scored by Mohammed Kudus his second of the game. His game was assisted by Inaki Williams.
The Black Stars will now focus on getting a positive result against Uruguay on 2nd December.
Black Stars second group game at the 2022 World Cup ended in victory on Monday afternoon. The game at the Education City Stadium ended 3-2.
The victory changed the positions in Group H, Ghana played two games and South Korea also played two games. Ghana took on Portugal and South Korea. South Korea played Uruguay and Ghana.
Portugal and Uruguay have played just one game so far. They will clash tonight at the Lusail Iconic Stadium.
Ghana is currently second in Group H with three points after two games while South Korea is bottom with 1 point after two games.
Portugal leads the group with three points but with a better goal difference. Uruguay is third with one point.
In today’s game, the Black Stars of Ghana in the first half battled the South Koreans who put pressure on the back four of Ghana for close to 20 minutes. Before halftime, Ghana broke the deadlock after some interesting play.
Ghana was the first to score through Southampton defender Mohammed Salisu in the 24th minute after a corner by Jordan Ayew. The goal was checked by VAR and the referee whistled for a goal.
Ghana scored again in the 34th minute through Ajax midfielder Mohammed Kudus after receiving a wonderful ball from Jordan Ayew.
After halftime, the South Koreans made a couple of changes and started putting pressure on Ghana. The pressure made off and Gue-sung Cho scored from a pass from Kang-in Lee. They scored a few minutes later through Gue-sung Cho again.
Ghana’s third goal was scored by Mohammed Kudus his second of the game. His game was assisted by Inaki Williams.
The Black Stars will now focus on getting a positive result against Uruguay on 2nd December.
Black Stars bounced back to winning ways on Monday, November 28, as they defeated South Korea in their second Group H game.
A brace from Mohammed Kudus and another from Mohammed Salisu saw Otto Addo’s side pick up their first points of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
After a nervy start to the game, the Black Stars found their mojo after the 20th-minute mark with the midfield taking control of the game.
However, the opening goal came 24 minutes into the game with Jordan Ayew creating the chance from a free-kick he won in South Korea’s half.
The Crystal Palace forward sent into the penalty box a troubling cross with Mohammed Salisu pouncing on the loose ball after Andre Ayew’s contact to open the scoring.
The goal was the Southampton star’s second goal in the last three appearances for the national team having scored against Switzerland in an international friendly before the start of the World Cup.
Jordan then set up Mohammed Kudus for the game’s second goal and put the Black Stars in a comfortable position heading into the break.
Mohammed Kudus celebrates scoring for Ghana
Back from recess, Ghana looked certain to continue their dominance with Tariq Lamptey finding the first chance for Ghana. But his effort was far from troubling the South Korea goalkeeper.
That failed effort looked to have been the turning point as South Korea scored two quick goals to level the score.
Gue-Sung Cho beat Salisu to head past Lawrence Ati-Zigi to pull one back while he also rose above Gideon Mensah for the equalizer three minutes later.
While the Black Stars looked to have lost their confidence, a moment of brilliance saw Mensah drive forward and cut back for Inaki Williams, who couldn’t shoot into the net but Kudus was on the end and curled the ball past the goalkeeper to restore Ghana’s lead.
Despite late attempts from the Koreans, the game ended 3-2 with Ghana earning a vital win in Group H.
Otto Addo’s side will now face Uruguay in their last game looking to secure qualification to the next stage of the competition.
Black Stars midfielder, Thomas Partey, has a special bond with his parents and takes delight in showing them off to the world. The footballing star has hosted them in Qatar.
Thomas Partey and his parents spend time at a restaurant
In a photo making the rounds on social media, Partey is seen with his parents, Jacob Partey and Petty, at a restaurant in the Arab nation.
The Arsenal FC player is part of the squad representing Ghana in the ongoing 2022 Men’s World Cup, where he played with the Black Stars against Portugal on Thursday, November 24.
Partey featured 90 minutes in their 3:2 defeat against Portugal and is expected to play in their Group H second match against South Korea on Monday, November 28.
Netizens react to Thomas Partey’s new photo with his parents
The recent photo of the doting footballer bonding with his parents in Qatar shared on Slayis_everywhere, garnered reactions from fans, including a comment.
”Great, well done,” Edwina6905 posted.
Thomas Partey shows off his proud parents in a new photo
It is not the first time Partey has shown off his parents. The footballer shared a photo of his proud parents at the launch of his foundation.
The photo on Instagram shows his parents at the launch of his foundation at Somanya on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Partey’s foundation seeks to create chances for young people in the town of his birth.
The photo shows his parents staring into the camera, with the father having a smiling face. The Black Stars player thanked the people who attended the launch of his special project
Ghana forward, Mohammed Kudus says the Black Stars will aim for revenge against Uruguay.
The West African side will take on the two-time world champions in their final Group H game on Friday.
Ghana were on the verge of playing in the semifinal of the 2010 Mundial in South Africa but Luis Suarez prevented Dominic Adiyah’s goal-bound header.
Asamoah Gyan failed to convert a spot kick awarded before the South American side kicked Ghana out, winning 4-2 on spot kicks after 120 minutes of action.
And Kudus, speaking in an interview said Gyan is not part of the team but they will fight to seek revenge on Friday.
“Even though he is no longer part of the team, we will also play for him against Uruguay,” Kudus told Algemeen Dagblad.
“Asamoah is a legend. I’ve seen interviews where he is still disappointed. Just recently. That gives me and my teammates energy to really play for him and fight for sporting revenge,” he added.
The game will kick off at 15:00GMT at the Al Januob Stadium.
Good afternoon and welcome to the live text coverage of the clash between South Korea and Ghana today in the 2022 FIFA World Cup;
All is set for the Group H contest between South Korea and Ghana to kick off at the Education City Stadium this afternoon.
Ghana after losing 3-2 to Portugal last Thursday must avoid a defeat today to stand any chance of advancing to the knockout stages of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Ahead of the game against South Korea, the national team of the West African country has targeted a win to have a good chance of progressing to the knockout stage of the tournament.
To this end, head coach Otto Addo has named a strong starting eleven team to do battle for the Black Stars.
Goalkeeper Lawrence Ati-Zigi keeps his place in the team from the first match and will be protected by a back four that includes Alexander Djiku and Mohammed Salisu.
Baba Rahman is dropped for Gideon Mensah while Jordan Ayew starts in attack with Inaki Williams and Mohammed Kudus.
Lawrence Ati-Zigi (GK)
Tariq Lamptey
Daniel Amartey
Mohammed Salisu
Gideon Mensah
Salis Abdul Samed
Thomas Partey
Mohammed Kudus
Andre Ayew (C)
Jordan Ayew
Inaki Williams
The two teams are out on the pitch for the warm-up ahead of kick-off. As usual, the Ghanaian fans are here in their numbers to support the Black Stars.
We are just 30 minutes away from kick off.
Ladies and gentlemen, kick-off is upon us. The two teams walk out onto the pitch amid cheers. We will now have the two national anthems of the countries.
First Half;
1′ We are off at the Education City Stadium as South Korea kicks us off.
