Government will ensure adequate preparations for Black Stars ahead of World Cup – Finance Minister
The government is planning assiduously to make sure the Black Stars are well-prepared for the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be staged in Qatar, according to Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.
Ghana will be making a return to the global showpiece later this year after beating Nigeria in the playoff round tk secureoneofAfrica’sfiveslotsalongside Senegal, Cameroon, Tunisia and Morocco.
An appearance in Qatar will also see the Black Stars play in the World Cup again after missing out on the 2018 edition in Russia.
The finance minister emphasised the government’s desire to support the Black Stars before the World Cup while also calling on Ghanaians to show unflinching support to the national team. He made the remarks during the 2022 mid-year budget review on Monday, July 25.
“The Black Stars will represent our nation at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in November 2022. Government will ensure that adequate preparation is made to facilitate outstanding performance at the tournament,” he said.
“We encourage Ghanaians to continue to remember them in prayer and offer our support.”
Ghana were drawn in Group H alongside Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea and will open their campaign against Portugal on November 24 at Stadium 974 in Doha.
Portugal won’t be a new opponent as Ghana played them in the group stages of the 2014 World Cup where they lost 2-1.
Four days later, the Black Stars will clash off with South Korea at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan in their first meeting at the World Cup.
Ghana will wrap up their group stage adventure with their much-anticipated encounter with Uruguay at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah as they seek to revenge that painful quaterfinals penalties loss, which denied them a chance of becoming the first African country to advance to the semi-finals of the World Cup.
