18Apr
Ghana’s preparations for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have been far from ideal. Milovan Rajevac, the manager that guided Ghana to their historic quarter-final in 2010, returned to manage the Black Stars in September 2021. However, the Serbian was sacked in January 2022 after a dreadful AFCON campaign. He was replaced by Otto Addo, who appeared as a player at Ghana’s first-ever World Cup in 2006.
Rather unexpectedly, Addo’s Ghana beat a strong Nigeria squad on away goals in the World Cup qualification play-offs to earn a spot in Qatar. The Black Stars’ reward is the opportunity to get revenge on Uruguay, alongside facing Portugal’s talents and Heung-min Son’s South Korea in the group stage.
Another obstacle but overall positive for Ghana is the recent influx of dual nationals to the squad. Improving the quality of players available for Addo to select, the new players lack experience and cohesion with the team and international football ahead of the World Cup.
