Ghana is located in West Africa, as once Portugal, the Netherlands, Britain, Germany and other European powerful colonies, football is like genes embedded in the body of Ghanaians, coupled with the unique geographical location near the equator, the perennial savannah climate gives Ghanaians a tough body and fire-like enthusiasm, and their collision with football will inevitably produce brilliant sparks. Ghana has always been known for producing talented players, but the lack of discipline is also known, and the black star "Black Stars" has become the nickname of the Ghana national team and an important element in the Ghana national team jersey.
Team overview
Ghanaian football has an illustrious history in Africa, winning the Africa Cup of Nations four times in 1963, 1965, 1978 and 1982, and in 1992 they became the first African team to win an Olympic men's medal. Despite their impressive achievements in Ghana, Ghana Football did not begin for the first time until 2006. Ghana was the only African team to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. Ghana again qualified for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and reached the knockout rounds, losing to Uruguay on penalties and missing out on the first African team in history to advance to the semi-finals of the World Cup. At the 2014 World Cup, Ghana was in the same group as Germany, the United States and Portugal, and finished bottom of the group. In the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Ghana eliminated its opponents with an away goal advantage and returned to the World Cup finals after 8 years.
In addition, the lack of discipline of Ghanaian players is also quite famous in the football world, their locker room, some team discipline problems, may also be one of the reasons for their competition performance fluctuations, solve the problem of player discipline, Ghana will also be one of the most powerful contenders for the African Cup, I hope Ghana can seize the opportunity to create a new high in African football.
Introduction of the head coach and key players
Ghana's current manager is 47-year-old former international Addo who played with Ghana at the 2006 World Cup. In February 2022, due to the Ghana Football Association's dissatisfaction with the team's performance in the African Cup, after dismissing former manager Rajevac, Addo was appointed as interim manager to participate in the final stage of the African qualifiers against Nigeria, and in the end, Addo successfully led the team to the World Cup.
Andre Ayu is a left winger who plays for THAAD FC. Despite being 32 years old, Andre Ayu still has good passing skills and the ability to capture space to deliver game-killing passes. Last season in the Qatari league, Ayu scored 18 goals and 2 assists, which is still very good overall, and there is no doubt that he will be the leading brother of this Ghanaian team, he can give the young players the guidance they need, and he will be the best assistant to coach Addo.
Thomas Partheil is a defender who currently plays for Arsenal FC in the Premier League. Partej is undoubtedly the midfield support of the Ghanaian team, good at midfield sweeping, strong defensive attributes, also offensive responsibility, and is an all-round back. At the same time, it cannot be ignored that winger Kudus, who plays for Ajax, perfectly complemented Anthony's departure and is currently attracting attention from a number of European giants. But Ghana's midfielders are ill-prepared, and it will be difficult for substitutes to replace key players in the event of injuries.
World Cup advantages and disadvantages and scenarios
Ghana is in Group H along with Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea. Although Ghana's Group H is not the "death group", it is more like the "death group", and the group is full of highlights and grievances. In the 2010 World Cup, Ghana was in their golden generation, and the team reached the last 8, but in the 1/4 final against Uruguay, Ghanaians became the background board of Suarez's "shocking swoop", and also became the heart of Ghana team, including Gian and others who missed penalties at that time. Under the tone of revenge, the Black Star Legion may really have a chance to go further.
The lack of strong strikers is the main reason for the current weakness of the Ghanaian team, which has scored only eight goals in eight games in the World Qualifiers, and several strikers on this training list have not made a single difference. The current Ghana team lacks the ability of big-name stars to lead, and the overall fighting power is average. Although the midfield and back line personnel are still quite neat, the scoring ability of the strikers is not strong, the goalkeeper has little experience in the competition, and the lineup shows an unbalanced spindle pattern with two weak ends and a strong middle.
Fortunately, this year, Ghana also ushered in a group of "strong reinforcements": the integration of new international footballers, in the recent national team matchday, Ghana called a total of five new players, the roster changes can not be described as small. But the most important thing is to run in and get acquainted, is there really enough time left for the Ghanaian team?
World Cup Group H Schedule Time:
Round 1:
2022/11/24 21:00 Uruguay vs South Korea
2022/11/25 00:00 Portugal vs Ghana
Round 2:
2022/11/28 21:00 South Korea vs Ghana
2022/11/29 03:00 Portugal vs Uruguay
Round 3:
2022/12/02 23:00 Ghana vs Uruguay
2022/12/02 23:00 South Korea vs Portugal