World Cup 2022: Ghana fans seek divine inspiration before World Cup
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Loading... - Irene Afenynu
- 24 Oct 2022
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What do you do when your national team is struggling for form ahead of the World Cup?
Aside from calling up a host of new players, switching formation or changing coaches, you can always look for divine intervention.
The last option is what the government of Ghana and the country's football association (GFA) have decided to do just one month before the tournament in Qatar gets under way.
Two national days of prayer and fasting have been announced in the country, with the Muslim population participating on Friday before Christians follow suit on Sunday.
Whether it can help the Black Stars squad remains to be seen, with Ghana heading to the finals as the lowest-ranked of the 32 teams at 61st in the world.
The four-time African champions will face Portugal and South Korea in Group H before a grudge match against Uruguay, who knocked Ghana out in the quarter-finals in 2010.
But, after missing out on a spot at Russia 2018, expectations of an emphatic return to the global stage have been overshadowed by pessimism about coach Otto Addo and his players.
The former international took charge after a humiliating group-stage exit from the Africa Cup of Nations in January led to the departure of former boss Milovan Rajevac. Read More...
