{"id":419721,"date":"2017-09-18T18:30:31","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T18:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/18\/raphael-dwamena-insists-ghana-will-qualify-for-2018-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2017-09-18T18:30:31","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T18:30:31","slug":"raphael-dwamena-insists-ghana-will-qualify-for-2018-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/18\/raphael-dwamena-insists-ghana-will-qualify-for-2018-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Raphael Dwamena insists Ghana will qualify for 2018 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Monday, 18 September 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>GHANAsoccernet.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-09-18<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/66063165.295.jpg\" alt=\"Raphael Dwamena After Failed Medical\" title=\"Raphael Dwamena After Failed Medical\" width=\"295\" height=\"230\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Raphael Dwamena is not giving up on Ghana\u2019s chances of making it to the World Cup<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1505759431_439_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Ghana forward Raphael Dwamena is not giving up on Ghana\u2019s chances of making it to the World Cup in Russia despite trailing Group leaders Egypt by 4 points.<\/p>\n<p>Egypt currently tops the group with nine points, two points above second-placed Uganda, while Ghana sits third with five points and Congo languish at the bottom of the group with only one point.<\/p>\n<p>However, Raphael Dwamena insists Ghana can still qualify for the 2018 World Cup despite being four points behind group E leaders Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is still hope for the team because we just need to believe that anything is possible by God and we have to take our chances in the two games left,\u201d the FC Z\u00fcrich forward said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was following the game against Congo in Kumasi but it\u2019s football and because it didn\u2019t go well. I believe we can still make it to Russia,\u201d Dwamena concluded.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year old has made three appearances for the Black Stars, scoring twice and nearly joined newly promoted Premier League side Brighton &amp; Howe Albion but the move fell through due to medical issues.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars will face Uganda on Saturday, October 7 at Mandela National Stadium, Kampala and will then play Egypt in a crucial match in November.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; width: 60%; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/96124592.jpg\" style=\"padding-right:2px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0;width:100%; vertical-align:middle; font-size:11px;\">Courtesy of <b>GHANAsoccernet.com<\/b> &#8211; Ghana&#8217;s leading football news website. 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