{"id":1196733,"date":"2022-09-01T19:40:38","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T19:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/01\/world-cup-qualification-biggest-achievement-for-every-fa\/"},"modified":"2022-09-01T19:40:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T19:40:38","slug":"world-cup-qualification-biggest-achievement-for-every-fa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/01\/world-cup-qualification-biggest-achievement-for-every-fa\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup qualification biggest achievement for every FA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-20-at-2.00.31-PM-1-1024x683-1-696x464.jpeg\"   alt=\"GFA boss, Kurt Okraku\" title=\"GFA boss, Kurt Okraku\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">GFA boss, Kurt Okraku<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ghana Football Association (GFA) boss,\u00a0Kurt Okraku,\u00a0believes every aim and achievement of every football association is to qualify for the FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana has qualified for the Mundial scheduled to be hosted in Qatar later this year having missed out on the 2018 edition.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars defeated their rivals\u00a0Nigeria in a two-legged tie to book a place in the global showpiece.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the GFA Congress on Tuesday, Mr Okraku said the biggest achievement of any FA is ensuring its national team qualifies for the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the World Cup brings so much exposure to a country, even beyond football, than any other football event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Inaki Williams\u2019 Black Stars debut in doubt after injury<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the biggest achievement any member association can talk about. You can qualify for the U15, U17, U23, and the women but if you are absent at the Mundial believe me, you are nothing,\u201d\u00a0he stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe shouldn\u2019t take it for granted that we\u2019ve qualified because this marks the beginning of a new era for Ghanaian football.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you qualify for the world cup, you are treated differently, for my colleagues who have been to Qatar, you\u2019ve had a feel of it and you belong to the big boys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added:\u00a0\u201cIn 2018 we were absent, then we had problems with Anas video, then everybody started to forget about Ghana but Ghana is a superpower in football at least in Africa and we deserve to be there and we made it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars are paired in the tricky World Cup group, alongside Portugal, South Korea, and Uruguay.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana have played in 2006, 2010, and 2014 in Germany, South Africa, and Brazil respectively.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"4wjRjjl4raU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I regret cursing my daughter because it has turned back to me - Father Laments - Obra on Adom TV.\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4wjRjjl4raU?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GFA boss, Kurt Okraku Ghana Football Association (GFA) boss,\u00a0Kurt Okraku,\u00a0believes every aim and achievement of every football association is to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. Ghana has qualified for the Mundial scheduled to be hosted in Qatar later this year having missed out on the 2018 edition. 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