{"id":1198887,"date":"2022-09-05T16:01:04","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T16:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/05\/akufo-addo-confident-black-stars-will-win-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2022-09-05T16:01:04","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T16:01:04","slug":"akufo-addo-confident-black-stars-will-win-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/05\/akufo-addo-confident-black-stars-will-win-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo confident Black Stars will win World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"457\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-05-102509-696x457.png\"   alt=\"President Akufo Addo with 2022 World Cup trophy\" title=\"President Akufo Addo with 2022 World Cup trophy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Akufo Addo with 2022 World Cup trophy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>President of the Republic, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has backed the Black Stars of Ghana\u00a0to be the first African country to win the FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>This is contained in a speech ready on behalf of the President by Chief of Staff, Frema Osei Opare, at a dinner held on Saturday night in Accra as part of a two-day tour by the World Cup trophy in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe [Ghana] who were the first to gain our freedom and independence from colonial rule will be the first to bring the FIFA World Cup to Africa,\u201d President Akufo-Addo had in his speech.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Ghana has qualified for this year\u2019s World Cup which will be hosted in Qatar from November to December.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am of the firm conviction that Ghana will not only participate in the competition but will make the whole nation and by extension the African continent proud, with a great performance,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana will open their campaign against Portugal on November 24 at Stadium 974 in Doha.<\/p>\n<p>Four days later, the Black Stars will return to action with a clash with South Korea at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana will wrap up their group stage adventure with their much-anticipated encounter with Uruguay at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah.<\/p>\n<p>Football fans also had the opportunity to take pictures with the trophy.<\/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=\"sGQFPN1xPvo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sports Minister keep GFA on their toes, don&#039;t be in bed with them - Fire For Fire (5-9-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sGQFPN1xPvo?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>President Akufo Addo with 2022 World Cup trophy President of the Republic, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has backed the Black Stars of Ghana\u00a0to be the first African country to win the FIFA World Cup. 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