{"id":1212681,"date":"2022-09-28T15:06:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T15:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/28\/sports-minister-reacts-to-black-stars-slim-win-over-nicaragua\/"},"modified":"2022-09-28T15:06:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T15:06:58","slug":"sports-minister-reacts-to-black-stars-slim-win-over-nicaragua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/28\/sports-minister-reacts-to-black-stars-slim-win-over-nicaragua\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Minister reacts to Black Stars&#8217; slim win over Nicaragua"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"518\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-05-10-121314-696x518.png\"   alt=\"Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif\" title=\"Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Youth and Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif, has said what he is expecting from the Black Stars in their final September friendly game against Nicaragua.<\/p>\n<p>Having suffered a 3-0 defeat against Brazil at the Le Harve in France last week Friday, the Black Stars who have booked a place in the 2022 World Cup had an opportunity against 139th-ranked Nicaragua in their second friendly.<\/p>\n<p>A goal from Abdul Fatawu Issahaku turned out to be the winner against the Central American side.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the game, the Minister for Sports lamented the Black Stars\u2019 missed chances in the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were expecting more goals in the game but at the end of the day we created a lot of chances but couldn\u2019t convert them into goals,\u201d Mustapha Ussif said in an interview with Max TV.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The sector minister also\u00a0added that the Black Stars would continue to strive to build a formidable team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a process, we are building a team and I know that by the time we get to Abu Dhabi where we are going to have our final game, the team would have been so good and Ghanaians would see the difference,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana will take on Switzerland in their final friendly game in November before the team jets off to Qatar for the World Cup scheduled to kick off on November 20 to December 18.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars have been housed in Group H alongside Portugal, South Korea and Uruguay.<\/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=\"MUIvXldGMEE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cocoa farmers threaten to smuggle produce to the ivory coast if the price is not adjusted (28-9-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MUIvXldGMEE?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>Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif Youth and Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif, has said what he is expecting from the Black Stars in their final September friendly game against Nicaragua. 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