{"id":1234096,"date":"2022-10-25T15:01:56","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T15:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/25\/2022-wc-black-stars-will-be-fully-prepared-for-qatar\/"},"modified":"2022-10-25T15:01:56","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T15:01:56","slug":"2022-wc-black-stars-will-be-fully-prepared-for-qatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/25\/2022-wc-black-stars-will-be-fully-prepared-for-qatar\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 WC: Black Stars will be fully prepared for Qatar"},"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>President of the Ghana Football Association [GFA], Kurt Okraku, has vowed that the Black Stars will be ready for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>The West African country heads to the world\u2019s biggest football tournament as the lowest-ranked team.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s preparations have not been convincing but Mr Okraku says the Black Stars will be prepared for the tournament in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur plan is to open our training camp in Abu Dhabi on November 10 where the team will camp for about nine days before we depart for the tournament,\u201d Mr Okraku said as quoted by\u00a0<strong>ghanafa.org<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Black Stars will play against Switzerland in our final preparatory match on November 17, before we depart for Doha the next day for the World Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cMr President, I must say that we greatly appreciate the support from your good self and the government throughout this journey and would like to assure you that Ghana will be ready for Mundial come November 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe technical team will be ready, the staff will be ready, the players will be ready and Ghana will be ready,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars are paired in Group H alongside Portugal, South Korea, and Uruguay.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana will begin the campaign against Portugal on Thursday, November 24 before taking on South Korea and Uruguay.<\/p>\n<p>The 22nd edition of the Mundial kicks\u00a0off from November 20 to December 18.<\/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=\"d2coK_G6pXo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Boafori residents in Krachi Nchumuru district threaten to boycott election 2024 (22-10-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d2coK_G6pXo?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 President of the Ghana Football Association [GFA], Kurt Okraku, has vowed that the Black Stars will be ready for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. 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