{"id":1254240,"date":"2022-11-19T19:07:32","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T19:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/19\/it-a-great-feeling-to-be-back-at-the-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2022-11-19T19:07:32","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T19:07:32","slug":"it-a-great-feeling-to-be-back-at-the-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/19\/it-a-great-feeling-to-be-back-at-the-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"It a great feeling to be back at the 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=\"515\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/03281e1328a855c178d06e4930451a1c_L-696x515.jpg\"   alt=\"Andre Ayew\" title=\"Andre Ayew\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andre Ayew<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ghana skipper, Andre Ayew, says they have moved on from the disappointment they suffered in 2018 after failing to qualify for the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The West African country, after playing in 2006, 2010, and 2014 in Germany, South Africa, and Brazil respectively,  were hoping to return to the Mundial for the fourth time.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana failed to qualify from their group where they played against Egypt, Congo, and Uganda.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars finished 3rd with seven\u00a0points after six matches during the qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>However, Otto Addo has masterminded Ghana\u2019s return to the world stage after securing qualification against Nigeria after a two-legged tie.<\/p>\n<p>The Al Sadd forward, speaking in an interview, reiterated that the entire team feel happy after returning to the World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, they are focused and are not bothered about failing to qualify for the tournament hosted in Russia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe couldn\u2019t be any prouder or happier to be back on the world stage,\u201d he told Fifa.com.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of us know what a big deal this is for people worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel that now we\u2019re back, at long last, we\u2019ve put the disappointment of 2018 behind us,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars have been housed in Group H alongside Portugal, South Korea, and Uruguay.<\/p>\n<p>The 22nd edition of the world\u2019s\u00a0biggest tournament has been scheduled to get underway from Sunday, 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=\"jIqH6qDb1rc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GHS officers cautioned against taking gifts from suppliers of nutrition materials (18-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jIqH6qDb1rc?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>Andre Ayew Ghana skipper, Andre Ayew, says they have moved on from the disappointment they suffered in 2018 after failing to qualify for the World Cup. 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