{"id":1266673,"date":"2022-12-17T15:52:41","date_gmt":"2022-12-17T15:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/17\/george-boateng-impressed-with-black-stars\/"},"modified":"2022-12-17T15:52:41","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T15:52:41","slug":"george-boateng-impressed-with-black-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/17\/george-boateng-impressed-with-black-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"George Boateng impressed with Black Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"424\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Boateng-George-636x424-1.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Boateng-George-636x424\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">AL WAKRAH, QATAR &#8211; DECEMBER 02: George Boateng  the assistant head coach of Ghana during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group H match between Ghana and Uruguay at Al Janoub Stadium on December 2, 2022 in Al Wakrah, Qatar. (Photo by Matthew Ashton &#8211; AMA\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>George Boateng, assistant coach of the Black Stars, has said that the team\u00a0had a good preparation in the build-up to the 202 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana engaged Brazil and Nicaragua before wrapping up their preparations against Switzerland in a friendly in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<p>Boateng believes this gave the team the needed confidence ahead of the start of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we look back we can say we had good preparation and organisation, we planned well. As coaches, staff and as a team, when we look back there is no way we could say that we missed out on something,\u201d he said in a video shared on his Instagram page analysing the team at the Mundial.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the players hadn\u2019t played in a World Cup game before so the preparation against Switzerland was very good. Also, the victory and the way we played against Switzerland gave the team a morale boost in terms of confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the preparations, Ghana exited the group phase with just three points.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars opened their campaign with a defeat against Portugal before securing a hard-fought win against South Korea but failed to win their final game against Uruguay to finish at the bottom in Group H.<\/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=\"-CsapGja0GA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Transport: Minority tasks GPRTU to reduce fares between 15 and 22 percent immediately (16-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-CsapGja0GA?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>AL WAKRAH, QATAR &#8211; DECEMBER 02: George Boateng the assistant head coach of Ghana during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group H match between Ghana and Uruguay at Al Janoub Stadium on December 2, 2022 in Al Wakrah, Qatar. 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