{"id":238483,"date":"2024-10-24T15:49:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T15:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/24\/black-stars-struggles-are-not-spiritual\/"},"modified":"2024-10-24T15:49:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T15:49:37","slug":"black-stars-struggles-are-not-spiritual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/24\/black-stars-struggles-are-not-spiritual\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Stars&#8217; struggles are not spiritual"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/966\/96644948.295.jpg\" alt=\"Black Stars have two points from four games in the AFCON qualifiers\" title=\"Black Stars have two points from four games in the AFCON qualifiers\" width=\"295\" height=\"236\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Black Stars have two points from four games in the AFCON qualifiers<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Former Ghana international Habib Mohammed insists the Black Stars&#8217; recent struggles are not spiritual, saying the team can only thrive with good preparations and determination.<\/p>\n<p>The West African powerhouse fell short to Sudan in the double-header and are on the verge of failing to qualify for CAF\u2019s biggest tournament for the first time since 2004.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars played out a 0-0 draw at the Accra Sports Stadium, followed by a 2-0 defeat to their opponent at the Benina Martyrs Stadium in Libya.<\/p>\n<p>A section of Ghanaians including pastors have attributed the Black Stars&#8217; recent struggles to spiritual connection.<\/p>\n<p>But the former King Faisal defender in an interview with Kessben FM, as followed by Ghanasoccernet.com rejected such claims, saying the Black Stars can only thrive with good preparation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFootball is all about preparation, determination and what you want to achieve as a team. If you have all these, you can succeed as a team\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can attach spiritual matters to the game but for me, everything depends on the mentality of players. People think it is spiritual but for Black Stars to succeed, it\u2019s all about preparation and determination during matches\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars will return to action to face Angola and Niger in the final group F games next month (November).<\/p>\n<p>Ghana now need to secure wins against already-qualified Angola and Niger, while hoping that Sudan falters against these same opponents, to keep their chances alive for next year\u2019s tournament in Morocco.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Stars have two points from four games in the AFCON qualifiers Former Ghana international Habib Mohammed insists the Black Stars&#8217; recent struggles are not spiritual, saying the team can only thrive with good preparations and determination. 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