{"id":452090,"date":"2025-12-19T04:35:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T04:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/19\/kwesi-appiah-tips-black-stars-for-strong-showing-at-2026-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T04:35:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T04:35:40","slug":"kwesi-appiah-tips-black-stars-for-strong-showing-at-2026-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/19\/kwesi-appiah-tips-black-stars-for-strong-showing-at-2026-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Kwesi Appiah tips Black Stars for strong showing at 2026 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/633\/63370627.295.jpg\" alt=\"James Kwesi Appiah is a former Black Stars head coach\" title=\"James Kwesi Appiah is a former Black Stars head coach\" width=\"295\" height=\"221\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>James Kwesi Appiah is a former Black Stars head coach<\/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 Black Stars head coach James Kwesi Appiah is confident the team will impress at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Akoma FM, the Ghanaian tactician, who is currently in charge of Sudan\u2019s national team, backed the Black Stars to progress from their group and go far in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the teams in the group are beatable, and a team in the World Cup can\u2019t be underrated. We pray that our players don\u2019t sustain any injuries before or during the stages. Nothing is impossible, and we can go far,\u201d James Kwesi Appiah told Akoma FM in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars of Ghana, after qualifying for next year\u2019s World Cup, have been pitted in Group L, where they will face off with England, Croatia, and Panama.<\/p>\n<p>With coach James Kwesi Appiah confident that Ghana can go far in the tournament, he believes that preparing well will be key.<\/p>\n<p>He proposes that the Black Stars should go into every game at the 2026 World Cup with the mentality to secure victory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Kwesi Appiah is a former Black Stars head coach Former Black Stars head coach James Kwesi Appiah is confident the team will impress at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. 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