At the Qatar 2022 World Cup, Black Stars players have been urged by Ghana coach Otto Addo to play smart football.
The West African superpower will compete in the world championship after missing out in Russia 2018, where France won.
In an interview with FIFA, Addo acknowledged that they would face difficult competition, but said that they have the skill to take advantage of their opponents’ shortcomings and win in Qatar.
“We’re going up against three strong opponents and we could lose all three games or win all three,” Otto Addo said.
“It’s up to us and how we adapt to their playing style, how we stop them, how we work together as a team. We need to play intelligent football, exploit our opponents’ weaknesses and bring our own strengths to the fore.”
At Stadium 974 in Doha, Ghana’s campaign will get underway against Portugal on November 24.
The Black Stars are back in action four days later when they play South Korea at Al Rayyan’s Education City Stadium.
At Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Ghana will conclude their exciting group stage journey with their much awaited matchup with Uruguay.
The Black Stars will be seeking to improve on their performance in Qatar after exiting the group stage during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The Black Stars lost out on the most recent tournament, which was held in Russia in 2018.
Only three African teams have ever advanced to the quarterfinals: Ghana (2010), Senegal (2002), and Cameroon (1990).
Ghana hopes to advance from the group stage of this year’s competition.
