The Black Stars of Ghana has been dealt a huge blow ahead of their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier in March.
Ghana will host the Super Eagles next month over two legs for a slot at the mundial in Qatar later this year. Ghana were at their worse moments at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
The four time African champions exited the tournament at the group stage with just a point from three group c games.
They lost their opener to North African giants, Morocco by 1-0 in the opening game before being held to a 1-1 by the Panthers of Gabon.
Their final group game was a moment they will quickly want to forget after they lost 3-2 to tournament debutants, Comoros.
The exit was their first time since the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations held in Egypt. The Black Stars have made three successive FIFA World Cups – first edition was in Germany 2006 where they finished the tournament in round 16.
Ghana put up an improved performance in their next appearance in South Africa in 2010 where they claimed a quarter finals after losing on penalty shootouts to Uruguay.
The third appearance however was a disaster on its own in Brazil 20214 where they exited the group stage with just a single point.
They lost their opening game to the United States and their third game to Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal. In between the two defeats was a 2-2 draw against Germany which was their only point of the tournament.
The Black Stars will battle the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the last phase of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier in March for a place in Qatar.
The first leg will come up on March 24 at the Cape Coast Stadium with the reverse fixture set for the Moshood Abiola Stadium five days after the first leg.
Ghana has been dealt a huge blow as attacking midfielder, Daniel Kofi Kyereh has been injured ahead of the important clash.
Kofi-Kyereh returned to his club, St. Pauli injures from the 2021 AFCON but made a return to score last weekend.
He could not however complete a full training on Friday after picking up a thigh injury in training. That will be a big blow for the new look technical team led by ex-Ghana international, Otto Addo.
