Ghana captain John Mensah believes country's golden generation can dominate African football for the foreseeable future.
The Black Stars have become the top-ranked team on the continent following their excellent showing at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and a runners-up finish at the most recent African Cup of Nations.
Mensah captained his country to the quarter-finals of last summer's World Cup under coach Milovan Rajevac who left his post after the tournament, which Ghana exited on penalties at the hands of Uruguay.
Ghana's exit was tough to take after Asamoah Gyan missed a spot kick in extra time, but Mensah is convinced the Black Stars are ideally placed to kick on and dominate the African football scene.
"Ghana is now the best team in Africa because of our hard work in South Africa and in Angola at the African Cup of Nations," he said.
"We all know what we can do. Any team we play against, we make sure we do our best to get the victory and we are close as a team.
"Whenever we meet we stay together, crack jokes and make sure everyone is satisfied and happy.
"There is nothing bad in the squad; we have the right attitude to play every game. When new players come in they may be quiet, but we talk to them about anything you can think of.
"If a player doesn't feel confident then they cannot play to their maximum, so we try to help everyone."
New coach Goran Stevanovic inherits a squad packed with quality, including Mensah and fellow Sunderland stars Asamoah Gyan and Sulley Muntari, as well as Michael Essien of Chelsea.
Source: SAFC