The president of the Confederation of African Football, Dr. Patrice Motsepe, has described Ghana as a country blessed with immense talent and a country capable of winning the FIFA World Cup in the near future.
The CAF boss who is on a two-day working visit in Ghana also signaled out Abedi Ayew Pele and Michael Essien as examples of the two world-class players who have come out of Ghana and used their football talents to impact the world.
“Ghana has produced some of the best footballers in the world. This country has the talent and resources to produce a national team that can win the AFCON, but also win a World Cup”
He was speaking during a breakfast meeting on his 2-day working visit to Ghana.’
He concluded on a light-hearted note stating that though he saw Ghana as potential champions as President of the federation he was supporting every single association equally.
Ghana’s best performance at the FIFA World Cup was a quarter-final place achieved in South Africa in 2010. Before that, the country reached the round of 16 on their debut in 2006 and were eliminated in the group stages at the 2014 edition./