The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif says government is ready to support the Black Stars team at every stage of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers to ensure the country returns to the mundial.
The four times African champions begin their quest for another World Cup appearance when they host Ethiopia on Frida in Cape Coast, and three days later they travel to South Africa for the second game.
The Minister met the players before they left for Cape Coast, where he promised the President, Nana Akufo-Addo, is eager to see the country return to the global showpiece.
‘’I bring you greetings from H.E President of the Republic Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo, the man who himself is a sports enthusiast. Everybody knows that he likes football and as you embarking on this journey, a journey that every single Ghanaian is looking forward to," he told the players.
‘’The campaign that you about to launch – he said I should bring his goodwill message and best wishes to you before you embark on this journey and that is why I am here to deliver that message. You can’t send the Army to the battle without ammunition – they will be defeated, so the campaign we are going to embark on, on the Government side we are going to ensure that everything is done so that you will have a very fruitful campaign.
‘’We know, we cherish each and every one of you, to have the opportunity of wearing the colours of the Black Stars is a pride and we know that the calibre of people sitting I this room – going to represent us both in the World Cup qualifiers and the AFCON, we have no doubt at all that we going to perform and deliver and lift the flag of Ghana very high.
‘’Anytime the Black Stars qualifies and participates in the World Cup the whole continent looks up to Ghana. You can talk of what happened in Germany and South Africa so we have rich history when it comes to the World Cup.
‘’What you have done in the past have left a big hole for you come and fill and I have no doubt you are going to deliver.
‘’So I am here to deliver a short message and the message to assure you that we totally cherish you. Whatever that Government is going to do to ensure that this campaign becomes successful."