Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghanaians to do away with political affiliations and rally behind the Black Stars as they prepare for the 2022 World Cup.
According to him, the national team is a an asset of the country rather than belonging to any political party.
Mahama said this when the Executives of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) visited him at his residence last week.
“I urge that all Ghanaians should rally behind the Black Stars. The Black Stars in the past was what united us and any time the stars were playing, there was no political affiliation or ethnic orientation as we all supported them,” he said.
“Recently, it doesn’t seem to be the same and I urge that we put all political considerations aside and know that, that is our best national team and for the boys to have the kind of encouragement to give their best on the world stage.”
The Black Stars missed the last World Cup in Russia but will be returning to the world stage after qualifying for the tournament in Qatar.
Ghana is in group H that also contains Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea.
By: Gbordzor Promise
