President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt Okraku, has voiced his disappointment at the Black Stars’ lackluster start to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.
Ghana’s opening matches resulted in a 1-0 loss to Angola at the Baba Yara Stadium and a 1-1 draw against Niger in Morocco during the September international break, leaving the team third in Group F with just one point from a possible six.
On Tuesday October 8, Okraku visited the Black Stars’ camp to address the players and coaching staff where he emphasized the urgent need for improvement.
“The minimum I expect, the minimum Ghana expects is a team of boys or men who will show passion and desire to play for our country. Not when you are dribbled and you will be seen walking on the pitch and the ball is heading towards your net. That is impossible, I told the coach,” he said.
“It’s either you guys decide to die for Ghana…or decide you will not, then you’ll never be selected.
“Once you depart your various places and you come here and put on the shirt, naturally, that should give you the pride to fight, to show passion, to show aggression [and] to show desire to win.”
The Black Stars will face Sudan at the Accra Sports Stadium on matchday three on Thursday, October 10, before traveling to Libya for the return fixture on October 15.