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22 Nov

World Cup 2022: GFA Confirm Jojo Wollacott To Join Black Stars In Qatar

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The Ghana Football Association (GFA) have confirmed that Jojo Wollacott will join the Black Stars in Qatar ahead of the team's World Cup opener against Portugal. Wollacott had a successful surgery on a fractured finger over the weekend, which cruelly ruled him out of the tournament. The goalkeeper was crucial to Ghana's qualification and was devastated when it was confirmed that he would not be able to compete in his first World Cup. "Joseph Wollacott who is not part of the final squad for the 2022 World Cup will join the team’s base in Qatar for the match against Portugal,"…

21 Nov

World Cup 2022: Football Community Of Mozambique Back Black Stars To Excel In Qatar

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The Football Community of Mozambique have backed the Black Stars to excel in Qatar during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. This was contained in a letter dated November 18 and copied to Ghana Football Association President Kurt Okraku. “With the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 about to kick off in the coming days, on behalf of the Executive Committee of the Mozambican Football Federation (FMF) and on my personal name, I would like to extend the best wishes for the participation of your national team in the tournament. “It is, undoubtedly, the biggest football stage and the participation of your…

18 Nov

World Cup 2022: Senegal Forward Sadio Mane Ruled Out After Surgery

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Senegal forward Sadio Mane has undergone surgery on a knee injury he sustained playing for Bayern Munich and will miss the World Cup. On Tuesday, Senegal's football federation said Mane, 30, would miss their "first games" at the tournament. But a further MRI scan was completed on Thursday that showed surgical intervention was needed. Mane was forced off during Bayern's Bundesliga win over Werder Bremen on 8 November. Bayern have confirmed the player "underwent successful surgery" on Thursday, to attach a tendon to the head of his right fibula "The forward will begin his rehab in Munich in the next…

16 Nov

World Cup 2022: Black Stars Are Capable Of Doing Well In Qatar – Stephen Appiah

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Former Black Stars midfielder Stephen Appiah has backed the team to do well at the 2022 World Cup despite their underdog status. Ghana are the lowest-ranked team heading to the World Cup this year and have been pitted against Portugal, South Korea and Uruguay. Black Stars are not among the favourites in the group of death, but Appiah believes Otto Addo’s side are capable of advancing. “It’s going to be difficult, 2006 when we went to the World Cup in Germany we were underdogs. “We played against Italy we lost our first game and beat the Czech Republic 2-0 who…

15 Nov

World Cup 2022: Senegal’s Sadio Mane Out Of ‘First Games’ In Qatar

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Sadio Mane will miss Senegal's "first games" at the World Cup because of a leg injury, an official from the country's football federation has said. The Bayern Munich forward was named in the Teranga Lions squad for Qatar despite being forced off in a club game last week. The German champions said the 30-year-old had an injury "to his right fibula", but Senegal coach Aliou Cisse said Mane does not need an operation. The West Africans begin their Group A campaign against the Netherlands on Monday, with games against hosts Qatar (25 November) and Ecuador (29 November) to follow. "We…

15 Nov

World Cup 2022: Anything Is Possible Once We Qualify From The Group – Black Stars Coach Otto Addo

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Ghana coach Otto Addo is cautiously optimistic about the 2022 World Cup, saying that anything is possible if they qualify from their group. Ghana face an uphill battle to advance to the knockout round in Qatar after being drawn in Group H with Portugal, Uruguay, and South Korea. “Everything is possible. As I’ve said, we have three strong opponents in our group. If we don’t perform as we need to, or if we’re not able to implement our tactics then it’ll be very difficult,” he told FIFA. "Especially because Portugal, Uruguay and Korea Republic are very strong opponents with qualities…

10 Nov

World Cup 2022: Bryan Mbeumo In Cameroon Squad, But Ngadeu-Ngadjui Omitted

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Recently-capped Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo has been included in coach Rigobert Song's 26-man Cameroon squad for the World Cup in Qatar. The 23-year-old represented France at youth level before switching allegiance to the central African nation, and won his first two caps for the Indomitable Lions in September. "It's a dream come true for me to go the World Cup," Mbeumo wrote on social media. Vincent Aboubakar, who featured as a teenager at the 2010 World Cup and also appeared in 2014, captains a squad that has three surprising inclusions and one shock omission. Former international Song has left out…

07 Nov

World Cup 2022: Antonio Conte ‘Confident’ Son Heung-min Will Be Fit

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Tottenham boss Antonio Conte is confident South Korea forward Son Heung-min will be fit to feature in the World Cup later this month. The Spurs attacker suffered a fracture around his left eye during their 2-1 win at Marseille on Tuesday. The 30-year-old had surgery on Friday, missing Tottenham's 2-1 defeat by Liverpool, and is now at home. But Conte believes Son will be ready for the tournament in Qatar, which starts on 20 November. He said: "I sent him a message yesterday after the surgery and Sonny was really, really disappointed for this situation but I hope for him…