Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) Executive Council member, Kweku Eyiah, is confident the Black Stars can qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup if they put in more efforts.
The four-time African champions are second in their group behind Comoros in the race to qualify for the global showpiece set to take place in USA, Canada and Mexico next year.
With Ghana failing to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, there is pressure on the team to placate the local fans with a place at the world stage.
Former Executive Council (EXCO) member of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kweku Eyiah, has expressed confidence in the Black Stars’ ability to qualify for the next FIFA World Cup, but warns it will require hard work.
“I believe the World Cup is not a closed for us. we can still qualify if we win our remaining matches. A lot of effort has to be put in to ensure we secure qualification to the global showpiece,” he told Asempa FM on Wednesday February 12, 2025.
We cannot afford to miss out of the World Cup after failing to qualify for the AFCON. Whatever needed to be done to ensure we qualify, we must do it.
“There have been some changes in the technical department. But what begs the question is, if we are seeking to make changes, is that the core of our problem? or the problem is with the head coach? It is the coach who takes the final decision and so changing backroom staff does not change much.
“In their wisdom, the know best and so we should support them. Because failure to qualify for the World Cup will be disastrous and Ghanaians will not forgive them (GFA). A lot of Ghanaians want to travel to USA, Canada especially and so we should not disappoint them.”
Ghana seeks to bounce back from previous setbacks and make a return to the World Cup stage. Amid the country’s AFCON qualification failure, there is huge optimism within the football community that Ghana can overcome any challenges during the qualification campaign and represent the country at the highest level.