Black Stars on track for World Cup qualification – GFA President
President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt E.S. Okraku, says the Black Stars remain on course for qualification to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Having missed out on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the West African giants have shifted their focus to the World Cup qualifiers, which resume in September with upcoming matches against Chad and Mali.
Ghana currently leads Group I in the African qualifiers for the world’s biggest football tournament, to be staged in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Speaking at the 31st Ordinary Congress on Tuesday, Mr Okraku affirmed that the Black Stars are still well-positioned to secure qualification for the tournament next year.
“Though we regretfully missed out on AFCON 2025, the Black Stars remain on track for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in the USA, Canada, and Mexico,” he told Congress members at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence.
The Black Stars have opened a five-point gap over second-placed Madagascar. Mali and Comoros are in third and fourth positions respectively, both on nine points.
The Central African Republic follows in fifth position with five points, while Chad occupies the bottom spot with no points after five games.
