Black Stars ready for Mundial after Switzerland victory

Published on: 17 November 2022

Black Stars of Ghana are finally ready for the 2022 FIFA World Cup following their impressive 2-0 win over Switzerland in an international friendly.

Mohammed Salisu and Antoine Serlom Semenyo scored in the second half to ensure the West Africans head into the World Cup on a high note.

Ghana broke the deadlock in the 69th minute when Salisu headed past Sommer to score his first goal for the Black Stars.

Otto Addo’s side scored the second in the 74th minute when Semenyo found the back of the net to register his first goal for his country.

The friendly concludes their 2022 World Cup preparation in Abu Dhabi before travelling to Qatar for the World Cup.

Black Stars. who are the lowest-ranked team at the tournament have been drawn in Group H alongside Portugal, South Korea and Uruguay.

Ghana will take on Portugal in their first game on November 24 before playing South Korea and Uruguay on November 28 and December 2 respectively.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup takes place between November 20 and December 18, 2022.

Only three sides from the continent have ever progressed to the quarter-finals; Cameroon in 1990, Senegal in 2002, and Ghana in 2010.

Ghana will be looking to make it out of the group stage.

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