Chris Hughton must be supported ahead of 2026 World Cup qualifiers - Moses Armah Parker

Published on: 18 July 2023

Medeama Sporting Club bankroller, Moses Amarh Parker has called for support for Black Stars coach, Chris Hughton ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Ghana has discovered their group for the Mundial that will be held in the United States of America, Canada and Mexico.

The Black Stars are in Group I alongside Mali, Madagascar, Chad, Comoros and the Central African Republic.

With the qualifiers set to kick off in November, the former Black Stars Management Committee Member beleives the former Premier League manager must be offered the necessary support.

He also called for proper preparations for the qualifiers.

"Chris Hughton just took up the job and we need to offer him our support. We also need to prepare well and put measures in place," he told Adom FM in an interview.

Despite the uninspiring performance of the Black Stars in recent games, Mr Parker also reiterated that the group is an easy group thus Ghana will qualify for the FIFA World Cup.

"Personally, I think the draw favours Ghana. There is no way Ghana will not go to the World Cup," he said on Agoronie Agoronie on Adom FM.

The first two match days in the groups will be played on November 13-21, 2023 and the last two on October 6-14, 2025.

The African playoff stage is scheduled for November 10-18, 2025.

The Black Stars are hoping to secure their fifth World Cup qualification having featured in 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2022 in Germany, South Africa, Brazil and Qatar respectively.