Kim Grant wants young Black Stars team monitored after early World Cup exit

Published on: 20 December 2022

Former Ghana international Kim Grant says the current Black Stars team need to be monitored for the future after early exit at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

The Black Stars were eliminated after the first round of the tournament following a 2-0 defeat to Uruguay.

After defeating South Korea in their second group game, the Black Stars needed a draw or win against Uruguay to advance to the last 16 stage.

But the team failed to negotiate for points against their ‘enemies’ Uruguay.

In an interview, the former Hearts of Oak coach asserted young Black Stars team must be monitored for the future.

“Our performance was not so good because we couldn’t progress from the group stage but there are some positives around the team. We have a young team and obviously we have to monitor them and of course improve this full squad not just including local players as well but internationally we have to go even further and we have to add more quality” he said.

Meanwhile, the Black Stars have been ranked the 24th best team at the just ended 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar which was won by Lionel Messi inspired Argentina on Sunday.

The four-time African champions failed to progress past the group stage after recording two defeats and a win.

Otto Addo's men lost 3-2 to Portugal, bounced back to beat South Korea 3-2 and lost 2-0 to Uruguay in an entertaining World Cup exit.

Despite failing to go past the group stage, the African giants placed 24 in the index rankings after the tournament saw Argentina beating France in a nerve-racking final to clinch their third World Cup title.

The Black Stars is currently without a coach following the exit of Otto Addo, who stepped down after early exit at the biggest soccer mundial in the Asian country.

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