Former Ghana President John Dramani Mahama has pleaded with the Black Stars team to avenge the painful defeat to Uruguay in 2010 when they face off in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
The biggest soccer mundial has been scheduled for November and December this year, with 32 countries set to battle it out for the covetous trophy in Qatar.
Ghana has been housed in Group H at the mundial against Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea.
The West African powerhouse will open their World Cup account against Portugal on November 24 before taking on Uruguay and South Korea respectively.
Ghana will make their fourth appearance in Qatar this year, and officials from the Ghana Football Association, led by President Kurt Okraku, met with the former Ghana leader ahead of the tournament.
Addressing the delegation, the former President pleaded with the Black Stars team to beat Uruguay as a sign of revenge.
“Unfortunately, we are in a Group-of-death, I mean the teams in our group are strongest. And look at what faith has made, they have brought Uruguay into our group, it will be sweet revenge if we score them”
“So please, even if you don’t beat anybody, just beat Uruguay for me and let’s pay Luis Suarez back for what he did to us” he said.
Ghana were denied a semifinal berth at the World Cup courtesy of a Luis Suarez handball incident in the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
The former Liverpool and Barcelona forward prevent a goal-bound header from Ghana's Dominic Adiyiah in the final minute of extra time at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg.
Suarez essentially produced a save on the line worthy of a goalkeeper and he was shown a straight red card as a result.
Ghana were also awarded a penalty, but Asamoah Gyan’s attempt from 12 yards crashed into the crossbar, which resulted in Suarez going mental on the touchline and sent the game to a shootout.
Uruguay won the penalty shoot-out to progress to the semifinals with Luis Suarez celebrated for his demonic act.