After missing the last World Cup, in Russia, Ghana managed to return to the main international competition by eliminating Nigeria in the final play off access to Qatar still so, The record of the African team in World Cups is impressive: in three consecutive editions, excluding Brazil where they did not make it past the group stage, they reached the round of 16 in 2006 and an extraordinary quarter-final in 2010.

the collector is Otto Addo, former international who was recently assistant and goalkeeper for Borussia Dortmund and that he made a career in the Bundesliga before starting his coaching career. At the age of 47, he will make his debut in the final stages of major competitions and aims to repeat and match the positive campaigns that Ghana have posted at the World Championships.

Thomas Partey, Arsenal midfielder, is the natural reference for a team that has several players with experience in the main European leagues — highlighting Lamptey, from Brighton, Amartey, from Leicester, and also Kudus, from Ajax. In the middle, the presence of Fatawu stands out, the young Sporting striker who was bet on by the lions at the end of last season and who is emerging as one of the great African and Ghanaian promises for the coming years.

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