Former Black Stars psychologist Dr Patrick Ofori has urged the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to strengthen the national team’s technical staff ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Following Ghana’s failure to qualify for the recently concluded Africa Cup of Nations, the GFA made several additions to the technical team in January last year, bringing in Desmond Ofei, Winfried Schäfer, and Gregory De Grauwe as preparations for the resumption of World Cup qualifiers intensified.
With Ghana now having secured a spot at the 2026 Mundial, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Dr Ofori believes the technical team needs further reinforcement to keep pace with modern football demands.
“I still think they may need to beef it up because football has evolved,” he told Citi Sports. “There are teams that have analysts whose sole job is to study opposing defenders—their concentration levels, behaviour, and patterns.”
Ghana has been drawn in Group L and will open their World Cup campaign against Panama on June 17 in Toronto. They will then face England in Boston before concluding the group stage against Croatia on June 27 in Philadelphia.
After exiting at the group stages in Brazil 2014 and Qatar 2022, the Black Stars are aiming to make a stronger impression at the global showpiece.
