Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has expressed strong confidence in Ghana’s prospects at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, insisting the Black Stars have the quality to progress far in the tournament—and possibly even win it.
Ghana, four-time African champions, are set to enter the global showpiece as one of the lower-ranked teams. They have been drawn in Group L alongside Panama, England, and Croatia, creating a challenging group-stage campaign.
Despite a difficult recent run without a win in their latest matches, Adams remains optimistic about the team’s potential. Speaking to Channel One TV, he acknowledged that the squad is still in a rebuilding phase but expressed confidence that progress will be made in time for the tournament.
“I will say that we are preparing. If I tell you that we are ready…we don’t even have a head coach,” he said. “So it means that we are not fully ready yet. But I see us being ready by the time it’s time for us to play our first game—against Panama.”
Adams urged Ghanaians to maintain high expectations, noting that while the current squad may lack the cohesion of previous generations, their talent remains sufficient to succeed on the world stage.
“This is a World Cup that I see us doing well. We should be hopeful. We may not have the best of players that we had in some time past, based on them playing together for some time. But we still have what it takes for us to go very, very far. Maybe possibly even win the World Cup,” he added.
The Black Stars’ preparations have already seen a significant change with the dismissal of Otto Addo. The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is expected to announce a new head coach next week, ahead of the team’s regrouping in May.
As part of their buildup, Ghana will face Mexico in an international friendly, followed by a final tune-up match against Wales on June 2.
Ghana will open their World Cup campaign against Panama on June 17, before taking on England on June 23 and Croatia on June 27. The team will be aiming to improve on past performances, having exited at the group stage in both the 2014 and 2022 editions.
