President Akufo-Addo and John Mahama have sent best wishes to the Black Stars of Ghana as they begin their quest to end the AFCON drought.
The Black Stars – four-time African champions are aiming to end the 40-year wait for the AFCON trophy having last won the tournament in Libya in 1982.
Ghana this afternoon at 4:00 pm will open their campaign against Morocco at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo before playing Gabon and Comoros in the other Group C matches.
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President Akufo-Addo in his message charged the Black Stars to end Ghana's AFCON drought by winning its fifth trophy. He believes coach Milovan Rajavac has the best of talents at his disposal to bring the trophy home.
He admonished playing bodies to be each other's keepers as with a unity front they can do soo much.
He further called on Ghanaians to get behind the team.
"I send best wishes from all Ghanaians to you the playing, technical and management teams of the Black Stars.
Like with every other edition of AFCON, the Ghanaian people nothing short of ultimate from the Stars.
The pressure to succeed is understandably high because of our status of four-time winners and also because it's 40 long years since we last lifted the trophy.
We have to bring the 40-year drought to an end. The task is daunting but not insurmountable.
I believe with the current crop of players we have the talents to match any team on the continent."
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Former President John Mahama on his part urged the Black Stars to go for glory.
"Wishing our Black Stars the very best of luck in their opening game against Morocco and in subsequent matches. Football unites people, and we are all happy to rally behind the Black Stars to play well and annex our 5th African Cup Trophy after many years. Go Black Stars! Go!," he wrote on Twitter.
Wishing our Black Stars the very best of luck in their opening game against Morocco and in subsequent matches.
— John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) January 10, 2022
Football unites people, and we are all happy to rally behind the Black Stars to play well and annex our 5th African Cup Trophy after many years.
Go Black Stars! Go!