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Having qualified for the World Cup three times in a row, the Black Stars were unable to qualify for Russia 2018, having been eliminated by the group’s winners, Egypt.
How do we assess Ghana’s chances of qualifying for Qatar 2022, some nine months before the start of the qualifying tournament?
After having enjoyed a goodbye in the first round, Ghana were drawn as a group along with South Africa, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia. The winner of this group will be drawn against another winner of the group for a round-trip tie, with the five winners of the tie becoming representatives of Africa at the 2022 World Cup.
Ghana is a firm favorite to win their group and advance to the play-off stage, with South Africa being the most likely challenger.
How Ghana would fare in a potential tiebreaker largely depends on who the opponent is.
Ghana was nicknamed “the Brazil of Africa” by Marcela Mora and Araujo during the 2006 World Cup.
Considering the level of quality of the current Black Stars outfit, this is not an inappropriate nickname.
Thomas Teye Partey, who during the summer has been linked again and again with a move to Arsenal from Atlético de Madrid, was revealed as the midfielder with the best dribbling hit rate among the five best leagues in Europe. This is a splendid example of the immense quality of the current Ghana team.
Recently, it appears that the smart money is in Partey moving to Emirates as a keen forecaster on arguably the best free betting tips platform made a tip stating that Partey joining Arsenal is a value proposition even in the probabilities.
However, Partey is far from the only quality player with a Ghanaian passport. Ghana’s captain Dede Ayew, his brother, Crystal Palace striker Jordan Ayew, the talented Osman Bukari and Mohammed Kudus, who was signed by Ajax a few months ago, are players who could make the majority of the team’s coaches. Rival teams feel a bit uncomfortable.
However, considering that Brazil’s streak of success already started in the 1958 World Cup and also its streak of five successes in the World Cup, I think we have to conclude that the nickname of “Brazil of Africa” is a bit exaggerated.
Still, we believe that Ghana has more than one fighting chance to reach the 2022 World Cup and we wish the Black Stars every possible success.
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