WC Qualifiers: Black Stars Gaffer Rallies Support

Coach of the Black Stars, Avram Grant, has reiterated the need for all and sundry to support the senior national team ahead of the upcoming crucial 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers that kick-starts next month.

Scenes from the stands when Ghana played Rwanda

Post-Brazil 2014, many a Ghanaian fan have seemingly lost the affection they had for the team, in the wake of the infamous ‘Black Stars Winning Bonus Saga’.

The Israeli trainer lamented the poor fan turn-up in the one-all drawn game between the Black Stars and the Amavubi of Rwanda. The last qualifier of the 2017 CAF Africa Cup of Nations was played in a virtually empty Accra Sports Stadium.

He said; “We play football for the fans, but I can understand them after the negative publicity the Black Stars have sustained over the past few years.

“But I will plead with them not to focus on the negative things and be positive towards the Black Stars.”

In recent comments, Grant has narrowed his focus to making history by qualifying Ghana to the semi-final of a FIFA World Cup tournament, a feat no African country has ever achieved.

Ghana will kick-start her 2018 World Cup qualification campaign in October with a double header against the Cranes of Uganda(2nd October) and the Pharaohs of Egypt (6th October) respectively.

WC Qualifiers: Black Stars Gaffer Rallies Support

Ayew Relishes The Pain of The Minimal Support From Ghanaian Fans

Interim captain of the senior national team, Andre Dede Ayew has expressed his pain towards the lack of zeal in terms of support from majority of Ghanaian whenever the Black Stars play in Ghana. Ghana in its last home game against Mozambique had one of the worst attendances ever recorded with approximately 1500 fans attending the match out of 40,000 capacity of the Accra Sports Stadium.  

In a post training interview with media on Thursday, Ayew said; “the past year and a half has been difficult with our fans we have to be honest, and for me as a leader is very painful together with other leaders as well as my colleagues”.  

“As you all saw the last match against Mozambique, there was poor attendance, but the stadium was full when i watched Hearts play Kotoko at this same venue and i must say it is painful, Ghanaians  always want us to win and we have being winning games and we still don’t feel support due to issues that might be true or  false”.  

He also pleaded to fans to try as much as possible to put things behind them because they need them at this crucial moment especially through prayers and they are confident of coming out successful.

Ayew Relishes The Pain of The Minimal Support From Ghanaian Fans