Gone in July, back in Ghana by September
If we count only the group stage, the recently finished World Cup has been a huge success for African teams. Many doubters will say that it was mainly due to the fact that a number of participants (48) was sharply increased, compared to previous tournaments (32), but whatever the reason, the African continent was happy and full of pride. When the group phase was finished, nine African nations reached the knockout rounds of the expanded 2026 tournament, the highest number ever from the continent. The meltdown followed later and Ghana was among those teams. The Black Stars have a long history of participating at the World Cup, they have even made it through the group stage twice before doing it for the third time in 2026, but were stopped in the Round of 32, when they lost to Colombia 1-0. Ghana’s coach Carlos Queiroz left the post, only to come back today.🇬🇭 These are the numbers behind Carlos Queiroz’s first stint. What do you think? pic.twitter.com/bZ7K3IMsN6— Michael Oti Adjei (@OtiA..