“Ghana will go to the World Cup with high hopes” – Jerome Opoku

Ghana national team defender Jerome Opoku expressed his strong belief that the Black Stars will make a strong case at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

🤩 One week ago today, the Accra Sports Stadium erupted as Ghana booked a spot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup! 🏆🌍

✨ Kudus Mohammed was on target in the 47th minute to seal a 1-0 win over Comoros. 🇬🇭

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— 🇬🇭 Black Stars (@GhanaBlackstars) October 19, 2025

The four-time Africa Cup of Nations champions qualified for their fifth FIFA World Cup after claiming six points from beating Central African Republic and Comoros. The Black Stars pummeled Central African Republic by 5-0 before nailing Comoros by 1-0 at the Accra Sports Stadium to top Group I with 25 points.

Opoku, who has been part of Ghana’s squad for the World Cup qualifiers, first expressed the hope of being part of the World Cup squad for the tournament to be co-hosted by Canada, USA and Mexico.

“Hopefully, once that team selection’s there, my name will be on it and that’s when I can celebrate, but for now, I don’t want to get too excited. I just want to just stay locked in, stay a part of the squad, and just keep helping Ghana and developing myself in the friendlies leading up to that tournament,” Jerome Opoku told RG.

The Istanbul Basaksehir centre-back believes the Ghana team is gelling and can make an impact at the World Cup.

“The World Cup is the biggest tournament in the world that you can be a part of, so God willing, I’ll be involved. This team is coming together really well and taking it game by game. You know, the more you spend time with each other, the more you learn about each other and the playing style and everything.

“Once we touch into the coaches’ ideas, I think we have a great game plan and top players, so it’ll all just come together nicely. If I’m there, which I pray I will be, then, the sky’s the limit for anyone. We’re a nation that doesn’t fear anything, so we’ll be going there with high hopes.”

Ghana first made their World Cup appearance in 2006 in Germany before consecutive outings at the 2010 and the 2014 editions in South Africa and Brazil. The Black Stars missed out on the 2018 festival before qualifying for the 2022 version in Qatar where they exited at the group stage.