Former Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has asked Ghanaians to support new Black Stars coach Carlos Queiroz ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Gyan said unity, patience and good defending will be very important if Ghana want to perform well at the tournament.
The former striker admitted that Queiroz has a tough job because he has limited time to fully prepare the team before the World Cup starts.
Even so, Gyan believes the coach needs the full support of the country as he tries to rebuild confidence in the team and guide the Black Stars to success.
“We have a coach whose time is limited. We have to give him the hope and support to qualify.”
The former Sunderland and Al Ain forward also spoke about Ghana’s defensive problems.
While the Black Stars have looked dangerous in attack in recent matches, they have continued to struggle defensively and concede too many goals.
According to Gyan, fixing the defence should be the team’s main focus before thinking about other areas.
Speaking in an interview with 3Sports, he urged fans to continue supporting both the coach and the players.
“We should be more defensively sound not to concede before we can think about other things. We should be more defensively sound in our game before we think about other things. If we don't fix our defence, opponents can penetrate easily because it looks like now we are conceding in every game.”
Gyan pointed to Morocco’s run to the semi-finals at the 2022 World Cup and Ghana’s strong showing at the 2010 tournament as examples of how strong defending can help teams succeed.
He said Ghana can compete better against top countries if the team becomes more organised at the back.
“If we are able to be more defensively sound, like what the Moroccans did in Qatar and what we did in 2010, I think it is something that will help. I'm not the coach, but that's my advice.”
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to start in June, many Ghana fans will hope the Black Stars can improve and make the country proud once again.
By: Pascal Amoah
