Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama, has called the country’s inability to qualify for AFCON as heartbreaking.
The Black Stars were unable to qualify for the continental showpiece after losing all of their qualification games.
In an interview with Sporty FM in Accra, the president stated that this was the first time in twenty years that the country has crashed out and failed to qualify.
However, he believes that the Ghana Black Stars have made amends by qualifying for the World Cup, and that they would represent Ghana and the continent with pride.
“When we crashed out of the AFCON, it was heart-wrenching for all Ghanaians because it was the first time in many decades that Ghana had not gone for the AFCON. Ghana has been a permanent feature in AFCON and so it was quite hurtful but I believe that the boys have made it up with qualifying for the world cup,” he said.
