“The first African country to win the FIFA World Cup will be Ghana. I pray it happens this year.”
Ketu South MP Eric Edem Agbana has expressed confidence in the Black Stars’ chances at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, backing Ghana to make history as the first African nation to lift football’s most prestigious trophy.
Ghana remains one of Africa’s most celebrated World Cup teams, having reached the quarter-finals in 2010 and coming within a penalty shootout of becoming the first African side to reach the semi-finals. As the Black Stars prepare for another shot at glory, many fans share the hope that this could finally be the year an African nation conquers the world stage.