The goal of the Black Stars, according to captain Andre Ayew, is not to get revenge on Uruguay, but rather to play their hearts out in order to defeat the South American squad.
On December 2, 2022, the Black Stars play the "La Celeste" in Group H.
Ghana has the chance to atone for the harm Uruguay caused to Ghanaians at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, as Ghana was ousted by the Sky Blue squad on penalties during the quarterfinal match.
Ayew does not believe it to be practical and instead prefers his colleagues to compete for points with less than two months until the commencement of the 22nd edition of the Mundial.
I'm the team captain, therefore I don't think we should see this game as retaliation. Instead, we need to have the intelligence to see that it's a game we need to win, he said in an interview with Al Jazeera.
"After all that has been stated in the media, we just want to defeat Uruguay. If you enter a game intending to exact revenge, you run the risk of making a lot of errors and becoming agitated as a player.
We simply need to maintain our composure, stick to the strategy, and attempt to win the match—or do whatever it takes to move on to the next round, he continued.
On November 24, Ghana will play Portugal in their first game before taking on South Korea four days later.
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The gifted adolescent has been putting in a lot of effort over the past several months and has now gotten the chance to play for a senior team.
He was included in the Hellas Verona matchday roster today but was not given a starting position.
Miguel Veloso was replaced by Ibrahim Kakari Sulemana in the 71st minute of the second half.
Despite playing for only 19 minutes, the defensive midfielder made a point and dazzled with his performance.
Sadly, his squad lacked quality that afternoon, and after 90 minutes, they were down 2-1.
During the match, his compatriot Isak Hien also appeared for Hellas Verona.