Ghana’s Black Stars will know their group opponent for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers on July 12, 2023.
The draw for the qualifiers will take place in Benin, and Ghana will get to know their opponent as they seek to secure their fifth qualification to the mundial.
Ghana faces a daunting task in the quest to qualify for the tournament to be jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada considering the new format released by CAF.
The continent will have a total of nine teams, with the possibility of a 10th team, participating in the upcoming World Cup.
CAF has decided that the qualifiers will consist of nine groups, each comprising six teams. The top nine teams from each group will directly qualify for the FIFA World Cup.
To determine the tenth representative from Africa, CAF introduced an additional opportunity. The four best second-placed teams from the groups will enter a playoff.
The winner of this playoff will then face a team from the CONCACAF zone for a chance to secure the tenth and final spot in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The qualifiers are scheduled to take place from November 2023 to November 2025, spanning a period of two years.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Sylvester Ntim
