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Two players of
Black Stars upbeat about qualification for World Cup
Kumasi, June 3, Ghanadot/GNA - Two players of the senior
national team, the Black Stars have expressed optimism about
the chances of the team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup/ Africa
Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Prince Buaben and Eric Bekoe both said that the Stars have
the experience and quality to upstage any opposition in
their group which also comprise Lesotho, Gabon and Libya and
therefore urged all Ghanaians to support them to achieve
their ultimate goal.
Speaking at separate interviews with the GNA Sports in
Kumasi at the weekend, Buaben, a Dundee United midfielder
said Ghana represents one of the African countries expected
to cause an upset at the quadrennial championship following
their sterling performance at the 2006 World Cup in Germany
and that the team’s qualification would be significant.
“We have a duty to qualify to the World Cup in South Africa
in 2010 to enable the team continue from where it left off
in Germany so as to keep the hopes of Africa of annexing the
World Cup on course”, he stated.
Buaben expressed delight at the unity in the Stars’ camp and
the immense support the senior players continue to give to
the young and upcoming ones, adding that this was very
significant and a motivation to the junior players to enable
them take over from the seniors at the appropriate time.
He said he was happy to have been invited by the Ghana
Football Association (GFA) to serve his country and promised
to work hard to justify the confidence reposed in him.
Bekoe, lead striker of Kumasi Asante Kotoko admonished his
supporters to pray fervently for him so that he can find his
scoring boots and bang in enough goals for the Stars as he
has been doing for his club.
He said even though the competition at the Stars’ camp was
very keen, he has the hope to break into the first team in
future as he has stepped up his training to enable him
achieve his objectives.
GNA
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