Ghana captain Ande Ayew wants to right the wrongs from their Africa Cup of Nations disappointment earlier this year at the World Cup in Qatar.
The captain said that the fallout from Cameroon was hard to deal with and was a wake-up call ahead of World Cup.
WHAT HAPPENED? The Black Stars took a frustrating outing during the 33rd edition of AFCON as they failed to win a single match and didn’t qualify for the knockouts.
In their Group C opener, they lost 1-0 against Morocco, drew 1-1 against Gabon and then suffered a shock 3-2 defeat against Comoros to finish bottom of the group.
THE BIGGER PICTURE:
After their Afcon exit, Ghana was drawn to face their West African rivals, the Super Eagles, in the playoffs for a slot at the World Cup. After a 0-0 draw in the first meeting in Kumasi, Ghana secured a 1-1 draw away in Abuja to qualify for Qatar on the away goals rule.
WHAT NEXT FOR AYEW?
The former Swansea City players’ next task after the friendlies against Nicaragua and Switzerland is to lead Ghana at the international showpiece in the Gulf nation. Ghana has been drawn into Group H alongside Portugal, South Korea and Uruguay.
The Black Stars will kick off their campaign against Portugal at Stadium 974 on November 24.
Again, they face South Korea at Education City Stadium on November 28 before they close group matches with a date against Uruguay at Al Wakrah Sports Complex on December 2.
