After Ghana’s 1-0 defeat to Colombia in the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, left-back Gideon Mensah says the team’s attention has now turned to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Speaking after the match at Kansas City Stadium, Mensah said the players are determined to bounce back after Jhon Arias’ early goal ended Ghana’s World Cup campaign.
“The plan is to take every game that comes at us as a chance for us to redeem ourselves,” he said.
“After this defeat, like I said, we have so many people that we have to make up to. First of all, ourselves, our family, our nation, our African brothers as well.”
Mensah also thanked Ghanaians for supporting the team throughout the tournament, despite the late kick-off times.
“We are very grateful to Ghanaians. We are very happy that they have been with us throughout the journey. We know the time difference is very, very bad. People are sacrificing their sleep, not because they don’t want to sleep, but because they love the team. We don’t take that for granted. We are hoping that the goal was to make them happy and get them to have good sleep.”
