Ghana’s Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has asked the Black Stars to stay united after their 1-0 defeat to Colombia in the Round of 32 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Speaking to the team after the match at Kansas City Stadium, Adams thanked the players and the technical team for their hard work throughout the tournament.
“Let’s continue to be together and be as a team,” the Minister said.
“The Technical team, we thank you for the huge work and investment done. We know the sleepless nights that you have to analyse many, many videos to develop strategy. We don’t take this for granted.”
Ghana’s World Cup campaign ended after Jhon Arias scored the only goal of the match in the 14th minute. Even with the defeat, Adams said the team had made good progress.
“Our wish was to have continued. In a game of football, no matter how many minutes you play, whether it is 90 minutes, 120, one team will have to win — whether it is through penalties or what. Fortunately, or unfortunately for us, the decision was within the 90 minutes.”
He thanked the players for their effort and asked them to focus on the team’s next challenge, the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
“We are grateful for your time and your everything. I think that everybody sees that we have taken a good step and we are moving forward. We will work together and see how we can journey our next immediate journey.”
