2026 World Cup Qualifying: “Stephen Appiah’s presence will help Ghana’s qualifying campaign” - Attram

Former Ghana international Godwin Attram expressed his belief that Stephen Appiah’s presence with the Black Stars will help in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.

Appiah, who once captained the the four-time African champions, is now the Vice Chairman and Player Relations Officer for the newly constituted Black Stars Management Committee. With the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers set to resume this month, Attram is confident that Appiah’s presence will positively impact the team.

"Yes, it will help the team because Stephen Appiah has once captained the team before, and Randy Abbey has also been with the Black Stars before," Attram told Takoradi-based Oli City Radio.

"He understands what's called for in administration and has good management skills as well, which can help the team, but in all I believe Stephen Appiah should be bold enough to speak to the team for them to know what Ghanaians are looking for," he added.

The Black Stars Management Committee is chaired by Dr. Randy Abbey, with Samuel Aboabire and Moses Armah overseeing matchday activities and operations. Richard Nsenkyire has been assigned to handle special duties concerning the team.

Ghana will face Chad and Madagascar later this month in their final two matches of the World Cup qualifiers. The Black Stars share nine points with Comoros on the standings.

2026 World Cup Qualifying: Group I standings through four matches

• The group winner qualifies for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

• Four of nine group runners-up qualify for a playoff to determine Africa's representative at the intercontinental playoffs.