Ghana became the fifth African nation to qualify for the FIFA 2026 World Cup as they confirmed first spot in Group I on Sunday.

The Black Stars sealed qualification after beating Comoros 1-0 in Accra.

The West Africans will join Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt, among the countries that have already qualified, with more to be confirmed on Tuesday.

Ghana have completed their remarkable resurgence after failing to qualify for the 2025 African Cup of Nations.

In November 2024, the country was left stunned when Ghana failed to qualify for the continental finals for the first time since 2004. Despite widespread calls to resign, Otto Addo refused to stand down as a coach.

“I’m not the person who can resign. If I had done this, I’d never have become a player or even a coach,” Addo declared. “If you know where I have come from as a person to arrive at this job you won’t even ask about resignation.”

Addo, who led Ghana to the Qatar 2022 World Cup in his first spell with the team, firmly believed that he was the right person to lead the revival. With the help of a new backroom staff, he has successfully guided the Black Stars through CAF qualifying with 25 points from ten games in Group I.

Ghana were pushed all the way by Madagascar, but they punched their ticket to the global showpiece on the final day of qualifying after Mohammed Kudus struck for the winner against Comoros.

A key reason for their success has been the goalscoring form of Jordan Ayew, who netted seven goals in qualifying.

The FIFA 2026 World Cup will mark Ghana’s fifth appearance on football’s biggest stage, having made their debut at Germany 2006. They will be looking to improve on their performance in Qatar four years ago when they were eliminated in the group stage.

Ghana’s greatest display at the World Cup came at South Africa 2010 when Milovan Rajevac’s men reached the quarter-finals thanks to the inspirational performances of Asamoah Gyan.

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