Ghana FA President Reveals World Cup Vision: 'We Wanted to Win in Qatar'

• Ghana FA boss Kurt Okraku has opened up on the 2022 FIFA World Cup
• The GFA president had high hopes Ghana would win the competition
• Instead, the Black Stars suffered early elimination from the World Cup

President of Ghana's Football Association, Kurt Okraku, has revealed that it was the federation's hope the Black Stars would win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

However, the four-time African champions failed to progress beyond the group stage after two defeats and a win.

Despite the disappointment at the tournament, Okraku applauded the support of Ghanaians and believes the Black Stars will be back to their best under his leadership.

The FA boss was speaking at the 29th Ordinary Congress in Kumasi, where he opened up on the federation's vision for the various national teams.

"When we qualified for the World Cup in Qatar, that was a big gain for Ghana and we earned the respect of the world," he said, as quoted by GHANASoccernet.

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"As a leader of the football family, I would have loved that the Black Stars brought home the World Cup trophy. That was the vision but it did not happen. Whatever happened, it is because we had the support of Ghanaians," he added.

Okraku reportedly also confirmed his interest in contesting for the top job in Ghanaian football this October, as reported by Pulse.

The former Dreams FC Executive Chairman has been president of the GFA for almost four years and has four months left in his current tenure as federation boss.

Could Ghana host World Cup?

In related news, Sports Brief reported on Ghana considering hosting the World Cup in 2038, with the country hoping to become the second African country to stage the competition.

However, the west African nation could have to compete against fellow African nation, Morocco, who are also reportedly putting in a bid for the 2030 tournament, as are Saudi Arabia.

According to the director of Ghana's National Development Planning Commission, Dr Nii Moi Thompson, the country has earmarked the hosting of the global football event in 15 years' time.