"Ghana Has What It Takes to Win the World Cup": Former Man City Player Gelson Fernandes

• Gelson Fernandes believes the Black Stars can win the World Cup
• The four-time Africa champions are one of the few teams from Africa to reach the quarter-final
• The Black Stars failed to progress beyond the group stage at the last two editions

Former Manchester City midfielder, Gelson Fernandes believes Ghana can win the FIFA World Cup.

The Black Stars' best performance at the global showpiece was reaching the quarter-final of the tournament in 2010 in South Africa.

The four-time African champions have since been unable to progress beyond the group stage.

However, Fernandes, who was in Ghana for the GFA Elective Congress as head of FIFA's delegation, insists the West African nation can be successful at the World Cup if the right things are done.

‘’Having spoken to some of my mates like Kwadwo Asamoah, Agyemang Badu, Sulley Muntari, Stephen Appiah and co., they all believe that Ghana has the potential to win the World Cup. But we need to do more, we need to push the machine and we need to work hard to make that dream a reality,’’ he said, as quoted by ghanafa.org.

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‘’Let’s continue to show commitment to make our football great again,’’ he added.

Fernandes was born in Cape Verde but represented Switzerland at international level, as reported by transfermarkt.

Meanwhile, Kurt Okraku has been re-elected as the Ghana Football Association president.

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The GFA boss retained his seat after securing 117 out of 119 votes cast, representing an overwhelming 97.1% support from delegates at the elective congress in Tamale.

Mr. Okraku, who stood unopposed, will lead the federation for another four years until 2027.

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