President Akufo-Addo has urged the Black Stars of Ghana to win the 2021 edition of the African Cup of Nations, being held in Cameroon.
He said the team should do all it can to end the 40-year trophy drought.
“Like with every edition of AFCON the Ghanaian people expect nothing short of ultimate glory from the stars.”
“The pressure to succeed is understandably high because of our status of four-time winners, and also because it has been 40 long years since we last lifted the trophy.”
”The target for you, naturally, is to bring the cup home. We have to go a step further than the second places recorded in 1992, 2010 and 2015, and bring the 40-year drought to an end,” the President said.
Ghana will begin her AFCON campaign against Morocco tomorrow, Monday, and poised to grab the maximum points ahead of the remaining two group matches.
Ghana is housed in Group C, alongside Morocco, Comoros and Gabon.
The biennial competition, from January 09 to February 06, will see 24 teams battling for the ultimate trophy.
