{"id":44901,"date":"2025-12-06T10:30:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T10:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44901"},"modified":"2025-12-06T10:30:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T10:30:07","slug":"we-will-do-our-best-to-qualify-for-the-next-stage-asamoah-gyan-on-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/we-will-do-our-best-to-qualify-for-the-next-stage-asamoah-gyan-on-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;We will do our best to qualify for the next stage,&#8221; Asamoah Gyan on draw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ghana legend Asamoah Gyan is confident in the team&#8217;s passage to the knockout stage at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ghana has been housed in Group L alongside England, Croatia, and Panama in Group L following the draw at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, USA.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to American actor Danny<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\u00a0Ramirez, Gyan acknowledged that it was a tricky group but still not beyond qualification for the Black Stars.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well, I think it is a tricky group. All four teams want to qualify, and definitely, we are optimistic back home. Everybody back home wants Ghana to qualify. 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