Former Youth and Sports Minister, Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, has warned Black Stars players to stay away from women during the World Cup in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ghana that missed out in the last edition hosted in Russia has made a return to the global showpiece and has been housed in Group H alongside Portugal, Uruguay, and South Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Afriyie-Ankrah, who was the then Sports Minister during the 2014 World Cup, believes that wives and girlfriends can be a distraction for players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He advises players to avoid bringing their partners to the tournament if they want to win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe team must be focused and dedicated for the World Cup period,\u201d the 55-year-old Ghanaian politician told Ghana News Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cThis is a tournament for just a few weeks. The players should leave their wives and girlfriends for those few weeks. They should focus on bringing glory to Ghana and themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is a privilege to don the national colours, and players should not think they are doing us a favour by representing Ghana.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coach Otto Addo has yet to name his preliminary tournament squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They are scheduled to play a friendly match against Switzerland, which will be the team\u2019s final match before departing for Qatar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 22nd edition of the Mundial has been scheduled to kick off from November 20 to December 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n