Ghana’s Black Stars have been put in pot two for the African qualifiers for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament in north America.
FIFA published the pots for the African qualifying draw for the 2026 World Cup, which is going to be hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
Due to bad performances of in recently tournaments which has led to the decline in recent rankings leading the west Africa giants have to be placed in Pot 2 and could potentially face Nigeria, their longtime rivals,neighbours Ivory Coast current African champions Senegal in the qualifying campaign.
This means Ghana could also come up against tough opponents such as Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Cameroon, and Mali.
Ghana will know their opponents on July 12, for the qualifying campaign leading up to the 2026 tournament.
FIFA divided the countries into six pots based on the latest world ranking. Unfortunately, Ghana, ranked 11th on the continent, did not make it into Pot 1, reserved for the highest-ranked teams. As a result, the Black Stars will face a challenging path to secure qualification for the prestigious tournament.
Below are the Pots
Pot 1: Nigeria, Morocco, Senegal, Algeria, Tunisia, Cameroon, Mali, Egypt, Ivory Coast
Pot 2: Ghana, Burkina Faso, South Africa, Cape Verde, DR Congo, Guinea, Zambia, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea
Pot 3: Angola, Benin, Kenya, Mauritania, Congo, Uganda, Madagascar, Guinea Bissau, Namibia
Pot 4: Mozambique, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Togo, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Central African Republic, Malawi, Libya
Pot 5: Niger, Comoros, Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Botswana, Liberia
Pot 6: Lesotho, South Sudan, Mauritius, Chad, Sao Tome, Djibouti, Seychelles, Eritrea, Somalia
