Neil Armstrong Mortagbe, former Managing Director of Hearts of Oak, has expressed his disappointment with the performance of the Ghana national team following the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
In an interview with Graphic Sports, Mortagbe stated that he had high hopes for an improvement in the team’s performance after their promising display in Qatar. However, he emphasized that under coach Chris Hughton, the team seemed to struggle consistently from one match to another.
“Chris Hughton inherited a squad that had shown a lot of promise in Qatar during the World Cup. I had expected the team to, under him, improve even more. Rather, we saw the team floundering from match to match,” he said.
Ghana was unable to advance to the Round of 16 after finishing third in a group that included Cape Verde, Egypt, and Mozambique.
The Black Stars suffered a 2-1 defeat to Cape Verde and managed back-to-back 2-2 draws against Egypt and Mozambique, leading to their elimination from the tournament.
It was the second consecutive tournament in which the Black Stars were eliminated in the group stages without a win, extending the country’s wait for its fifth AFCON title to 42 years.
