President of the Ghana Football Association Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku says former President Kwesi Nyantakyi and his team must be glorified for leading Ghana to three World Cup finals.

The former Wa All Stars owner led the country to its maiden World Cup in 2006 in Germany where the Black Stars exited at the Round of 16 after beating the Czech Republic and United States of America at the Group stage.

Ghana later played in the 2010 and 2014 global showpieces in South Africa and Brazil under the leadership of Kwesi Nyantakyi.

President Simeon-Okraku was speaking at the dinner with the Legends event at East Legon Saturday night.

‘’For those of you who have played at the world cup, who have managed teams at the World Cup, you know what it means to be part of that special group called the World Cup. For those of you who have managed national teams to play at the world cup, you know exactly what it means to manage football at that highest level of football governance’’ he said.

‘’In saying this, let me say ayekoo to the former President of our Football Association, President Kwesi Nyantakyi. He qualified Ghana to the World Cup on three occasions, 2006, 2010 and 2014. Let’s give it to him and everybody who worked with him in those years Ghana was represented on the world stage again, Ayekoo’’ President Simeon-Okraku added.

Ghana aims to make a huge impressive at the World Cup in Qatar after failing to make it out of the Group in Brazil 2014.

The Black Stars are paired with Portugal, South Korea and Uruguay in Group H. Ghana will open her campaign against Portugal on November 24 before taking on South Korea and Uruguay.

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