Black Stars coach Otto Addo has apologised for his criticism of American referee Ismail Elfath following his side's 3-2 loss to Portugal last Thursday.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports in collaboration with the Ghana Embassy in Qatar has successfully mobilised over 1,000 Ghanaians and some Africans based in Qatar to cheer on the Black Stars at the ongoing FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Qatar yesterday became the first host nation to suffer the earliest exit in the 92-year history of the FIFA World Cup after losing 3-1 to Senegal.

The nation has applauded the Black Stars for their sterling performance against Portugal in their opening Group H match at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

How the Black Stars were hailed back home for Portugal's World Cup  match

Ghana’s Black Stars went back to the drawing board yesterday as they tried to flush out the opening game loss to Portugal and refocus on their upcoming group encounters with South Korea and Uruguay in the coming week.

Ghanaian-born forward Mohammed Muntari scored the first FIFA World Cup goal for Qatar in a 3-1 loss as the hosts were all but dumped out of the Mundial by African champions Senegal.

Black Stars coach Otto Addo has jumped to the defence of his left fullback Baba Rahman following criticism that his defensive error cost the Black Stars all three points against Portugal.

African teams are still on the hunt for a first win at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 with the Black Stars of Ghana being the only team to have scored so far at the tournament.

Portugal 3-2 Ghana

Possible penalty overturn: Salisu foul on Ronaldo

Ghana winger Osman Bukari says his celebration after scoring Ghana's second goal in a 3-2 loss to Portugal was not meant as disrespect to Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ghana coach Otto Addo says the penalty scored by Cristiano Ronaldo during Ghana's 3-2 loss to Portugal was a gift from the referee.

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo became the first man to score in five different editions of the FIFA World Cup as he led his side to a 3-2 victory over Ghana on Thursday evening at a chilly Stadium 974 in Doha.

Ghana began the Qatar2022 World Cup with a 2-3 loss to Portugal.

Black Stars’ assistant coach, Mas-Ud Didi Dramani, says Ghana sees Thursday’s FIFA World Cup opener against Portugal as an African project and have readily accepted the challenge to excel and many everybody happy.