Antoine Semenyo says Ghana can do more than survive their World Cup group. The 26-year old wants them to push on to the knockout stages, and he believes that target is realistic even with England waiting in the second group game in Boston.
That is a sharper public benchmark than Ghana carried into their last tournament. Four years ago in Qatar, they finished bottom of their group, but Semenyo said this team has already set its first target as getting out of the group and then seeing how far it can go.
The Manchester City star said Ghana have a great group and that they can cause upsets. He also pointed to a squad short on bodies, saying some key players are missing through injury, yet insisting there is still so much talent available. For a team trying to change the story from Qatar, that mix of confidence and absence matters. It leaves Ghana with fewer options, but not a lower standard.
Semenyo put the next step plainly: Ghana back themselves against any team, and if they reach the knockout stages then who knows how far they can go. That is the line that now frames the tournament for them. A group-stage exit would repeat the disappointment of four years ago. A place in the next round would turn the pressure into possibility.
He said he is looking forward to getting out there and playing more minutes on the biggest stage, a sign that he sees this World Cup as both a test and a chance to define what comes next. Semenyo is also the new Global Brand Ambassador for Ahmad Tea, but for Ghana the immediate measure is simpler. Beat the group, reach the knockout stages, and England in Boston becomes part of a much bigger campaign.
