Black Stars goalkeeper’s trainer, Richard Kingson, has urged football fans to be patient with this current team.

Pressure is on for the Black Stars to end their 42-year wait for a fifth Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy when Ivory Coast hosts the next edition in January.

According to the former Black Stars goalkeeper, the current group of players are not yet settled, but have the potential, with time to win the tournament.

“The most important thing about a team is team work, the unity and the love. You know this is new national team.

"The Black Stars now we are coming together so I think before the AFCON, will get to know each other very well and I believe that we can get very far in the coming (AFCON).

"I cannot promise you [Ghana will win the AFCON] but I believe one day I will be a champion."

The Black Stars confirmed their qualification to the AFCON after beating the Central African Republic 2-1 in the final qualifying game.

The 2023 AFCON will be staged in Ivory Coast from January 13 to February 11, 2024, with the group stage draw scheduled for October 12, 2023, in Abidjan.