UN Sec-Gen receives Black Stars shirt
5th November 2022
Ghana has presented a customized Black Stars shirt to the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the UN HQ on Friday on the sidelines of Security Council meetings where Ghana is President for the month of November.
Ghana’s Presidency coincides with the start of the Qatar World Cup in which the Black Stars play in Group H with Mr. Guterres’ country, Portugal, on November 24.
“This jersey is a gift from President Akufo-Addo. I’m sure the value will go up when we win the World Cup,” Ghana’s Permanent Representative at the UN, Harold Agyeman told Mr. Guterres amid laughter.
In response, the Secretary-General said “the color of the jersey is just like that of (Portuguese club) Benfica, the team I support.”
Mr. Guterres told his staff to keep the shirt securely in case Ghana did, in fact, win the World Cup.