00:07We complete our look at Group L which has clear favourites in England and Croatia along
00:12with Ghana and Panama.
00:14Ghana was once considered one of Africa's most promising nations, especially after a
00:19quarter-final finish in 2010.
00:21The Black Stars cruised through Afghan qualification, finishing atop their group to secure their
00:26fifth tournament appearance.
00:27But the 74th ranked nation has had a chaotic period since qualification, surprisingly
00:33parting ways with manager Otto Addo.
00:35He has since been replaced by 73-year-old Portuguese veteran manager Carlos Quiros.
00:4034-year-old Jordan Ayew will wear the skipper's armband but their success will be on the shoulders
00:45of Manchester City winger Antoine Semenyo and athletic clubs Inaki Williams.
00:49Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey's selection isn't a surprise but is controversial as he's
00:55facing multiple rape charges.
00:57It's certainly not one of the strongest Ghana squads we have seen but they should be competitive.
01:03The final challenger in Group L is CONCACAF's Panama making their second World Cup appearance.
01:07It wasn't smooth sailing through CONCACAF qualification for Los Caneleros leading to get past Guatemala
01:13and El Salvador in the final round qualification.
01:16While they are firmly the underdogs in Group L, the Central Americans are a cohesive unit that thrive
01:22on their speed on counter-attacks.
01:24They return seven players from their debut tournament in 2018 and have a squad made up mainly of international
01:30players with Adelberto Karaschia in midfield, Jose Fajaro and Cecilia Waterman as attacking stars.
01:43We'll see you next time.
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