Former captain of the Black Stars Asamoah Gyan has emphasized that the team benefited from their unrest at the 2014 World Cup.

When the team's appearance fee was delayed, players threatened to skip practice in order to underperform the team in their final group match against Portugal.

However, the then NDC government airlifted 3 million dollars to the camp of the team ahead of the team but the Black Stars suffered a 2-1 defeat to exit the tournament with just a point after three games.

"What happened in Brazil was unfortunate, but our predecessors paved the way and we did the same for the next generation to be where they are now," Gyan told GHOne TV.

“A lot of mistakes were made in the past but now they have been rectified.

"Now when we are going into a tournament, these financial issues are sorted out way ahead of time to prevent a repeat of that event in Brazil.

“Hitherto, it was not done that way. We will get to a tournament before we begin negotiations (for our bonuses), which will lead to disruptions and loss of focus. It (the strike) was a blessing in disguise. We did what we had to do for our younger ones to benefit today," he added.

Ghana failed to qualify for the last edition hosted in Russia in 2018 but has made a return to the global showpiece scheduled to be hosted in Qatar.