Captain of the Ghana Black stars Andre Ayew,  has stated that despite their loss on Thursday, the Black Stars will still advance to the next round of the 2022 World Cup.

The Black Stars lost to Portugal 3-2 in their opening match of the Mundial at the 974 Stadium.

As Ghana prepares to play South Korea in their second Group H match on Monday at the Education City Stadium, with kickoff set for 13:00GMT, captain Andre Ayew believes his team has what it takes to advance.

"We were selected for the world in a highly challenging group and environment. I'm aware that this team always manages to overcome challenging situations, he added following the game.

The win takes Portugal top of the group but the 0-0 draw between South Korea and Uruguay earlier in the day means today’s loss might not prove to be too costly for the Black Stars.

Ghana will wrap up their group stage adventure with their much-anticipated encounter with Uruguay at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah.

The Black Stars are aiming to play the next round after exiting at the group phase in 2014 in Brazil.