Antoine Semenyo says it feels good to have broken his international goal drought after scoring in the 5-0 win against Chad on Friday. The AFC Bournemouth attacker scored his third international goal for Ghana, having struggled to find the back of the net since March 2023, when he netted the winner against Angola in Kumasi.

Speaking to the press after the win over Chad, the former Sunderland and Bristol City forward said the Black Stars dream of playing in yet another World Cup in 2026.

Read on for the transcript: 

On what it means to play at the World Cup

I think for everyone in the team, you want to play at the World Cup. The World Cup everything. We want to do everything we can to qualify. It comes with all these games. We need to win the easy games; we need to win the hard games. We've done that today. Monday, we have to do the same. September, we'll do the same, and then hopefully qualify.

On scoring for the first time since March 2023

It's a confidence boost, for sure. I wouldn't say there was pressure. I feel like every player goes through a phase where they don't score. I feel like every game, just approach it the same way. Try and get a goal. If I don't get a goal, the next game you will so I feel like this coming international break, I was like, you know what, I need to get a goal. It's been a while, but I wouldn't say there's any pressure.  It's important.

On the significance of the win

Coming into the game, we wanted to win, we wanted to score as many goals as possible and also get the first place in the Group. I think from the previous games in the AFCON, things didn’t go well so we we wanted to win so that we get a big start in the remaining qualifiers. The 5-0 is important but like the coach said Monday is the most important so we are just ready for that really. But it was a vintage performance today.

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