A certain Reverend Jedidia Henry Kore, also known as Prophet Fire Ogya, has predicted that the Black Stars will not make it out of the group stage at the AFCON 2023 in Côte d’Ivoire.
The prophet’s prediction follows a barrage of social media attacks after Ghana’s second group game against Egypt on Thursday, January 18, 2024.
Following the Black Stars’ 2-1 defeat to Cape Verde, a video surfaced in which Fire Ogya was purported to have predicted the scoreline of the game.
He also predicted defeat for the Black Stars in their remaining games against Egypt and Mozambique, adding that Mohammed Kudus, who missed the Cape Verde game, would not perform well against Egypt.
Contrary to his prophecy, the Black Stars played a 2-2 draw with Egypt, with Kudus bagging a brace and won the Man of the Match award.
Kudus’ performance contrasted with what the prophet had predicted, leading trolls to come for him.
In an interview , Fire Ogya has responded to the trolls, saying he prayed to get the fate changed after speaking to the Ghana Football Association President, Kurt Okraku.
According to him, many of the things he predicted, like Egypt scoring an offside goal and praying for Ghana to get a draw, came through, but people refuse to acknowledge that.
“Ghana is coming home. Ghanaians have even angered me, the prophet. You see the insults, some of which have included my mother. If I have any prayer to say, will the behaviour of Ghanaians make me do it?” he lamented.
The Black Stars will take on Mozambique in their final group game and must win convincingly, to stand a chance of progressing into the round of 16.
