As 2024 draws to a close, Ghanaian football enthusiasts will have have a grim look on their faces when they look back.

What should have been a year of promise had a number of unwanted statistics characterizing it.

The turn of the year saw Africa converge for the biennial Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Ivory Coast.

That tournament was the beginning of the end for Ghana in a difficult year. 3Sports takes a look back at some of the unwanted 'firsts' in 2024.   AFCON disaster, first back-to-back group stage exit In 2021, Ghana bowed out of the AFCON in the Group stages - a first time time in 16 years.