The Black Stars will bounce back – A disappointing hope for Akufo-Addo

General News of Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Source: citinewsroom.com

2019-07-09

President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo Dankwa expressed disappointment following the departure of the Black Stars national senior men's football team from the current African Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt.

The president believes however that the team will "rebound".

"Like most Ghanaians, the release of the Black Stars at AFCON 2019 is poisoning me. I wish good luck to the team next time. I am convinced that they will bounce even harder and make us all proud again, "he posted on Twitter.

Monday's Black Stars were eliminated from the tournament by Tunisia after a dramatic shootout in which Caleb Ekuban's penalty was saved.

The match was decided on penalties after finishing 1-1 after extra time.

Tunisia took the lead after Taha Khenissi's shot, but the Black Stars equalized in stoppage time, while Rami Bedoui headed to his own net to force the game to overtime.

This evolution has left many disappointed Ghanaians behind after giving up the team and restoring confidence in the team, who hoped to qualify for the final and win the trophy, thus ending the drought of the AFCON trophy, more than three years old. decades.

Akufo-Addo said in a tweet after the match that he was confident that his team would do better during his next participation in the CAN tournament.

The defeat has once again revived the debate on the country's performance in penalties and what should be done to move forward.

Meanwhile, the Black Stars coach called for more use of Video Assistant Referee technology in Africa after Dede Ayew's goal in the first half of the match, which was denied by the referee.

He added that the Black Stars had created good opportunities that could have ensured the team's victory, but the team accepts the results with a positive spell.