After suffering a painful defeat from Ivory Coast in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has congratulated the underrated Black Stars for the performance they put up at the tournament.
[contextly_sidebar id=”g64FO2Is8tM3MkbgJnAS5WIo0KgVGPv1″]“Despite being written off by football pundits prior to the commencement of the tournament and coupled with the difficult beginning they had in their first group game against Senegal, they rallied together, showed character and determination, and gave a good account of themselves right down to the last kick of the tournament,” he added.
The Black Stars were denied a fifth AFCON triumph by the Ivory Coast, losing 9-8 on penalties after the game ended goalless.
Ivorian Keeper Boubacar Barry scored the winning kick following his save from Ghana’s Razak Brimah.
The win was the Ivorians second at the tournament and consigned the Black Stars to a fifth AFCON final loss in nine attempts.
Nana Addo stated that “We all hoped they were going to bring back the cup after we last tasted victory some 33 years ago, but it was not to be,” adding that “I am, however, confident of the future of the Black Stars, who can look forward to years of unparalleled success.”
This he said is because “We have a solid base of good players who will emerge victorious in the next AFCON tournament in 2017, and make Ghana proud in future continental and global competitions.”
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By: Godwin Allotey Akweiteh/citifmonline.com/Ghana