{"id":89752,"date":"2015-02-08T22:26:20","date_gmt":"2015-02-08T22:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=89752"},"modified":"2015-02-08T23:13:35","modified_gmt":"2015-02-08T23:13:35","slug":"heartbroken-ghanaians-react-afcon-final-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=89752","title":{"rendered":"Heartbroken Ghanaians react to AFCON final defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Distraught Ghanaian football fans poured out their pain and disappointment about Ghana&#8217;s defeat to Cote D&#8217;Ivoire in the final of the 2015 African Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Kudos <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlackStars?src=hash\">#BlackStars<\/a>. Gallant performance despite our loss. You exceeded our expectations, going from zero to heroes. I am proud of you.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDMahama\/status\/564556028478771201\">February 8, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Another loss. Heartbroken<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Oti Adjei (@OtiAdjei) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OtiAdjei\/status\/564544299854200832\">February 8, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\nnot again. heartbreak. \u2014 M.anifest (@manifestive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/manifestive\/status\/564544467990888448\">February 8, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>very painful loss<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ameyaw Debrah (@ameyaw112) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ameyaw112\/status\/564544516112519168\">February 8, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\nI&#8217;m devastated but Ghana Blackstars played better, they were the better side by far. Still Ghana Oseyyyyyyyy. Herh this hurts. \u2014 Ama K Abebrese (@Ama_K_Abebrese) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ama_K_Abebrese\/status\/564544618809663489\">February 8, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>It&#8217;s the way we lost that hurts so much. Two poor penalties after we were leading. Why, why, why???<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kokui (@kokui_selormey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kokui_selormey\/status\/564545698100940800\">February 8, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Very painful&#8230; Sitnah&#8230; Well done Black Stars<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nii Okai (@AtaaNiiOkai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AtaaNiiOkai\/status\/564545081232068609\">February 8, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kent.mensah\/posts\/10153076248293839\" data-width=\"466\">\n<div class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kent.mensah\/posts\/10153076248293839\">Post<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kent.mensah\">Kent Mensah<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maxwell.adjei\/posts\/10205086126264113\" data-width=\"466\">\n<div class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maxwell.adjei\/posts\/10205086126264113\">Post<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maxwell.adjei\">Maxwell Adjei<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kathleen.addy\/posts\/10204587444503822\" data-width=\"466\">\n<div class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kathleen.addy\/posts\/10204587444503822\">Post<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kathleen.addy\">Kathleen Addy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theo.acheampong\/posts\/10206132059369822\" data-width=\"466\">\n<div class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theo.acheampong\/posts\/10206132059369822\">Post<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theo.acheampong\">Theo Acheampong<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nana.boakyeyiadom.39\/posts\/10155115511550386\" data-width=\"466\">\n<div class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nana.boakyeyiadom.39\/posts\/10155115511550386\">Post<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nana.boakyeyiadom.39\">Nana Boakye-yiadom<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jeremiahbuabeng\/posts\/10204015447126616\" data-width=\"466\">\n<div class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jeremiahbuabeng\/posts\/10204015447126616\">Post<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jeremiahbuabeng\">Jeremiah Buabeng<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Nine record appearances in Nations Cup finals. Four wins for Ghana. Not good enough<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael Oti Adjei (@OtiAdjei) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OtiAdjei\/status\/564545616429469696\">February 8, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>I really hate football&#10;With all my heart &#10;(What&#39;s left of it)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kuukuwa Manful (@Kuukuwa_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kuukuwa_\/status\/564547202396467200\">February 8, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>You can literally feel the sense of pain and heartbreak in town. &#10;&#10;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IMakeWeak?src=hash\">#IMakeWeak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Felix Baidoo (@LixBaidoo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LixBaidoo\/status\/564547214585114625\">February 8, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Dede Ayew is still young. I hope he gets to lift the AFCON trophy before he retires.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sophrosyne (@aemaen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aemaen\/status\/564548319482236932\">February 8, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Mawuli Tsikata\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Distraught Ghanaian football fans poured out their pain and disappointment about Ghana&#8217;s defeat to Cote D&#8217;Ivoire in the final of the 2015 African Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea. Kudos #BlackStars. Gallant performance despite our loss. You exceeded our expectations, going from zero to heroes. 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