He was part of the history-making Black Stars squad which qualified Ghana to her first World Cup berth in Germany but his tournament was cut short after a dreadful back pass that allowed Vicenzo Iaquinta to score the second goal and ultimately seal victory in that game.<\/p>\n
Ten years down the line after that cold night in Hannover Kuffours opens up on that regrettable moment.<\/p>\n
(He laughs) \u201cTo be frank I never thought about the back pass again. I am a very strong minded person and because it was a genuine mistake I just moved on. Do you know the number of players who scored an own goal in that tournament?<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t care. A lot of things were said but for me, I moved on and played with Roma and it all went on very well.<\/p>\n