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The Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) says Ghana was eliminated from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations because the team did not perform well enough.
Ghana was embarrassed in the tournament after failing to follow basic football principles against Mozambique in their final game and also in the two games before it.
Speaking on the Black Stars’ humiliation in Ivory Coast, Asante Twum admitted that the national team was not good enough, as it has been for the last five years and more.
“We did not perform well and we had to leave the tournament,‘’ he said on Original FM.
Ghana missed out on a place in the Round of 16 after finishing third in a group consisting of Cape Verde, Egypt and Mozambique.
The Black Stars lost 2-1 to Cape Verde before back to back 2-2 draws against Egypt and Mozambique confirmed Ghana’s elimination from the tournament.
The Black Stars, for the second successive tournament, exited at the group stages without registering a win, extending the country's wait for its fifth AFCON title to 42 years.
Ghana was embarrassed in the tournament after failing to follow basic football principles against Mozambique in their final game and also in the two games before it.
Speaking on the Black Stars’ humiliation in Ivory Coast, Asante Twum admitted that the national team was not good enough, as it has been for the last five years and more.
“We did not perform well and we had to leave the tournament,‘’ he said on Original FM.
Ghana missed out on a place in the Round of 16 after finishing third in a group consisting of Cape Verde, Egypt and Mozambique.
The Black Stars lost 2-1 to Cape Verde before back to back 2-2 draws against Egypt and Mozambique confirmed Ghana’s elimination from the tournament.
The Black Stars, for the second successive tournament, exited at the group stages without registering a win, extending the country's wait for its fifth AFCON title to 42 years.