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Ghana Football Association President, Kurt Okraku, hailed the Black Stars' extraordinary performance as they clinched a hard-fought qualification for the AFCON.
Ghana qualified for next year's Africa Cup of Nations in Cote D'Ivoire after finishing first in Group E with 12 points from six games.
Ghana defeated the Central African Republic 2-1 at the Baba Yara Stadium to qualify for the AFCON which will be held in Ivory Coast next year.
The visitors scored first to stun the home fans in the 26th minute. West Ham midfielder Mohammed Kudus equalized with a wonderful free kick in the 43rd minute.
Substitute Ernest Nuamah scored the winning goal for Ghana in the 88th minute.
Kurt Okraku spoke to the players in the dressing room in the company of Youth and Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif (Hon.), Vice President of the Ghana Football Association Mark Addo, Board Chairman of the National Sports Authority, Seth Panwun Boyoyo, Vice Chairman of the Black Stars Management Committee Akwasi Agyemang and Chairman of the Greater Accra Regional Football Association, Samuel Aboabire.
‘’On behalf of the Ghana Football Association, I want to thank each one of you. From the head coach, the entire technical team, the captain and the rest of the playing body, I thank you. We have made it and it’s a big plus for us’,’ he said.
‘’This is not the first time we’ve made it to the AFCON, but we needed to get Ghana there and we are in. Ayekoo!.
‘’Some few months ago, we were at the AFCON, it didn’t work and we said to ourselves, we would want another opportunity to make it work. You have made that opportunity come to us so we have an opportunity to go to the AFCON to make it work.
‘’Let’s keep that in mind, we have to go to the AFCON and make it work. Today, let’s enjoy it because we’ve made it. Beyond today, let’s start to think and look at the bigger picture,’’ he ended.
Ghana qualified for next year's Africa Cup of Nations in Cote D'Ivoire after finishing first in Group E with 12 points from six games.
Ghana defeated the Central African Republic 2-1 at the Baba Yara Stadium to qualify for the AFCON which will be held in Ivory Coast next year.
The visitors scored first to stun the home fans in the 26th minute. West Ham midfielder Mohammed Kudus equalized with a wonderful free kick in the 43rd minute.
Substitute Ernest Nuamah scored the winning goal for Ghana in the 88th minute.
Kurt Okraku spoke to the players in the dressing room in the company of Youth and Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif (Hon.), Vice President of the Ghana Football Association Mark Addo, Board Chairman of the National Sports Authority, Seth Panwun Boyoyo, Vice Chairman of the Black Stars Management Committee Akwasi Agyemang and Chairman of the Greater Accra Regional Football Association, Samuel Aboabire.
‘’On behalf of the Ghana Football Association, I want to thank each one of you. From the head coach, the entire technical team, the captain and the rest of the playing body, I thank you. We have made it and it’s a big plus for us’,’ he said.
‘’This is not the first time we’ve made it to the AFCON, but we needed to get Ghana there and we are in. Ayekoo!.
‘’Some few months ago, we were at the AFCON, it didn’t work and we said to ourselves, we would want another opportunity to make it work. You have made that opportunity come to us so we have an opportunity to go to the AFCON to make it work.
‘’Let’s keep that in mind, we have to go to the AFCON and make it work. Today, let’s enjoy it because we’ve made it. Beyond today, let’s start to think and look at the bigger picture,’’ he ended.