Ghana winger, Christian Atsu has sent a soul-stirring message to Ghanaians, following the Black Stars disappointing AFCON campaign in Gabon.
The Black Stars couldn’t win any medal despite reaching the semi-finals of the 2017 AFCON following 0-1 defeat against Burkina Faso in the third place play-off.
The Newcastle winger who was named in the XI best of the tournament has thanked Ghanaians for their support throughout the competition and has also apologised for failure to end the 35 years wait for a continental title.
Read Atsu’s full message to Ghanaians
“As I leave Africa and head back to the UK, I just want to take a moment to say a big thank you to all the Ghanaian fans for your support to the Black Stars team throughout the AFCON tournament.
“You have been absolutely amazing for us, and joined us with the positivity and belief.
“Unfortunately, things did not go as we wanted so we could not celebrate together, but we will continue to work hard and will come back stronger so please keep believing!.
“Thanks again to all of you, we really appreciate you getting behind us.”