Black Stars team manager, Ameenu Shardow, has defended the players despite Ghana’s inability to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), asserting that their performances were better than the results suggested.
Ghana endured a dismal campaign, finishing bottom of Group F with three points from three draws and three defeats, two of which came at home.
Speaking on Happy FM, Shardow argued that the team’s performances often warranted better outcomes.
“It’s only the results which are yet to come, but if you look at the performances of the team in most of the games, we performed better than the results that we got,” he stated.
Highlighting Ghana’s opening match against Angola, Shardow asked, “If we are going to be honest and factual to happenings, did anything suggest to you that we deserved to lose the game?”
He urged fans to assess the matches with less emotion, emphasizing, “When you pipe down the emotions and analyze the games, you’ll see that we performed well. If the performance of the team in all the games is anything to go by, Ghana was supposed to top the group unless you want to be blind to the fact.”
Despite his defense, the campaign ended on a sour note with a 2-1 loss to Niger at the Accra Sports Stadium, leaving fans and pundits frustrated with the team’s failure to deliver.
