Ghana coach Ibrahim Tanko addressed the team’s significant defeat to Morocco in the U-23 AFCON, acknowledging that the opponents deserved the win.
Tanko highlighted the difference in rest days, with Ghana having one day of rest compared to Morocco’s two days, which led to fatigue among the players.
“It’s a deserved win for Morocco but we had a day rest and they had two days of rest. The players showed fatigue”.
“We showed them a lot of respect and they punished us for that,” Tanko admitted.
He pointed out how Congo faced a similar fate due to Guinea having an extra day of rest. Tanko recognized the impact that rest and recovery can have on the team’s performance.
“You saw how Congo also suffered same fate because Guinea had an extra day to rest”
With two days before their next match, Tanko expressed his intention to make good use of the time available to prepare the team.
He emphasized that both Ghana and Guinea have the opportunity to progress to the next stage, and both teams will be focused on preparing well for the upcoming game. Tanko affirmed the team’s determination to secure a victory and qualify for the next stage of the tournament.
“Now we have two days before we play our next match and we will make good use of it”.
“Both of Ghana and Guinea stand a chance of making it to the next stage so both teams will prepare well for the game. Definitely we want to win and qualify to the next stage”, the Black Meteors Head Coach stated at the post match press conference.
Tanko’s remarks were made during the post-match press conference, as he reflected on the defeat and outlined the team’s mindset moving forward.
