Former Black Stars midfielder, Afriyie Acquah has opened up on Ghana’s defeat to Ivory Coast in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.
According to Afriyie Acquah who was named as the player of the match in the final against Ivory Coast, the team desperately wanted to win a trophy and that is why the defeat affected the players deeply.
Afriyie Acquah who also missed his penalty in the shootout said he has not been able to watch the game again after the defeat to Ivory Coast.
“We were very determined to do something for our country and also help break the long drought but the defeat destroyed us because we were very eager to win the trophy against Ivory Coast.”
“I haven’t been able to watch the game since 2015. I won the Man of the Match award but i missed a crucial penalty for Ghana and that is why i haven’t been able to watch the game since that night,” he said in an interview with GMN Sports on YouTube.
Afriyie Acquah said he was a very good penalty taker but his mistake was changing his mind about the direction he was going to place the ball seconds before taking the kick.
“I was a good penalty taker but i made a mistake. I changed my mind on the direction i was going seconds before i took the ball and that was a mistake.”
After a goalless drawn game in 120 minutes of football, the Black Stars lost 9-8 on penalties to Ivory Coast.
It was the second time Ghana had lost an AFCON final to the Ivoirians after 1992.
Watch Afriyie Acquah‘s narration in the video below from the 35th minute:
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