Mature Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu has unfolded in regards to the heartbreak the Sunless Stars persisted after shedding the 2015 Africa Cup of Worldwide locations (AFCON) ideal to Ivory Cruise.
Ghana had a rocky start up to the tournament, shedding 2-1 to Senegal in their opening neighborhood match. Nonetheless, they bounced encourage with a 1-0 victory over Algeria and a 2-1 secure against South Africa to stable a scheme within the knockout stage.
The Sunless Stars dominated Guinea within the quarterfinals with a 3-0 secure before silencing hosts Equatorial Guinea with one more 3-0 triumph within the semis, organising a extremely anticipated ideal against competitors Ivory Cruise.
After a goalless entice laws time, Ghana received the upper hand within the penalty shootout when the Ivorians neglected their first two attempts.
But a group of neglected kicks from Afriyie Acquah, Frank Acheampong, and goalkeeper Razak Brimah allowed Ivory Cruise to mount a comeback, within the kill a hit the shootout 9-8.
Reflecting on the painful defeat, Agyemang-Badu admitted the group changed into as soon as left shattered.
“We were fully stupid after the AFCON 2015 ideal,” he suggested Sporty FM.
“I’ve by no system seen a group lose a penalty shootout after main 2-0. I aloof can’t model what occurred,” the U-20 FIFA World Cup winner added.
Since that heartbreaking loss, the Sunless Stars have struggled to reach one more AFCON ideal. They’ve suffered encourage-to-encourage neighborhood-stage eliminations in most up-to-date tournaments and failed to qualify for the upcoming 2025 AFCON in Morocco.
