Black Galaxies Head Coach, Annor Walker has attributed his team’s defeat to debutants, Madagascar to minor individual errors from his players.
The Black Galaxies were stunned by Madagascar, who made their maiden appearance in the competition and suffered a 1-2 defeat with goals from Solomampiona Razafindranaivo and Olivier Randriatsiferana in the first half and second half, respectively, while Augustine Agyapong netted a consolation goal off the bench, a result that left many surprised.
In a press conference after the game, the gaffer for the Black Galaxies, Annor Walker indicated that his team had a very poor first half and though he is disappointed with the results of the match, he is positive his team can bounce back to winning ways
“I think my boys disappointed me in the first half, and I take it as one of those things that happen in football. We were well prepared for this game, but minor mistakes cost us the game.
“Such things happen in football. It happens in competitions that big teams lose their opening games. We may have lost but we are certainly not out of the competition yet” he said.
Annor Walker furthered that his team would have to revisit the tactics board and come back stronger in their next group game against Sudan,
“Madagascar played well in the first half, but we also did not have our usual rhythm.” Apart from that, I did not see anything different from them. They were possessing the ball quite well, but I believe we could have done better ourselves, and these are the things we will need to look at and remedy ahead of our next match on Thursday.
“I still need to analyze the game and to make a proper judgment on where exactly we went wrong and how it needs to be fixed,” he ended,
Meanwhile, Ghana will lock horns with Sudan in their next group game on Thursday, January 19, hoping for a chance to go past the group stage for the third time out of their four appearances.
By: Ahashie Judeliver Eli