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Ghana defender Gideon Mensah is disappointed following the Black Stars' defeat to Cape Vered in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations opener.
The West Africa powerhouse succumbed to a 2-1 defeat to Cape Verde on Sunday night, courtesy of goals from Jamiro Monteiro and Garry Rodrigues.
Cape Verde opened the scoring after 17 minutes through Jamiro Monteiro, who easily tapped in a rebound after Richard Ofori parried a long shot before the Black Stars levelled the pegging through Fenerbache defender Alexander Djiku.
However, comical defending led to Cape Verde scoring a late winner through Garry Rodrigues.
Mensah, who lasted the entire duration for Ghana has expressed his disappointment following the defeat to Cape Verde in the encounter.
“We are disappointed. Obviously, it’s the start of the tournament, it’s not how we wanted to start but the good thing is, we have another game that we can come up with the head up and make ourselves proud again."
With the upcoming crucial match against Egypt on Thursday, the Black Stars face the risk of an early exit, reminiscent of the previous edition of the tournament.
The West Africa powerhouse succumbed to a 2-1 defeat to Cape Verde on Sunday night, courtesy of goals from Jamiro Monteiro and Garry Rodrigues.
Cape Verde opened the scoring after 17 minutes through Jamiro Monteiro, who easily tapped in a rebound after Richard Ofori parried a long shot before the Black Stars levelled the pegging through Fenerbache defender Alexander Djiku.
However, comical defending led to Cape Verde scoring a late winner through Garry Rodrigues.
Mensah, who lasted the entire duration for Ghana has expressed his disappointment following the defeat to Cape Verde in the encounter.
“We are disappointed. Obviously, it’s the start of the tournament, it’s not how we wanted to start but the good thing is, we have another game that we can come up with the head up and make ourselves proud again."
With the upcoming crucial match against Egypt on Thursday, the Black Stars face the risk of an early exit, reminiscent of the previous edition of the tournament.