Sankofa Series: The Tlemcen Disaster, the game that ‘killed’ Abukari Damba and Ghana’s 1994 World Cup hopes

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van-ess 1 year ago

blame the 'cheating' Algerians, no fair play. the referee should have stopped the match!

blame the 'cheating' Algerians, no fair play. the referee should have stopped the match!
P Djamgbe 1 year ago

We, the youth of Ghana say YES to LGBT and same sex marriage. LGBT is part of Ghanaian culture.

We, the youth of Ghana say YES to LGBT and same sex marriage. LGBT is part of Ghanaian culture.
Joshua 1 year ago

Ghanaians always focusing on the past. Nonsense what are we currently doing useless people

Ghanaians always focusing on the past. Nonsense what are we currently doing useless people
Kenzee 1 year ago

@ Josh, we discuss the past in order to correct the future. So those who don’t reflect on the past are likely to make mistakes in future.

@ Josh, we discuss the past in order to correct the future. So those who don’t reflect on the past are likely to make mistakes in future.
Kwaku Mensa 1 year ago

Damba should blame Abedi who masterminded the dropping of Salifu Ansah for Damba who was his substitute because Abedi wanted a foreign contract for Damba,you see how Providence works?a lesson to all.Reason Abedi never won AFC ...
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Damba should blame Abedi who masterminded the dropping of Salifu Ansah for Damba who was his substitute because Abedi wanted a foreign contract for Damba,you see how Providence works?a lesson to all.Reason Abedi never won AFCON and went to WC as captain.
Eoco Office 1 year ago

You see how dirty jealousy and stupid gossiping has turned you into an animal..????? Kwaseato konkonte, did Abedi not win the Afcon in 1982? Or it was your father who was wearing Abedi's jersey at the time?

You see how dirty jealousy and stupid gossiping has turned you into an animal..????? Kwaseato konkonte, did Abedi not win the Afcon in 1982? Or it was your father who was wearing Abedi's jersey at the time?
Randy 1 year ago

We were all surprised to see Damba in post for that crucial away match. Salifu Ansah, of course was the best goalkeeper, and he was put on the bench. Reason ?? We learned later that the CAPTAIN Abedi Pele had influenced the ...
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We were all surprised to see Damba in post for that crucial away match. Salifu Ansah, of course was the best goalkeeper, and he was put on the bench. Reason ?? We learned later that the CAPTAIN Abedi Pele had influenced the Coach to drop Ansah. No worries....after all Damba was also a goalkeeper. But you see....injustice will always pay his debts. Ansah was mysteriously denied.....and Damba was also not endorsed by Baba God. Salifu Ansah's continuous crying on the bench for JUSTICE somehow affected Damba's performance. I love Abedi as a player but as a CAPTAIN....it didn't go well for all of us. I think justice spoke that day.
Africanus 1 year ago

CORRECTION
1. It did not rain before the match. Tha Algerian authorities deliberately Watered the Pitch to make it Soggy to make ball control difficult for the Black Stars. It was a strategy they often used against Tough fo ...
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CORRECTION
1. It did not rain before the match. Tha Algerian authorities deliberately Watered the Pitch to make it Soggy to make ball control difficult for the Black Stars. It was a strategy they often used against Tough foreign teams.
2. The Ghana Black contingent was made to travel over 200 kilometres by road (on match day) from Algiers to Tlemcen against FIFA Rules. The Ghanaian officials should have stopped the team from travelling and reported to FIFA.
3. The authorities should also have Refused to play on the soggy pitch and called the Match Commissioner to postpone the match.
4. Ghana needed only a Draw to qualify and they thought they could, having beaten Algeria 2-0 in the first leg in Accra. That is why they decided to play against these odds.
5. FACT. It was well known that Abedi had influenced the selection of Abukari Demba instead of Salifu Ansah who was the 1st choice Goalkeeper during the Qualifiers. It was generally believed that Karma worked against Us.
GH8 1 year ago

I dont get something right here. If Ghana won the first leg 2:0 and we lost 2:1 in Algeria how come they qualified ahead of us?

I dont get something right here. If Ghana won the first leg 2:0 and we lost 2:1 in Algeria how come they qualified ahead of us?
Atinga 1 year ago

That was the game and day I stopped following the Black Stars with my heart.

That was the game and day I stopped following the Black Stars with my heart.

Buffalo 1 year ago

Ghana what country is this

Ghana what country is this
Kweku Tsin. 1 year ago

The weather conditions as I remember in Tlemcen was highly unfavourable and that is why the match was shifted there. In fact it was close to winter conditions and I remember there were some misgivings about our gear that we u ...
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The weather conditions as I remember in Tlemcen was highly unfavourable and that is why the match was shifted there. In fact it was close to winter conditions and I remember there were some misgivings about our gear that we used for that match.

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