EXPLAINER: Why Ghana exited U-17 AFCON despite finishing level with Algeria

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• Gambo 1 day ago

  Very painful. They could have played one more match to decide the improved side . This tossing or lottery is vey cheap and unfair. Good luck on their playoff with Uganda.

  Very painful. They could have played one more match to decide the improved side . This tossing or lottery is vey cheap and unfair. Good luck on their playoff with Uganda.

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• ST GHFUO: Kwame Nkrumah International Airport 15 hours ago

  We must change his name from prosper to failure nartey ogun...onyaaadze he shaa fuckin..immediately I saw thr highlights vs s africa I knew why they lost these boys play like primary sxhool kids let them watch the u17 teams ...
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  We must change his name from prosper to failure nartey ogun...onyaaadze he shaa fuckin..immediately I saw thr highlights vs s africa I knew why they lost these boys play like primary sxhool kids let them watch the u17 teams from 1991 and 93

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• Nat 23 hours ago

  Ghana Web please the Ghana Under 17 team has not been eliminated. They will rather play in a playoff qualify against Uganda to determine who qualifies to the quarter finals. Please fact check.

  Ghana Web please the Ghana Under 17 team has not been eliminated. They will rather play in a playoff qualify against Uganda to determine who qualifies to the quarter finals. Please fact check.

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• jon 20 hours ago

  you should rather fact check because they are out

  you should rather fact check because they are out

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• Gyan 22 hours ago

  It appears something is missing here by saying Ghana is eliminated from the tournament if they still stand the chance to play in Qatar in the World Cup being the ultimate aim for this AFCON competition. I don't think an elimi ...
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  It appears something is missing here by saying Ghana is eliminated from the tournament if they still stand the chance to play in Qatar in the World Cup being the ultimate aim for this AFCON competition. I don't think an eliminated team can qualify to play in the World Cup. Ghanaweb, can a better clarification be done keep us well posted , please?

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• nat 20 hours ago

  They will play no part in the U17 AFCON, they are out of that tournament
  the PLAY OFFS is notpart of the U17 AFCON, its a separate game

  They will play no part in the U17 AFCON, they are out of that tournament
  the PLAY OFFS is notpart of the U17 AFCON, its a separate game

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• Green 19 hours ago

  This team is not well coached . They’re talented but they are not a good team. They’re not mentally group . They’re not resilient. How can you lose a 2 goal advantage to Algeria. Algeria to me were the weakest in the gr ...
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  This team is not well coached . They’re talented but they are not a good team. They’re not mentally group . They’re not resilient. How can you lose a 2 goal advantage to Algeria. Algeria to me were the weakest in the group based on their style and their level of talent . Then they lost against a 10 man Senegal. The team is not disciplined and the coaching is poor. That Narteh Ogum despite all his experience seems to be out of his depth . Another youth team gets eliminated out of a tournament. Meaning that in Kurt Okraku tenure Ghana youth football is completely destroyed or nonexistent. They keeping failing and failing and continue to be in office . Only in Ghana we’re tolerant of mediocrity. If it continues this way losing will become normal and the reputation that was earbed years ago and blood and sweat is going down the gutter and nobody cares to stop it

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• Al Greener 12 hours ago

  Of course, nobody is tolerant about mediocrity, so tell us what YOU have been doing about it for all these forevers that you have been talking about it.
  If they win, you accuse them of celebrating a mediocre win because the ...
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  Of course, nobody is tolerant about mediocrity, so tell us what YOU have been doing about it for all these forevers that you have been talking about it.
  If they win, you accuse them of celebrating a mediocre win because the other team is weak. If they lose, you say they are mediocre.
  Stop complaining. You always accuse Okraku of being corrupt. Call him and vent your hemlock as you do here everyday.

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• Soweto London 19 hours ago

  This team was not good enough nor talented like the previous starlets teams of the 1990's. We were lucky to play twice with 11 boys against 10 boys and the rubbish coach Prosper Ogun didn't have any strategy to make use of th ...
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  This team was not good enough nor talented like the previous starlets teams of the 1990's. We were lucky to play twice with 11 boys against 10 boys and the rubbish coach Prosper Ogun didn't have any strategy to make use of that advantage. If we had won those 2 games when he had a man advantage and drew with Algeria, we would've had 7 points and top the group with automatic qualification for the World Cup. Prosper has no tactics and should be replaced for the play offs or else Laryea Kingston's Uganda will beat us. Gavi the striker is also useless. He should go to Asamoah Gyan and learn how to finish chances or score goals. He had 3 good chances during the South Africa game and couldn't score just 1. That would've given us 4 goals and automatic qualification.

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• Ethical Dilemma 16 hours ago

  Childish & lazy rule: toss a coin? It could as well be blows-melee between our boys and the Algeria fiangas to decide? It’s football - a 30 minutes penalty shootout should be the right decision method. CAF no be cow yet; ib ...
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  Childish & lazy rule: toss a coin? It could as well be blows-melee between our boys and the Algeria fiangas to decide? It’s football - a 30 minutes penalty shootout should be the right decision method. CAF no be cow yet; ibi proper calf with baby brains.

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• ST GHFUO: Kwame Nkrumah International Airport 16 hours ago

  Blame the coach.....his brain is primitive no serious coach will go up against Algeria and then allow them.to equalize..take your destiny intonyour own hands instead of juju

  Blame the coach.....his brain is primitive no serious coach will go up against Algeria and then allow them.to equalize..take your destiny intonyour own hands instead of juju

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• Martin Kreisler 6 hours ago

  The performance of the team seems to show the hall marks of brilliant individual playing skills, let down by a weak technical bench.
  This has been quite prevalent with our 'local teams' in African continental competitions, e ...
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  The performance of the team seems to show the hall marks of brilliant individual playing skills, let down by a weak technical bench.
  This has been quite prevalent with our 'local teams' in African continental competitions, especially when they are up against tough opposition from the North Africans.

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