Ghana – Congo –It Wasn’t That Bad.

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wilson 12 years ago

food for thought. i agree with you on many of the points but i think kwadawo asamoah was comfortable playing at that position.
certainly this should be the last tournament for paintsil, asamoah djan, derek boateng and even a ...
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food for thought. i agree with you on many of the points but i think kwadawo asamoah was comfortable playing at that position.
certainly this should be the last tournament for paintsil, asamoah djan, derek boateng and even akaminko and afful.
i think the style of play did not help adomah and atsu and i blame it largely on the ineefectiveness of derek boateng.
in 1982, ghana's first match was a 2:2 draw with libya. the drab match against cameroun was the second match. two opening draws but we went ahead to win the cup.

i can't stop reading the following paragraphs:
John Paintsil talked himself back into the team and talked himself into a less than average performance.
Derek Boateng, along with Agyemang Badu, has, since the appointment of Kwesi Appiah, turned himself into an unofficial spokesman for the Black Stars. I thought he would transfer that into his performances on the pitch. While Agyemang Badu did well and even got a goal, I think Boateng should be retired to stud duties. He has done his bit for the nation. He must now admit he lacks the legs for top level competition
Poor Asamoah Gyan! What can I say? When this guy decided not to play for Ghana again, Kwesi Appiah, keeping to his determination to instil discipline and treat all players equally, went round the world at tax payers’ expense to plead with him to come back into the team as captain. I have said before, that players who play in places like the UAE lack the fitness and pace to perform in top level competition. I hope he proves me wrong and performs better in subsequent matches, because in the absence of Jordan Ayew, we do not have any better alternative, thanks to our disciplinarian coach.
Is it just me or did our players look out of breath and out of sorts in the latter parts of the game? Do we have a proper trained fitness coach in the team? Just a thought.

We can do better. I believe Atsu and Wakaso should be given a second chance in a 4-2-3-1 formation as follows;
MC, K'Bu 12 years ago

Hmmm? Many many angles if you ask me......of looking at the Black Stars' performance on Sunday. I find it very amusing for those still complaining about K. Asamoah's positionin that match. Must we do what everyone is doing so ...
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Hmmm? Many many angles if you ask me......of looking at the Black Stars' performance on Sunday. I find it very amusing for those still complaining about K. Asamoah's positionin that match. Must we do what everyone is doing so we can be read easily .. For Christ sake,whilst at this same position Kwadwo created the first goal of the tournament and scored another goal ( the 2nd goal of the tournament? yet people are complaining?... Have we so soon forgotten what one German coach, Burkard, did to our national team players which turned round the fortunes of Foyoo and others????? Hey? We need to know the rules so well that we can break them to create new techique or innovations that will help the society or for this matter the team. Thanks to Coach Arday's multi system which won him a world cup in Equador2005 and later many accolades including FIFA sending him to many countries including Brazil to give lectures on his multi system in soccer!!!! Think about it, if he had used what is already in use who would have recognized him?
king james 12 years ago

i sense the writer as bias bias hater.
trying to be sarcastic and poking jabs here and there... u fo0ol pass

i sense the writer as bias bias hater.
trying to be sarcastic and poking jabs here and there... u fo0ol pass
Mark 12 years ago

There's nothing wrong with the team that cannot be fixed. The last thing a player should run out of is endurance. Be fit for 90 mins period. A fit team like Congo could have scored 2 or 3 goals in the last 10 mins of the game ...
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There's nothing wrong with the team that cannot be fixed. The last thing a player should run out of is endurance. Be fit for 90 mins period. A fit team like Congo could have scored 2 or 3 goals in the last 10 mins of the game when BS was tired! Black Stars was lucky to come away with a draw. So far as Kwesi Appiah's analysis, there's no excuse! Tactical discipline is soccer 101! You can't show up for spelling bee if you don't know your alphabet!
Asempa Bankye 12 years ago

WHERE is STUPID ESSIEN ?? !! WHAT a Totally Unreliable Ghanaian. No sense of NATIONAL COMMITMENT. ONLY thinking of his own SELFISH interests.

SHAME OF THIS USELESS MAN! So after running from black stars how is Real doing i ...
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WHERE is STUPID ESSIEN ?? !! WHAT a Totally Unreliable Ghanaian. No sense of NATIONAL COMMITMENT. ONLY thinking of his own SELFISH interests.

SHAME OF THIS USELESS MAN! So after running from black stars how is Real doing in la liga? Are they not miles behind Barca?

STUPID SHAMEFUL SO-CALLED-GHANAIAN!!

What about another fool Prince Boateng. Where is the national commitment?

And the Ayews? Useless Ghana coach!!
Jones 12 years ago

I buy into the analysis of the writer, if the coach will heed to it.

I buy into the analysis of the writer, if the coach will heed to it.
OH GHFUO, WHY SO PRIMITIVE? 12 years ago

THIS IS YOUR FIRST GAME. IF U ARE UP BY 2 GOALS. WHY NOT PLAY DEFENCE. SAVE YOUR PLAYERS FROM INJURY. STRENGTHEN UR DEFENDERS N WALK AWAY WITH FULL 3 POINTS? YOU R UP BY 2 GOALS IN YOUR FIRST GAME. WHY GO FOR MORE GOALS? U PU ...
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THIS IS YOUR FIRST GAME. IF U ARE UP BY 2 GOALS. WHY NOT PLAY DEFENCE. SAVE YOUR PLAYERS FROM INJURY. STRENGTHEN UR DEFENDERS N WALK AWAY WITH FULL 3 POINTS? YOU R UP BY 2 GOALS IN YOUR FIRST GAME. WHY GO FOR MORE GOALS? U PUT UR FINGERS IN THE FIRE LIKE CHINCHINGA. NOW, U R CRYING?...LOL CHEW UR FINGERS ATTACHE....!
Koo Nana 12 years ago

I always wonder how much more can Derek Boateng offer to the Black Star. His endurance has woefully diminished. Derek has been a substitute player time and time, and he still gets call up into the national team. Whatever re ...
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I always wonder how much more can Derek Boateng offer to the Black Star. His endurance has woefully diminished. Derek has been a substitute player time and time, and he still gets call up into the national team. Whatever relationship he has with the technical team must be investigated.
OH GHFUO, WHY SO PRIMITIVE? 12 years ago

HE DEY BORE ME FUCKIN...THAT DEREK BOATENG...IF I WAS AA, HE WOULDNT EVEN BE IN THE RESERVE GBSTAR SQUAD. FOOLISH PLAYER..

HE DEY BORE ME FUCKIN...THAT DEREK BOATENG...IF I WAS AA, HE WOULDNT EVEN BE IN THE RESERVE GBSTAR SQUAD. FOOLISH PLAYER..
Akwasi Asempa 12 years ago

That was the first game the Stars played. They did not lose but had a draw with another team that was as good as the Black Star.They have to regroup and come back the next game and I sure you the will beat Mali 3 goals to one ...
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That was the first game the Stars played. They did not lose but had a draw with another team that was as good as the Black Star.They have to regroup and come back the next game and I sure you the will beat Mali 3 goals to one.Have very positive attitude toward our country.

Frederich 12 years ago

Guys, had we defended after the 2-0 lead, we wouldnt be having this conversation. I blame Akwasi! The guys should have been rested and defended well by bringing in fresh legs. Akwasi didnt. It takes a few matches to be compet ...
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Guys, had we defended after the 2-0 lead, we wouldnt be having this conversation. I blame Akwasi! The guys should have been rested and defended well by bringing in fresh legs. Akwasi didnt. It takes a few matches to be competition fit so i am not going to judge Adomah, Atsu or Wakaso now. Lets see what happens in our next match. The cup is still coming home!!!
SANTACLAUSIAN, Croydon 12 years ago

just like most, I was not impressed with our performance in the DRC game. Having said that, there were a few positives. We have a good goalkeeper in Dauda, K Asamoah influenced a competitive game for the BS for the first time ...
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just like most, I was not impressed with our performance in the DRC game. Having said that, there were a few positives. We have a good goalkeeper in Dauda, K Asamoah influenced a competitive game for the BS for the first time as he created and scored one goal for us. At least we have goals in the team. Now the negatives.Our defense was not tight enough and our midfield was not very mobile. D. Boateng was pedestrian and Gyan did not stretch the opposition defense much. But then, this is only the first game in the tourney. I expect the Stars to perform much better against Mali, a game we need to win to secure a foothold in the group. Lets judge the team after the second game. I think this team has something about it that was not exhibited yesterday. There seems to be a lot more in store. They have to bring it out in the Mali game surely.
J.O 12 years ago

You would write better articles if you have have no special love for the Ayew families and hatred for the coach.

You would write better articles if you have have no special love for the Ayew families and hatred for the coach.
Siisi 12 years ago

Please in the 1982 Afcon, our first game was against the host nation Libya, and not Cameroun. We played Libya again in the final.

Please in the 1982 Afcon, our first game was against the host nation Libya, and not Cameroun. We played Libya again in the final.
benzy 12 years ago

Kwesi Appiah should know better that Asamoah Gyan plays in a league that is nt that competitive and should have played a 4-4-2 formation.

Kwesi Appiah should know better that Asamoah Gyan plays in a league that is nt that competitive and should have played a 4-4-2 formation.
MC, K'Bu 12 years ago

I guess you have given a fair assessment of the game and your rating on the players as you saw it.. That is the kind of comments that we love to read, that turns to build the national team rather than the INSULTS and characte ...
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I guess you have given a fair assessment of the game and your rating on the players as you saw it.. That is the kind of comments that we love to read, that turns to build the national team rather than the INSULTS and character assasinations!!! Frankly speaking Kwesi met a match in Leroy who was his assistance in CAN 2008. Leroy have certain advantages that Kwesi did not posses.
1. He has coached Ghana before and so have first hand knowledge of our players which Kwesi can not boast of theirs...
2. He has more experience in Nation Cup champioships than Kwesi who is a debutant irrespective of his assistanship where he now calls the shots!
3. About 4 or more players including Atsu are all debutants so we do not expect them to be instant heroes.... Such players are introduced gradually but I am surprise how all the debutants gave a good account of themeselves and that gives me much hope for the future if this team is maiatained for long to gain the telepathy play which was lacking yesterday.. I know this comes with time... Unlike Ghana the Congo team benefited a lot from their tele-pathic play especially the goal that Mutu scored which is very similar to our first goal ( which involved K. Asamoah and Agyeman Badu.. check how many times they have played together)
mankind 12 years ago

i dont blame u when wiil we stop calling ourselves pooor starters,just look atsu he was out of the game.

i dont blame u when wiil we stop calling ourselves pooor starters,just look atsu he was out of the game.
Alhaji Lawani 12 years ago

wonderful analogy,somtimes am suprise to see people bring in such commts or informations that our tichnical team themselves could not do.Thanks mr writer.

wonderful analogy,somtimes am suprise to see people bring in such commts or informations that our tichnical team themselves could not do.Thanks mr writer.
Egya-K 12 years ago

Spot on!

Spot on!
RAS-VULTURE 12 years ago

Was i watching different soccer match than what most Ghanaian watch DERRICK BOATENG on D-DAY wasnt bad at all.His inter-sections and how he moved the team into attack by his passes.

How about his nice through pass that ASM ...
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Was i watching different soccer match than what most Ghanaian watch DERRICK BOATENG on D-DAY wasnt bad at all.His inter-sections and how he moved the team into attack by his passes.

How about his nice through pass that ASMOAH GYAN managed to waste? He got tired like most of the players that was why Appiah changed him but he didn't play badly on the d-day.Atsu did played so bad.

Sammy the Sheriff 12 years ago

Ras, some of these people never played colts football let alone interco soccer or division two soccer and have no understanding of soccer so they talk foolishly.

Derek Boateng played a great game but it seemed to these wan ...
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Ras, some of these people never played colts football let alone interco soccer or division two soccer and have no understanding of soccer so they talk foolishly.

Derek Boateng played a great game but it seemed to these wanna be soccer analyst like he played bad because our holding Midfielder, Atsu did not play a good game in this matc so our defensive midfielder, Derek Boateng was made to work overtime doing some of the work Atsu should have done.

It was only Derek who was able to match the Congolese strength. Annang came to the game and w were lucky we did not concede another goalbecause he lost every ball that was passed to him. Annag to me should not start any game because he is weak in the middle.
Blow 12 years ago

Annan was out of sorts with his backward passing. Let's give Akaminko one more chance instead of Afful.

Annan was out of sorts with his backward passing. Let's give Akaminko one more chance instead of Afful.
Africanus 12 years ago

Derek did well occasionally, but for large spells of the game he was lost, just like Badu and Atsu. But overall I think the Black Stars put up a fight. In fact the game is described in most foreign media as a great and very e ...
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Derek did well occasionally, but for large spells of the game he was lost, just like Badu and Atsu. But overall I think the Black Stars put up a fight. In fact the game is described in most foreign media as a great and very entertaining to watch. Also, they all admit that DR Congo deserve the draw.
Anokwale 12 years ago

I think that Derrick Boateng is a critical player. He gets attacked because he ends up having the most touches on the ball. As a result he is a major focus so his good plays and bad plays are always easy to see. It is easy ...
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I think that Derrick Boateng is a critical player. He gets attacked because he ends up having the most touches on the ball. As a result he is a major focus so his good plays and bad plays are always easy to see. It is easy to forget bad plays from certain players who do not get as many touches. I would agree that the game was not that bad...The Black Stars were average at best and still walked away with a point. DR Congo probably played their best game.
tru boy 12 years ago

shut ur big mouths,fuck off all ya guys. ghanaians talk too much. k asa moah was good at left back. d boateng was ok. atsu will pick up. asamoah had 3 shots on target. so what the fucking hell are u guys talking about. kwasia ...
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shut ur big mouths,fuck off all ya guys. ghanaians talk too much. k asa moah was good at left back. d boateng was ok. atsu will pick up. asamoah had 3 shots on target. so what the fucking hell are u guys talking about. kwasia, zambia could not beat 10 men ethiopia. what u go write? fooooooooolllllllllsssssssss
Jn Shocker 12 years ago

You are right Appiah, Papa...the starting XI should be goalie: Dauda center backs:boye and vorsah, left back: afful, right back: Painstil, midfields: annan, badu, atsu,and rabiu, forwards: wakaso and gyan

You are right Appiah, Papa...the starting XI should be goalie: Dauda center backs:boye and vorsah, left back: afful, right back: Painstil, midfields: annan, badu, atsu,and rabiu, forwards: wakaso and gyan
Sammy the Sheriff 12 years ago

Are you really serious? Rabiu and Annaqng? Are you kidding me? Where is Kwadwo Asamoah, the best Player amongst the Blacstar team? Kissi Boateng should play number three with Jonathan Mensah forced to man the number two posit ...
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Are you really serious? Rabiu and Annaqng? Are you kidding me? Where is Kwadwo Asamoah, the best Player amongst the Blacstar team? Kissi Boateng should play number three with Jonathan Mensah forced to man the number two position. Painstil should not start any game.

Annang lost not less than three balls passed to him when he came into the game. I just don't see anything in Annang and don't even think he belongs in this team. Hope his position next time is given to Afriyie Aquah and Rabiu is replaced with Emmanuel Frimpong.

Is that Tettey playing for Norwich city as a defender a Ghanaian?
KINGSLEY 12 years ago

Ghana need Ayem Brothers

Ghana need Ayem Brothers
Ghanaian dont tell the truth (Akyem B 12 years ago

There is no hope here for kotoko boys

There is no hope here for kotoko boys
menka 12 years ago

try knowing ur players b4 talking,,how do u field 3 central defenders in a 4 321 formation. boye, mensah,vorsah...aaaa ghanaian can talk!

try knowing ur players b4 talking,,how do u field 3 central defenders in a 4 321 formation. boye, mensah,vorsah...aaaa ghanaian can talk!

Mercy Oppong 12 years ago

u are a useless analyst if u believe afful should make the team

u are a useless analyst if u believe afful should make the team
Nyame Ekuma 12 years ago

Agya Appiah , ur 'akpeteshie' selection is not bad. But u don't really know Derek. Wait a little and u will see , u are damn wrong.

Shut up and watch Kwesi Appiah.

Agya Appiah , ur 'akpeteshie' selection is not bad. But u don't really know Derek. Wait a little and u will see , u are damn wrong.

Shut up and watch Kwesi Appiah.
kyere andrew 12 years ago

Ghana should live kwesi appiah to do his own work

Ghana should live kwesi appiah to do his own work
African Consciousness 12 years ago

Your team selection is good but your comments are harsh. This is the time to lift the players' spirits and not criticize them. They need all the encouragement we can heap on them.

Your team selection is good but your comments are harsh. This is the time to lift the players' spirits and not criticize them. They need all the encouragement we can heap on them.
Nick 12 years ago

Wakasu proved himself, but Atsu really sucked on de day. Given another chance, I'm sure Atsu would lyk to improve on his game. He was really useless on the day.

Wakasu proved himself, but Atsu really sucked on de day. Given another chance, I'm sure Atsu would lyk to improve on his game. He was really useless on the day.
Osei 12 years ago

What a comedian!Appiah u can't be serious

What a comedian!Appiah u can't be serious
kwakuyaw 12 years ago

why do we think we are better than other countries ? any country that makes it to the CAF COMPETITION has to be taken seriously . this is where we go wrong . 2-2 is not a bad start for a tournement . we need to support the b ...
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why do we think we are better than other countries ? any country that makes it to the CAF COMPETITION has to be taken seriously . this is where we go wrong . 2-2 is not a bad start for a tournement . we need to support the boys so that they can perform for the next match . this is what matters
Ibrahim Alah 12 years ago

It is tough to draw or lose when you are favored to win, but, all teams playing in a tournament can be favored to win. Congo Kinshasa, as I call them have been a side to reckon with when it comes soccer in the African contin ...
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It is tough to draw or lose when you are favored to win, but, all teams playing in a tournament can be favored to win. Congo Kinshasa, as I call them have been a side to reckon with when it comes soccer in the African continent, so let us move on and see what happen in the subsequent games. Ghana wasn't favored to win in 1982, but they did. Good job Blacks Stars, and give us a win in the next game.
ben bella 12 years ago

we are talking about modern soccer,enough of this old school references people are making...pettiness and stuff..we are there to win the ultimate so let call a spade a spade,we in for a disaster against if the coach does noth ...
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we are talking about modern soccer,enough of this old school references people are making...pettiness and stuff..we are there to win the ultimate so let call a spade a spade,we in for a disaster against if the coach does nothing about defence..jerry akaminko must go...brink k.asamoah to his comfortable position,j.mensah and vorsah and afful must start,,,this my candid opinion coach,take or live it..but if you fail we hold you accountable..good luck!!!!
STEPHEN OSEI,NORWAY 12 years ago

no problem GHANA WILL BEAT MALI 3-0

no problem GHANA WILL BEAT MALI 3-0
STEPHEN OSEI,NORWAY 12 years ago

no problem GHANA WILL BEAT MALI 3-0 BUT ASU MUST PLAY HE IS VERY GOOD TO TAKE THE BALL TO 18 HE PLAY LIKE AYEW, OUR ASAMOAH GYAN IS THE PROBLEM

no problem GHANA WILL BEAT MALI 3-0 BUT ASU MUST PLAY HE IS VERY GOOD TO TAKE THE BALL TO 18 HE PLAY LIKE AYEW, OUR ASAMOAH GYAN IS THE PROBLEM
Ibrahim Alah 12 years ago

Why is Asamosh Gyan the problem? We are only one game into the tournament. Is this an open hatred to the player or the coach? Do we still remember the 1978 Cup of Nations when Ghana struggled against Zambia and Nigeria (Gh ...
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Why is Asamosh Gyan the problem? We are only one game into the tournament. Is this an open hatred to the player or the coach? Do we still remember the 1978 Cup of Nations when Ghana struggled against Zambia and Nigeria (Ghana 2-1 Zambia) and drew 1-1 with Nigeria but went on to win the trophy for the third time for Ghana? Come on! give the guys the support they need, they really want to win more than you and I want them to.
Abongo 12 years ago

Are you guys going to leave the Ayews out of this tournament? These are two average players. The transfer window is open let see whether a team will come up with 10 million to buy.

Are you guys going to leave the Ayews out of this tournament? These are two average players. The transfer window is open let see whether a team will come up with 10 million to buy.
dosso 12 years ago

I find it crazy any time i hear a ghanaian coach dropping a player for lacking respect. Respect to whom? The coach ? This to me is a meer stupidity for a coach to drop a player just because of misunderstandings. They should l ...
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I find it crazy any time i hear a ghanaian coach dropping a player for lacking respect. Respect to whom? The coach ? This to me is a meer stupidity for a coach to drop a player just because of misunderstandings. They should learn from others and stop that village style of coaching. Baloteri still plays. Where is Ayew in the ghanaian squard?
Kojo 12 years ago

I agree with you 100% and i keep saying this before the start of the game...As a matter of fact we need a foreign coach because if a player doesn't respect, who cares?? all we need from him is his good performance for us to w ...
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I agree with you 100% and i keep saying this before the start of the game...As a matter of fact we need a foreign coach because if a player doesn't respect, who cares?? all we need from him is his good performance for us to win. You cannot choice a bad player because he always call you Mr. Boss...That is "bullshit"...Kwesi Appiah must resign or deal with the good players because he is not feeding nobody or paying nobody in the team..Thank you
Ibrahim Alah 12 years ago

If lack of respect on the part of a player on our national team is nothing, then, ethic should not be a problem when it comes to our politicians, which means they should engage in drug trafficking and stealing government mone ...
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If lack of respect on the part of a player on our national team is nothing, then, ethic should not be a problem when it comes to our politicians, which means they should engage in drug trafficking and stealing government money while they are in office and performing good. Oh Father in heaven, forgive our fellow Ghanaians, for they don't know what they want or what they want to complain about. God bless the internet an access to writing confusing stuff by some citizens of Ghana. DEMOCRAZY in action.
RAX DOE,Amsterdam.Holland 12 years ago

Shut up my friend,performance counts not the shirt or the #.Idiot

Shut up my friend,performance counts not the shirt or the #.Idiot
KWAME 12 years ago

I just completed my watch of the Nigeria-Zambia exciting match.The Zambians are a delight to watch, creating spaces, supporting one another,attacking and defending as team and being aggresive to equalize the one goal defecit. ...
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I just completed my watch of the Nigeria-Zambia exciting match.The Zambians are a delight to watch, creating spaces, supporting one another,attacking and defending as team and being aggresive to equalize the one goal defecit.Eventually, their effort was paid off.
Can our Blackstars also play like the Zambians? Our football is bereft of the qualities I witnessed from the Zambians. These Zambians want to really defend the title.
In my view oor football can be uplifted if we learn to play as a team and ensure we create space in the game. The splendour with which we played in the past has been lost and it will take much commitment and determination.

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