Despite his team’s 3-2 triumph against Congo in their debut match at the TotalEnergies U-23 AFCON on Sunday, coach Ibrahim Tanko was disappointed.
The coach could not disguise his rage at his players, calling Ghana’s two goals “unacceptable.”
The Black Meteors led 3-0 after 90 minutes, but defensive mistakes allowed the debutants to score two fast goals in the extra minutes.
Coach Tanko appeared to be pleased with the outcome, but he was dissatisfied with the errors that led to two goals allowed in the last minutes.
“I think I’m happy we have the three points but at the same time I’m very angry about my players because that two goals we conceded after the 90th minute were unacceptable,” he said.
The strategist also revealed why he removed Ernest Nuamah and Terry Yegbe from the game.
“I mean we had to make the changes because our centre-back and Nuamah were feeling tired. We have two days to prepare for the next game so I think the three points is very important but the two goals were not acceptable.”
Ghana will return to action against Morocco in Group A on Tuesday, while Congo Brazzaville will face Guinea in the day’s second encounter. Morocco defeated Guinea 2-1 in the first round on Saturday.
