Drama unfolded in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Tuesday night as Cameroon and Gambia played out an enthralling game in their final group game.
Not only did Christopher Wooh’s 91st-minute goal take the Indomitable Lions to the next stage of the competition, but it also confirmed Ghana’s exit from the competition.
The Black Stars finished third in Group B after only taking two points from a possible nine available. Missing out on a place in the next round of the competition was not the only thing the players failed to achieve. They also missed out on a whopping $30,000.
So – if somehow we had miraculously managed to qualify to the Round of 16 of the 2023 AFCON with this shocking performance, each player would have been happy taking over $30,000 of our taxes and technical team members, over $60,000 for this embarrassing output?
This is why I have no sympathy for anything anyone says to this lot.
Africa Games is in 40 days. Ghana is hosting. Ghanaian athletes only moved to Cape Coast for camping last weekend. Boxers, track and field athletes, badminton players. They have been shoved into tiny cubicles with 3 in a room. The Ghana Olympics Committee (GOC) says it’s looking for $50,000 to help its members prepare for the Games. The ministry says it has no money for them.