Christian Atsu has admitted that Kenya’s solitary goal victory over Ghana in a 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifier was deserved.
Atsu – who played 90 minutes in the game on Saturday – said the Black Stars were punished for missed chances while Kenya took theirs and executed a master defensive plan under pressure especially after going a man down.
“This is a very disappointing result for us but this is football. We know Kenya has a good team and they deserved to win. In modern football, you can’t say Ghana has to beat Kenya just like that. The game has to finish before you know the result,” the speedy winger said.
But Atsu insists the loss does not dent Ghana’s hope of making it into next year’s Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
“This is behind our backs now and we have to go back and analyze our mistakes. We need to know what we didn’t do right and correct for the next game. I am very certain we will qualify for the Cup of Nations. We have four more games to play and those are many points,” he noted.
Ghana remain top of Group F having started their campaign with a 5-0 win against Ethiopia. The Black Stars’ focus will now be on the back to back home and away ties against Sierra Leone where they hope to bank nine points and put one foot into the Cup of Nations.
