Why Ofori seems unfazed by Ghana’s defeat to Cape Verde
FOR THE BLACK STARS, PIRATES GOALIE RICHARD OFORI MADE A GOOD SHIFT
Interestingly, Ofori performed well even though he hasn’t had a lot of playing time in the DStv Premiership this year.
Before substitute Rodrigues pounced at the last second to secure all three points, he made two crucial stops. The attacker from Cape Verde exploited a blunder in the Ghanaian defense to easily tap the ball home. And the goal gave them a well-known and well-earned victory in Abidjan.
As with their failure to win their first game in the 2021 edition, it was another disappointing outcome for the Black Stars. But after a protracted VAR check, they were left to lament a first-half goal that was disallowed. Majeed Ashimeru attempted a fantastic long-range shot that was called out, but it was not successful.
THOUGHS OF RICHARD OFORI
Ofori, nevertheless, is confident that they will make up for their errors in the upcoming game against Egypt. They have the Pharaohs scheduled for a blockbuster match on Thursday that could perhaps determine their destiny for the AFCON in 2023.
In actuality, we are unable to give in at this point in time. We must be small, remarked Ofori. “We have football players who compete at the highest levels, but occasionally players can’t defend certain balls, which results in a loss for your team.”The 30-year-old goalie gave an explanation for why he let in the second goal at a critical moment. I needed to stretch since the ball was bouncing in front of me and traveling far away from me.And simply move the ball to the side; however, none of my players were available to block. That takes place within the game. The second game is the most crucial, so we must pay close attention to it. Thus, we are still optimistic that we can make up for our errors in the upcoming game against Egypt. We’ll perform better,” he continued.