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U17 Africa Championship: Ghana qualify despite 4-1 loss to Burkina Faso

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  • DR TRUTH 7 years ago

    HOW CAN GHANA LOOSE TO BURKINA FASO BY 4 GOALS TO 1. JUST IMAGINE IF IT WAS A SOCCER POWERHOUSE LIKE NIGERIA OR MALI?

  • Emperor Rasheed 7 years ago

    Wimpy Appiah allowed Burkina faso to beat us in AFCON 2013,but he was not fired immediately.leave poor Fabian alone.

  • DIAMOND 7 years ago

    We need to raise the quality of all the coaches of our national teams.

    Basigi (Queens, no Olympics, no respect against Germany), Dramani (Satellites, no Afcon), Fabin (Starlets, Afcon by the skin of their teeth) and all th ...
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  • Emperor Rasheed 7 years ago

    Ugly Nyantakyi should use the stolen coefficient money to train our local coaches abroad.

  • Nana Kuffuor, Abeka 7 years ago

    The next qualifying match is against Cote D'Ivoire. If they put up that show boating against the young elephants, they will be laughing at the wrong side of their mouths.

  • Deodorant 7 years ago

    I respect the Burkinabe team but the goal margin is too much.4 goals to 1 paaaa.The coach must sit up and he should not come back with any explanations/excuses and I aslo believe that the team needs more friendly matches to ...
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  • Bky spirit man. 7 years ago

    Let's as be fair here we all love ghana when Ghana bet them last week 5-1 in cap coast we were very happy if they beat us in return is normal let's give the coach credit for taking ghana to afcon please not insult thanks.

  • Shock absorber 7 years ago

    4 goals to 1....how and I mean how.Were the boys sleeping or was the coach dreaming of full qualification after the first half?Can't trust this team anymore and they should watch out because the next stage is very tough.The l ...
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  • HardHitter 7 years ago

    i saw 2 ghanaians footballers in brazil playing for Nigeria . they are 2shorrr to be nigerians

  • Kwesi 7 years ago

    Useless

  • sam 7 years ago

    Like seriously? So just Burkina here, dey dey score u four goals. Like u travel go to Algeria or Egypt kraa like u fit say something. Paa kwesi don't disappoint as like didi dramani and his boys did to us in Cape coast las ...
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  • $aint Ghfuo: Black Excellence !!! 7 years ago

    Our coaches are.trash. They need technical training in Germany. I don't think this team will make it past the next rd. Unless gfa pays protocol. GFA, this is what u get when shs is 3yrs and we have no colts....

  • m s habib in the U.S 7 years ago

    I think we need a new tactic if this guy's can bet as like that it means we are nt going any where. I can't belive this .the coach is nt good .men

  • m s habib in the U.S 7 years ago

    That was a bad news. mn the coach is nt good .if this guy's can beat as like this it mean we are nt going any wher.

  • Kinno 7 years ago

    The secret is why do you drop the quality guys cause they don't have money to pay bribe.

  • Afofranto 7 years ago

    those of u making noise about the scoreline should shut up.
    Do u know the intimidation the kids and their coach had to endure?? Thank God for that scoreline wati

  • Chief 7 years ago

    scary. very scary scoreline.

  • krobea. 7 years ago

    Ghana should rather spend money on other things not under 17 , we need money for school,s and soo mach.

  • Ay3ka 7 years ago

    Avenue to amass wealth; and I strongly suspect the Bukinabe coach delivered on his promise of fielding over-age players, so as to even the playing field!
    A beautiful game intended to promote friendship and cooperation among ...
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  • Mike Vortia 7 years ago

    Wow! Very surprised at reactions to loosing 1-4 to Burkina Faso. I listened to the commentary and my o my did I recall the tribulations Kotoko, Hearts and the Blacks Stars went through yesteryears on the African terrain. Leav ...
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  • Kenneth Osei-Afriyie 7 years ago

    The fact of the matter is Ghanaian coaches are USELESS, plain and simple. I still cannot believe the thinking of those who have problem a foreigner coaching the Black Stars. Hope these dudes are finding out the hard way the ...
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  • Mohammed M.Jibrin 7 years ago

    Another eye opener to the two evils of Ghana football.Nyantakyi and Nii Lante Ghana is watching and taking stock.See your handiwork!