Afriyie Acquah hails Black Stars collective effort in Algeria win

Published on: 24 January 2015
Afriyie Acquah hails Black Stars collective effort in Algeria win
Afriyie Acquah

Afriyie Acquah says he only did his best to add to a ''fantastic collective effort by the Black Stars'' to yield a famous 1-0 victory over Algeria at the Africa Cup of Nations.

The midfielder is ''100% certain Ghana will advance in the tournament.''

Praising coach Avram Grant for his ''amazing tactical awareness and technical ability'', Acquah said there is collective unity in the Black Stars way beyond the imagination of outsiders.

''The rest of the world know we are a simple united unit but in reality we see each other as brothers and love for each other is uniquely golden. This sprit can win us the tournament.''

The Parma midfielder also attributed the win to what he called the collective factor, saying, ''no exaggeration, in the Black Stars there is one theme and that is in the two-word phrase, collective effort.''

''Gyan is both a goal scorer and a fantastic captain and it's understandable why the world now agrees he is a Ghana superstar and legend. His influence, both on and off the pitch, is amazing.''

The midfielder revealed: ''The idea was always for the Black Stars not to concede in the first half so I had to be tough in protecting the Black four. Elsewhere, my colleagues perform excellently and we won deservedly.''

Acquah, 23 and playing only his first competitive start for the Black Stars, received crediting reviews after tweeter trends adjudged him as Man-of-the-Half for his dominant display in the first half of the Algeria match.

Comments

  • sam
    says: 9 years ago
    Motherfucker I use to play punk ass,Anthony Annan and Micheal Essien were my team mates,Essien under 17 me and Annan under 14,super Rainbow,in Cape coast,and liberty came and snatched Essien when they were coming in to the league,And they played a friendly game with us.That's how Essien got to liberty. Injuries put me out. Asshole u talking about I started watching ball,I'm a coach motherfucker.
  • banger
    says: 9 years ago
    GUYS U SEE HOW ALL THE SUDDEN THESE MONKEY ZAMBIANS DISAPPEARD ALL THE CERTAIN
  • Raymond
    says: 9 years ago
    Well said. Jordan will be an indispensable striker a time to come. he needs time to develop like how Gyan did . we should encourage him rather than condemning him cos no body knows tomorrow . i wish the stars well.
  • sam
    says: 9 years ago
    Next game should be him and Akwesi Appiah or mahatma otoo,useless Jordan needs to be on the bench. Useless striker,this a striker,apuu.