FIVE things we learned from Ghana's win over Togo

Published on: 10 September 2014
FIVE things we learned from Ghana's win over Togo
Black Stars

By Rahman Osman

After Ghana recovered from an early slumber to earn all three points against the Hawks of Togo here are FIVE observations GHANAsoccernet.com made from the game.

Stephen Adams made a case for the No.1 position:

Despite conceding two goals many will feel the Aduana Stars goalkeeper made a strong case to be given a run of games in the team.

The good thing was that he was not overly jittery and did well to arrange his defenders who were playing for the first time.

He made a descent attempt to stop Floyd Ayite from scoring the opener but the latter was lucky to profit from a rebound.

Baba Rahman could be panacea to left back problem:

The Augsburg left back showed glimpses of his potentials which resulted in Emmanuel Agyemang Badu’s goal.

His calmness and decisive passes eased the pressure on the midfielder as he constantly helped them out to outnumber the Hawks in the middle.

Made a big case to get the nod in future assignments.

Kwadwo Asamoah yet to fully impose himself

The Juventus man for the second game running failed to stamp his authority in midfield. He was on a number of occasions overtaken by Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu who was handed a defensive role.

His creativity and defence-splitting passes were missing.

Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu still has firepower

The hardworking middle man has been playing second fiddle to Mohammed Rabiu in recent matches but Kwesi Appiah’s decision to hand him a starting role this time yielded dividends.

Badu’s was effervescent in midfield and his high mobility saw him score the second goal courtesy a fine header.

The fans still love the Black Stars.

Hundreds of fans travelled to the Togolese capital by bus to support the Black Stars despite the recent apathy shown towards the team.

The win over Togo has helped to win back the fans who exhibited their renewed interest by massively cheering them on inside the Stade de Kegue.

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