Zambia take down Ghana in World Cup qualifier
Posted On Saturday, 9th June 2012
Zambia are leading Ghana 1-0.
African champions Zambia revived their chances of reaching the 2014 World Cup when defeating Ghana 1-0 in Ndola on Saturday.
The Chipolopolo, who suffered a 2-0 setback to Sudan in their opening game of Group D, won the game to keep up with the group leaders.
The home side won the game with a 15th minute goal when defender John Boye put the ball into his own net.
Zambia captain Christopher Katongo crossed from the right and Boye’s effort to clear left Ghana goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey with no chance.
The Black Stars were lucky not to have conceded more goals as Emmanuel Mayuka’s header in the box wet narrowly wide.
Katongo also had an opportunity to extend the home side’s lead but Isaac Vorsah blocked his shot at the edge of the box.
Ghana’s only clear chance fell to young striker Jordan Ayew but his showboating in the box allowed the Zambians to clear.
The Black Stars returned from the break more purposeful with Sulley Muntari and Agyemang Badu trying to open some space in the Zambian defence but Stoppila Sunzu and Hichani Himonde at the heart of the Chipolopolo were resolute.
Coach James Appiah replaced Kwadwo Asamoah with talented youngster Christian Atsu as the Black Stars continued to seek to unlock the Zambian defence.
Derek Boateng also made way for Anthony Annan before crowd favourite Jonas Sakuwaha took Mayuka’s place in the 67th minute.
Atsu attempted to weave through the Zambian defence but he was bizzarely shown the yellow card when he was brought down at the edge of the box which drew wild applause from the partizan home crowd.
Vorsah stood resolute in the Ghana defence as he twice stopped Katongo from counter attacks before captain Muntari was replaced by Richard Mpong.
Zambia coach Herve Renard responded to the Ghana changes with Felix Katongo making way for Francis Kasonde.
Ghana made late attempts to equalise but Jordan Ayew’s over elaboration on the ball let the Black Stars down.
A swift counter attack from the Zambians left Isaac Chansa with just Kwarasey to beat but he fired wide in the box late in the game
But another controversial decision by the Tunisian official led to protests by the Ghanaian players as Harrison Afful was brought down at the edge of the box yet he waved play on.
Zambia are now level on three points with group leaders Ghana and Sudan who play whipping boys Lesotho on Sunday.
The Black Stars are top of the group thanks to their better goal difference.
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You beat Lesotho and was all over the place making noise, ladies should sing you praising songs. I said it, our team was not tested on the day and made us felt like we have the best team on the continent. BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME….
Kwasi Appiah went into this game without a clear tactical plan. Ghana should have been the team playing defensive not Zambia. Given the fact that Zambia needed the goals and the win more than Ghana, following their loss to Sudan. The pressure was on them, so we should have stuffed our midfield in order to check their attack and try to hit them on the counter.
@SETH. Ghana fans called us names. There were in honey moon mood after that 7-0 win over Lesotho. Zambia is not Lesotho. We respect the Black Stars. Lucky actually it could have been 3-0 if the guys had put away those clear cut chances.
Come next year when we play them they,will be panicking and they will recall A.Gyan, Essien, and the will be confusion and we will pull a 1-1 draw in Ghana. Mark my words!!
Are you out of your mind? Ghana lost to Zambia by one goal so what. I know a win is a win. Is that all you saw in the game? you did not see that their only goal was not even scored by them? are you saying they could have scored 2 more goals? but you failed to see the breaks the referee gave them that could have resulted in goals for Ghana also.
Do not write nonsense just because you have the internet and the opportunity to write. Zambia has gotten two opportunities to win their games against B/S luckily but that’s part of the game. It does not show their superiority whatsoever over Ghana.
Zambia should enjoy it now because this will be their last against Ghana
Ghana three times beaten same goal margin. the last time Ghana beat Zambia in a competitive match was when Abedi was still playing, that was in 1992 AFCON quarter-finals. this is the 3rd time the scoreline is Zambia 1- 0 Ghana. however you define Luck, what more chances do you want my dear Ghanian emotional fanatic? may be you will have respect for champions when they whip you at your backyard? this is just soccer ultimately we are all brothers.
Beating you twice and you call it Luck. Ghana is finished. They have no strikers. I doubt it very much if they will even beat Sudan in Khartoum.
final score zambia 1-0 ghana.the match is over
@ Seth it not easy to beat a team like Zambia at home to me ghana did well and i belive ghana will beat them next time when they come to Ghana for sure well done Boys
OK WE GHANAIANS HAD ACCEPTED THE DEFEATED BUT THE REFEERE WAS BIAS AND THE GHANAIAN REALLY RESPECT THE ZAMBIANS TOO MUCH
yes Tony we no it was not going to be easy, no team will like to lose in their newly stadium at home for the first time playing in front of their country man that was their day our’s is coming their will be in Ghana we will see
Truth hurts,but i seriously cant remember the last time the Black Stars lost a world cup Qualifier away match under Milo,Plavi or even Dujkovic..Akwasi Appiah??? Hmmmm…is all i can say
ghana lost to libya in world cup qualifier. the match that essien got hurt.
This what you get when you win before playing the game,,,I kindly demand all Black stars fans who called Zambian team names to eat a humple,swallow your pride and Apologize.
The African Champions have once again beaten Africa’s finest..God bless the republic of Zambia!!*
well sad Zambia it was yur day and moment but remember our’s will come don’t forget u are coming to ghana
its not bad result
I don’t know what you mean by it is not a bad result. In football it is not about the number of goals you score, it is about the number of points you get. Zambia took all three points, in case you are not forgot about that.
FIRST OF ALL WHOEVER THOUGHT GH WAS GOING TO ZAMBIA TO WIN BECUZ THEY BEAT LOSETHO, IS OUT OF THEIR MINDS,WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME WE WON IN ZAMBIA, I DONT RECALL IT. AND HISTORY WAS NOT ON OUR SIDE AND THE TEAM SHOULD HAVE HAD THAT ON THEIR MINDS BUT RATHER GETTING PRAISES FOR 7-0 WIN. NOW DO UR HOMEWORK, WE PLAYED GOOD BUT ZAMBIA LIKE ALWAYS PLAY WITH DETERMINATION AND THE REFS WERE ON THEIR SIDE…….2-0 IN GHANA THIS SHOULD BE OUR GOAL.
well sad kwame i like
Now those who have been calling for local coa
Ghana is good but pliz play to score. U play too much passing that gives chance to other teams to regroup. Muyatwa,
In football there is something called Tactical plan. You don’t always need to play to score. Sometimes all you need is just prevent your opponent from scoring. Kwasi Appiah should have been looking at getting one point out this game, by securing a draw. And that means we should have played defensively. It would have been easy that way than to try to win.
WITH THIS; WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE COACH? GHANAIANS SHOULD STOP BLAMING COACH BUT RATHER THE PLAYERS BCOS THIS WAS THE SAME TEAM THAT BEAT US LAST YEAR WHEN PLAVI WAS THE COACH, ANY WE HAVE TO LEARN TO ACCEPT DEFEAT GUYS
We are coming to win ,we are beating sudan 2-0 ,we are beating ghana and lesotho both home and away ,u like it all u dnt ,we are going to world cup ,its true ghana will draw 1 game against sudan if not both legs ,thats a zambian plan ,goal go goal chipolopolo ,here we come .Our motivation is world cup before i hang up my boots .
Now those who have been calling for the local coaches should shut up!!! A good coach is the one who is able to read a game and make good substitutions when the going becomes though. What was his tactics when he pulls out Derek and Asamoah Knowing Muntari was not clicking? His passes were not going through and also appeared tired but he still kept him on till the dying minute. Before the match majority of Ghanaians wanted Opare, Jerry and Atsu to start instead of Inkoom, Vorsah and Asamoa or Muntari. Kwesi proved he is not a good coach. The earlier we sack him the better. What a dumb coach we have at this crucial moment!!!!
shut up man. after his substitutions the team was playing better with a sense of urgency. inferioty complex will drown you. the players who did not performed were replaced with players who performed above expectations. stop blaming the coach and accept defeat. the zambians were more determined to take this game and we took the game for granted. hopefully we will beat sudan.
Idiot. You must be a failure in life. Ugly soul.
Well,u should teach your player some manners..their are better ways of airing their grievances..Lee Addy displaying his ill morals international.Slaping the Camera man for ZNBC TV CREW..I pray dat the Zambia Fa reports him to CAF and FIFA..SHAME 4 BRING THE NAME OF OUR COUNTRY DOWN..I cant believe i travelled all the way from South Africa to watch such behaviour..
Nobody asked you to.
That behave was unacceptable, that player could seriously be banned.
That was a world cup qualifier, you cant give a penalty in the 88th minute against a side which is leading, in their own countru, in a new stadium!
the player who was given the yellow card dived, y wud a tunisian ref favor zambia? favouring u wud ve made more sense as ghana n tunisia ve more in comon than zambia.
Dont be sore losers, this game wud ve ended 3-0 had we converted most chances.
You idiots from Zambia should shut up and enjoy the lone goal gift. This will be the last time a chimpanzee will ever win a game. Now you have to get out of the bush to the city and we shall see how you will fare when you have to cross a street with too many cars.
Bojak Ghanians are licking their ass for losing!did u see the stadium? did it look like a bush?
Wait a minute BoJak, comments are completely out of context. To start with Zambians are much lighter in complexion than Ghanians, so if I was to call anyone a Chimp I don’t think it would be Zambians. Zambia is one of the most Urbanized countries in Africa, so what bush is he talking about? I have been to Accra and I must say Lusaka is a much better organized city than Accra. So we will cross the street and come and beat you in Ghana. Currently we are a much better team than the Black stars.
Bojak, wateva your name means you must be a dull African to call a Zambian Chimp, do u know your history? just a little history for you and bringing you back into the context of the blogg, this was the third time we are beating you in a row 1-0, an we are coming to beat you at your back yard. may be then u will learn to respect champions and intellects called Zambians
I have also been to Lusaka and I do not know what you mean by your urbanization, you mean too many beggars in your streets.
What ever you call like skin were the results of the white settlers raping your women. The animals are on a rampage again.
Mojahadine are you crazy? Don’t you know that Southern Africans are naturally lighter than West Africans, its evolution, and the climatic conditions. Get an education dude, they are probably more white people in Ghana. White black produce coloureds we do not have that many coloureds in Zambia.Any how, beggars are everywhere even in Accra, I saw a lot of beggars. But here is the thing Lusaka and Accra are not to far apart, so it does not make sense for Bojak to talk like that. As for Urbanization you clearly do not know what the word means look it up and check Zambias stats. Guys Ghana are good, but we beat you twice in 4 months. The rest is politics.
Mojahadine…I am just thinking…If you think that the whites were so attracted to our women and mated with so many of them to turn our entire nation “brown”. And they did not do the same to you people in Ghana instead the sold you out as slaves. I think I should actually take that as a complement to our women. Thanks!
You an idiot who has never traveled.
The team and the manager has to step up. Zambia were determined but you need tactical awareness and to play the right players at the appropriate time. Our home games and the Sudan matches are crucial. I hope we can focus and get the right tactics and players or its no WC for Ghana.
REFEREE ASIDE,I STILL THINK OUR PLAYERS WERE SOMEHW SUFFERING FROM FATIGUE….THEY WERE NT ABLE TO GIVE ACCURATE PASSES AND I STILL THINK THE COACH TOOK SOO LONG TO SUBSTITUTE SULLEY AND BOATENG ….I THINK IT IS HIGH TIME PLAYERS LIKE ATSU ARE GIVING STARTNG BERTH COZ WHEN U HAVE A CLOSE LOOK AT HW HE PLAYS,YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THE GUY IS NOT ONLY TALENTED BUT ALSO VISIONARY…..HE DRIBLES,PASSES,AND ALSO PULL THE TEAM WHEN EVER HE COMES IN, SO FAR FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN OF HIM,THE BETTER WE START NATURING OUR ATSU INTO A WORLD BEATER THE BETTER FOR US………….PEACE..THE DREAM IS NT UNTIL IT IS OVER….
THE DREAM IS NOT OVER UNTIL IT IS OVER
OK CAN GHANAIANS TELL ME THE LAST TIME A WHITE COACH WON A CUP FOR THE BLACK STARS?
I THINK WE SHOULD SEND BOTH COACHES OF OURS TO TRAINING FOR THE TO LEARN SOME GOOD TACTICS OF THE GAME. WE HAVE NINE MONTHS TO PLAY OUR NEXT GAME GFA SHOULD SEND THEM FOR TRAINING FOR THREE SERIOUS MONTHS INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR PLAYERS AROUND THE GLOBE. SPEND SOME MONEY TO TRAIN OUR COACHES. MAXWELL KONADU HAS NO INTERNATIONAL COACHING EXPOSURE THEY BOTH NEEDS TRAINING
It is very good that we lost! This would bring us back to earth. Now all those players who were giving interviews and singing praises etc, should now concentrate more on the preparations and training! We should not hear such statements like “we play like Barcelona etc again , because we are very far away from that stage. The Black Stars remain Black Stars and the players must get it into their heads, that the Black Stars must set Standards for others to chase and not the other way round! This can only be achieved if the players and technical staff get focused, concentrated and serious, and stop the HUU HUU and the swollen-headedness whenever some cheap success come our way! Despite this small “comment” the Black Stars did their best, but the odds were against us , the Black Stars have lost a match,it is not the end of the world.There are more matches ahead, the Black Stars should put this behind them and look ahead, BETTER LUCK AND ALL THE BEST IN THE FUTURE! LONG LIVE THE BLACK STARS!!! STILL THE BEST!!!
I really do not know whether Kwesi Appiah knew what he was talking about when he implied he was going to win the world cup playing all-attacking, all-defending football, Even the Dutch masters who gave this to the world resorted to takashi in the last world cup. it is not difficult to get a team of Ghanaians to play beautiful man -to-man football. What we need is organisation and tactical awreness and I doubt Kwesi Appiah is the man
ASAMOAH GYAN IS THE ONLY STRIKER WE GOT BUT THE ONLY PENALTY HE WASTED GHANAIANS STARTS TO CRITISING HIM ALL OVER,WE TALK TOO MUCH AND EVERYONE IS A COACH IN GHA TOO
U can say that again bro.
Nonsense. Criticism is part of the game. When he performs, he is praised. When he goofs he is criticized. Do you expect people to be singing his praises after he missed 2 history defining penalties in the history of the black stars. If you can take praises, but cannot take the pressure, there is no place for you in the black stars. As a professional, he shd know this.
Thank you brother you said it all.
I think the coach have to be blame..although am not against him..he did a great change but he should have done that very early..he should change muntari.Derek and asamoah long time.you can see that after the change they started playing good football but just that they run out of time to equalize..and to be honest i think we have problem with de 2 n 3..incoom is no more the kind of player we use to know..i think is time to start opare ahead of him and also Harrison still not good at his position they need to find someone sweeter for the position..we have good local players who can play very well in that position…if we want to be at Brazil 2014 then we need to build a formidable team.oh else we will end up laughing at the wrongs side.
Ghana lost to a more determined side,also i think adiyah should hav been replaced by either acheapong/clottey. All the same,better luck next tym
3 words… quincy owusu abeyie
you are right, we need him to torment the opponent and help us win games. if he was to be in this game zambia would have lost the game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R7c1DWTBAA
what did appiah go europe to see?
what has this guy done to them not to be called into the b/s squad. aaaaaba!!!
BEFORE THIS GAME, I WENT ON GH SOCCER NET AND GHWEB N POSTED 8 KEYS TO WINNING AGAINST ZAMBIA. OBVIOUSLY THE COACH WASNT PAYING ATTENTION.
1. INKOOM IS NOT DISCIPLINED AT THE BACK AT ALL. OPARE IS THE NEW STARTER. ASAMOAH IS A SELFISH PLAYER. OUR DEFENSE WAS POROUS!
2. WAT WAS APPIAH’S GAME PLAN GOING INTO THIS GAME? DID HE HAVE ONE? WE DIDNT PLAY THE COUNTER ATTACK. WHY? RUNNING AROUND FOR 90 MINUTES IS NOT VERY SMART, U PLAY SMART AKWASI. WAT WERE U PPL DOING IN S AFRICA? I TOLD U TO STAY IN GH AND PREPARE….U PPL SAY I TALK TO MUCH. IS ZAMBIA NOT EVEN HOTTER THAN GH?
3. I TOLD YOU THAT JORDAN AND ADIYIAH ARE NOT SEASONED STRIKERS.
4. HOW MANY TIMES DID OUR PLAYERS PENETRATE THE 18 YARD BOX OF ZAMBIA? THESE LAZY PLAYERS ALWAYS ALWAYS WANT THE EASY WAY. SHOOT FROM 20 YARDS. IF GYAN AND DROGBA CANT EVEN CONVERT PENALTIES AGAINST THIS ZAMBIA GOALIE, WAT MAKES U THINK U CAN SCORE FORM 20 YARDS?
5. WE DONT NEED GYAN. HE PLAYS IN A WEAK, SUB PAR LEAGUE. HAVE WE FORGOTTEN AFCON 2012?
6. HOW MANY SHOTS ON GOAL DID GH HAVE IN THIS GAME? ALL WE KNOW IS DANCING ADOWA IN THE MIDFIELD
7. APPIAH DONT LIKE CHANGE. HE LIKES COMFORT N IS VERY OLD SKUUL. YOU CANT BE LIKE THAT IF U WANT TO BE A SUCCESSFUL COACH. TACTICALLY, APPIAH DIDNT HAVE A STRATEGY.
8. NOW U SEE THE EFFECTS OF NOT CALLING BAFFOUR, ODURO AND ABEYIE…VERY BAD ON APPIAH’S PART. ATSU SHOULD HAVE STARTED OVER ASAMOAH.
9. IF WE R NOT VERY VERY CAREFUL, ZAMBIA WILL MAKE US LOSE OUT ON GOING TO BRAZIL. THE SAME WAY WE MISSED OUT ON AFCON FINALS.
10. THIS LOSS SHOULD BE BLAMED ON APPIAH AND HIS COACHING STAFF. NO STRATEGY. WE RUN AND DANCED WITH NOTHING TO SHOW FOR. IF WORLD CLASS COACHES LIKE MOURINHO, DI MATTEO CAN ADOPT THE COUNTER ATTACK AND WIN, HOW DARE U NOT USE THE COUNTER. ESP WHEN U ARE GOING TO PLAY ZAMBIA, REIGNING AFCON CUP WINNERS IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD?
Good comment but did the coach field the right materials to play the counter attacking game that Di Matteo employ?Chelsea against Barcelona,Ramires was the key because he could sprint so so well but in the case of the Stars the only player who can run and counter attack is who???Do we have a Ramires sort of player in this team??Muntari,Derek and Asamoah until recently have lost pace so so much.The only counter attack option the coach have is from the flanks and Inkoom used to do those dashes until recently when he runs and cross over everybody.Appiah yes lost the plot but we should be looking at if he had the right materials to play a counter attacking game.Did we have a rock solid defense to soak the pressure to counter attacking game.Well maybe if the defense was marshaled well the team could have played that kind of strategy.Kwesi Appiah lost the plot with his first eleven selection in my opinion.
When Gyan is playing,he is often left alone up front and that gives the midfield an additional one man to mount attack.Gyan often deals with area balls well.He chest them down and waits for his mates to come to pass to.If he was in this game,he would have caused alot of problem to Sunzu.We need experienced strikers upfront and not mediocre players!Kevin,Essien and Gyan are needed badly.
I once spoke to a proffessional coach who has worked with Abeyie before and i was told his problem is lack of discipline and sticking to instructions.He always plays out of position and makes the number 3 struggle when he is playing instead of providing cover.
to me appiah cant take us to any place cos he becomes more confuse when players ar confused n need more info from him.
BAFFOE IN THE MIDDLE, ABEYIE ON THE LEFT, ODURO ON THE RIGHT…
u see dis is wat my country Ghana gets for chirping at Zambia
who were the subs?
To the point………………..
First of all in the
ATTACKING OPTIONS
Dominic Adiyah and Jordan Ayew.These two midgets were playing against tall defender Zunzu who dwarfed them and nullified all area balls that came to the 18 yard box.Even though Jordan made good runs and often came back to collect balls deep in our half,i think he guilty of a lot of show boating and over elaboration.I think the lad has a lot to learn and needs more refining in other to really step into the shoes of a future Black Stars striker proper.Adiyah struggled through out the game and we did not see much of him because he even saw less of the ball and his movement was suspect and often read easily.Cannot rate his play today because the supplies from the middle was cut shot before it even reached him.On a day these two all played woefully with Jordan a step above Adiyah.
MIDFIELD…
Sulley Muntari today again showed that he is just an ordinary player who cant live up to the billing.He is so so predictable and today all his passes,awareness and was so so suspect.It goes to say that all that is good about Sulley is when he gets a shot on target and when he manages to give a long pass.That happens one out of ten attempts.He also is not a 90 mins player from my observation because he gets tired and begins to tackle late and makes wrong passes.
Derek Boateng was another under performer today,lots of over elaboration and would not blame him much today because he played deep and to now i was wondering why Agyemang Badu was played ahead of him.The middle lacked the creativity that is known of the Black Stars and the slick passing was missing.Agyemang Badu is better playing at the number 6 position and he appeared rusty today coming back from injury.
Agyemang Badu looks rusty and needs a lot of game time to gell.
Atsu made some good runs and i think he is such a huge talent for this future Black Stars.His progress has been so good and i think we will see more of him in the future.I think should he have started the game,he could have scored a goal.
Kodjwo Asamoah is a good player but today i think he did not bring his football boots.It looks like he is either tired or needs enough space to operate more like a false number 9.
DEFENSE..Defense was in shambles today
Inkoom today again played so so woefully.His overlaps always ends to nothing.He never makes a pinpoint cross and even when he does his cross flies over every body in the 18 yard box.Daniel Opare should get the nod ahead of Inkoom and that is my candid opinion.
Harrison Afful played satisfactorily, but was caught unawares sometimes.His communication with the central pairing of Boye and Vorsah was suspect.
There is more room for improvement so i think he did his best.
Vorsah looks rusty and lacks speed.He was outrun a number of times and needs game time to get to match fitness.
John Boye today again showed that he has cemented his place in the team.He had little cover from his mates and he still put up his best.
Kwarasey was good on the day and the goal that came was no fault of his.The goal took a wicked deflection and there was nothing he could do.He was okay on a day.
COACH..
The coach lost the plot on the day..He could have started the young lad Atsu,Anaan and Opare and i am still wondering why he played Agyemang Badu ahead of Derek.I think the lost today will get him on his feet to do the right thing and get the right selection for our next game if not he and Konadu will get the boot.
I stopped reading after the first sentence. Adiyiah and Jordan two midgets? Jordan is a damn giant with his lanky 1.85.. Check ur facts first bro
Boss, Thank You!!!! and I believe Ghana will be more effective if we make some changes and call some other players, David Addy should be called up for the left back, Daniel Opare should get a start at right back, and owusu-abeyie shoulda be called up for the right wing spot, and atsu shoulda be started at left wing, and k asamoah playing behind jordan!!!…adiyiah, muntari, afful and inkoom should be benched!!!!! I really wanna see opare at right back, atsu at left wing and abeyie at right wing!!!! that will be great!!!!!!!!!
The problem is not any particular player but rather the coach playing Defensive Midfielders as a wingers. Where on earth will you ever see that besides ghana?…Al on another post said it best…Passing is usually not a DMs strong point..and when you play a 4-4-2 with nothing but DMs in the midfield…against a good team you will always be exposed. Against Chile plavi did the SAME thing and they were throroughly outplayed until the 2nd half when he actually brought on wingers. Even when appiah had 2 wingers to end the game today they even picked up the attack but sadly it was too late. Plain and simple…it is time for the blackstars to PLAY PLAYERS IN THEIR RIGHTFUL POSITIONS. you cannot claim to play attacking football with 8 defensive minded players(4 defenders and 4 DMs). Its like trying to conquer water with fire..It is just not smart. all you need On the field is about 1 or 2 Defensive midfielders.
he must learn how to pass a ball and stop being selfish all the time,he must be try to be a team player he will go far
I told u b4,Appiah and his baby players cant help us at all.We shd sack dem b4 is too late.
Rome was not built in a day. We should learn to accept defeat, learn from it and make the best out of it. Remember Spain lost a match at the World Cup 2010 but were crowned the Champions. The qualifiers is just 2 games old. The hard work and patience of the players will pay off. Let’s just wait and see. I believe Ghana will qualify because of this:
Sudan beat Zambia. We’ll beat Zambia here in GH.
Yeah right!
All talk and no show, empty tins make alot of noise!
You ghanians talk too much are very violent, look at your officia, slapping a camera man doing his job, just like that scar face in big brother africa star game DKB slapping a woma zainab, you are all loses, so shut up and get your acts together, what did you expect that the great Chipolopolo will let you thru? you aint going nowhere!Mwaomwa!Go zambia yeah go zambia, uko fi ghana fuseke!
@ boss fr cinkasi,u r right bro but ghanaians wont see it before its too late,i said it before the lesotho game that this is the end of ghana football either we beat lesotho or not.zambia will beat us cos our coach is trying to learn from them,the reason why he picked lots of local players is because zambia won the afcon with majority of locals.
Now I am about to say Appiah might not last as a coach if he is going to make politics play a role in his selection, what club does Adiyiah play for?….and was exceptional role did he played in their season. he score twice last week that was good but how come the best striker in Caf champs league Clottey aint getting playing time ahead of Adiyiah….politics in selection and baffour doesnt play for a top four club so he doesnt get to play, this is all part of the reason why a local coah aint the right man for the job, its not becuz they are not good enough or experience enough but they let the GFA member who got loud mouth do their selections for them a foreign coach will not tolerate any of this doing his job. poor selection by the coaches not calling, subbing and playing the right players.
Jesse, thanks for your insight on the game!! you are right on point as far as all the analysis of the players, kwesi appiah should make some tactical changes and call up and start other players, inkoom, agyeman badu, muntari and adiyiah should be on the bench, making way for opare, annan, atsu, owusu-abeyie, yartey, etc..we will see what kinda strategic changes kwesi appiah will make.
So where were the two Ghana best strikers?
Ask again. I put the defeat squarely at the doorstep of our coach. Some of his changes were wrong, tactically we were clueless and pls what role did he assign our strikers? What exactly did Adiyiah do to deserve a 90mins game? he was no where to be found whiles Clottey sat on the bench. I understand Kwadwo Asamoah had a bad day but so did Inkoom. Adiyiah should have been substituted with Clottey after the first half. If this is how he will be handling our team, then qualification will be a huge problem.
i really wish i didn’t have to say kwesi didn’t know what he is about but man, was he lost on the pitch. He virtually did not know what to do and actually doing the lame man’s job. He wasn’t tatical at all. And also the passes to the back was horrible, (derrick, i’m looking at you). Today i watched portugal vs mexico, 2006 wc and the way mexico play was spectacular even though they lost 2-1 due to poor finishing and down 1 man, yet they out played portugal, even getting a penalty just for the striker to waste it (sorry, got carried away, beautiful match really) . What i’m saying that it only took them 4 passes to wnter the 18 box ready to score, yet ghanaians say that the excessive passing is characteristics of barcelona football *tufiakwa*. Learn to score, idiots.
Ghanaian brothers, you talk too much. This was a good result. You have never won in Zambia. YOUR PERFORMANCE WAS AVERAGE. Useless possession. Had no accurate shot at goal. Focus on Sudan. That trip gonna be hell for you. If you know soccer you should have pencilled this Zambia game a loss. Then you blame the ref. LoL.
U TAILOR UR STARTEGIES TO THE GAME U HAVE. AGAINST A GOOD TEAM LIKE ZAMBIA, IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD….NO ONE SHOULD TELL U TO PLAY DEFENSIVE N COUNTER ATTACK. THIS WILL BRING THE ZAMBIANS OUT THEIR COMFORT ZONE. DID APPIAH EVEN WATCH THE AFCON 2012 SEMI FINAL GAME BEFORE GOING TO PLAY TODAY? I THINK NOT, BECOS THEY MADE MORE MISTAKES THAN THEY DID IN EQ. GUINEA. APPAIH IS NOT A SMART TACTICIAN, IM SORRY. ZAMBIA WILL COME TO GH AND PLAY THE SAME STYLE, AND BEAT GH. JUST WATCH
I hate to say it, but I kinda agree with you. Appiah should have concentrated on looking for a draw by frustrating the Zambian attack. Since they lost in Sudan and are playing at home, the pressure would be on them to win. In that case the more they had difficulty penetrating our defense the more they will become frustrated.
Well done to all the players.They did their best just that it was not their day.Just a word of caution to some of the players.As the sun shines they should make hay.They should make use of the opportunity they have.
Muntari, yet again woeful game, damn? Sloppy passes throughout the game and lacking discipline tactically by wandering about.
Akwasi Appiah, what did Adiyiah contribute today? He was terrible along with Jordan Ayew who thought he was still in training by showboating, wow. Your formation was very suspect and the whole team lack tactical discipline until you made the changes. I’m still not convinced by your knowledge of a tactician as a coach but i guess time will tell.
I think I like the level headedness of the ghanians who are posting. zambia is extremely hard to deal with at home. on your going to south africa to camp that was a good idea because we generally share the same weather and its really cold this time of the year. on your chances against Zambia at home, zambia is also tough to beat away. and our two of our best players will be back.
I think if we have to progress then we need some serious tactical changes.
First, is our build up. Ghanaians are more effective when we play short inter-positional passes going forward. This allows us to create more chances. Go and watch our games in 2006 and 2010 world cup and you’ll understand what i mean. Unfortunately,we have Sulley Muntari who always plays predictable long passes which makes us lose the ball easily and also made our opponent’s defense intercept easily. This puts more pressure on us. Make no mistake, i like Muntari but i think he should play more short passes and use the long passes only occasionally like when on a counter. We have more to gain playing short passes than these useless long passes.
Secondly, i think Opare plays much much better than Inkoom and should be our first choice. Opare has better recovery rate, faster, and more skillful than Inkoom. It beats my mind why he is not our first choice but hey Opare your time is coming.
I also think we still don’t know how to use Kojo Asamoah. This guy is a very important player for Udinese and he is a major factor in their 4th position this season. They use him as a mopper of lose balls around the midfield and initiate attacks. Occasionally he will venture forward when the chance permits. Its hard to describe Asamoah as a defensive or attacking midfielder but what i know is Udinese knows how to use him!!
Finally i do not think we have a bad team. If some of these minor corrections are made i believe we will compete much better than this.
We will see how well Ghana performs in the heat is Sudan, the we can say it is Zambia and not Ghana. Sudan is dying in Zambia and Lesotho know their fate with Zambia both games
Ok Zambia hav proven we r gud. Ghana sory bt i kindly ask u swalow ur wordz nd pride. Coz into this game u cod us names.
all ur comment here are noises and stupid somwe are talkin abt abeyie,yarteh and other stuff,whiles non of u mention dede,we lost the game cos we missed dede ayew,ur so called kwadwo asamoah and the others are wack,fools
The zambians women’s vagina and ass are going to burn tonight now that their team has defeated ghana. Free sex tonight. Gala.
dede ayew forever,u are the king we are lookin up to u now come foe the rescue they all hate u,bt u are stil the future captain
And if in central midfield, there is no way agyeman badu should be playing ahead of derick boateng, badu is not creative than boateng, is kwesi appiah forgeting boateng used to be a striker, and his passing and scoring skills is still der?? kwesi appiah needs to do things strategicaly and really make some changes, and not let players like inkoom, muntari and agyeman badu feel like their place in the starting line-up will always be cemented.
Idiami, ya comments about dede is rather stupid, we all he out cus of his shoulder so and if he was healthy, no doubt he wil be starting so whats your point??….we talking about other players who can play and help the black stars right now, and in this game in particular, dede will be back in the starting line up when he is fully fit, thats a no brainer, we ALL KNOW THAT!! and “they all hate you”??? who and who hating on dede???…..anybody that do should just stop sippin on hatorade….dede is one player who is irriplacable….errbody else, can be replaced cus i dont think anybody plays with that much passion and intensity like dede does for Ghana!!!!!! he wil definately be the captain for Ghana in Brazil 2014!!! and i believe Ghana will qualify!
well said peedi!
@kpawuu, we lost away matches in wrd cup qualifiers under both MILO & PLAVI, bt we stil stood by dem 2 achieve de ultimate. I fin we shd support KWESI & KUNADO, dey can do it. Dis is nt the tym 2 press de panic button. I fin they’ve learnt a lesson or 2. Bt cam 2 fin of it, a new stadium, 1st match afta losin an away match, it was always goin 2 be difficult. Pls coaches, inkoom has had enough.he is nt de same player we saw @ de u-20. His falin bk is suspect, his crosses too bad. Opare shd b given a chance @ right back. Atsu Atsu Atsu eii! Player papapaaaa!
Hey guys the boyz played well.will u complain if chelsea win over barcelona?
Why should we complain about Chelsea and Barcelona. We are talking about what matters the most to Ghana… The Black Stars.
APPIAH LACKS TACTICAL ABILITY AS A COACH. IF HE IS TO PERFORM WELL N WIN OVER TOP TEAMS HE WILL HAVE TO FINE TUNE HIS TACTICAL ABILITY. THIS IS NOT A GAME GH SHOULD HAVE LOST. NOT AT ALL. TO PLAY ALL OUT OFFENSE IN ZAMBIA’S BACKYARD TO ME IS UTEERLY STUPID. ESP WHEN ZAMBIA USED THE DEFENSIVE N COUNTER ATTACK TO BEAT GH IN AFCON 2012. GOING INTO THE GAME, APPAIH SHOULD HAVE ADOPTED THE COUNTER. THE ZAMBIANS WERE THE DESPERATE ONES HERE LOOKING FOR A WIN BY ANY MEANS, SO WHAT DO WE DO? WE SIT BACK AND COUNTER. INSTEAD, APPIAH DID NOT HAVE A TACTICAL STRATEGY IN HAND. EVEN IN SEX, THERE IS A STRATEGY. U BEGIN WITH FOREPLAY, THEN BELLY BUTTON ACTION BEFORE U DO THE DO. ARE WE STUPID OR WAT? ZAMBIA USED THE SAME STRATEGY TO BEAT US TWICE. I MEAN, HOW?
THE PLAYERS ASSEMBLED WERENT SUPREME ESP ADIYAH, ASAMOAH AND JORDAN TO BEAT ZAMBIA. ESPCIALLY WITH A DUMB GAME PLAN. PLS, DONT CALL THEM BACK AGAIN IF U WANT TO SUCCEED AS GH COACH. BOTH THESE STRIKERS NEED SOME SOUL SEARCHING N RUDE AWAKENING. THEY NEED TO MATURE AND GROW UP. NEXTIME U WILL LEARN. EVERYTEAM IS DIFFERENT, SO U STUDY EACH TEAM N PREY ON THEIR WEAKNESSES. APPAIH WAS JUST OVERCONFIDENT, WHICH TO ME IS VERY STUPID ON HIS PART. TO THINK U CAN GO TO ZAMBIA, AFCON DEFENDING CHAMPS N OUT PLAY THEM N SCORE IN BUNCHES IS JUST DAY DREAMING. AKWASI DIDNT DO HIS HOMEWORK WELL AT ALL. WHAT WERE THEY DOING IN S AFRICA? OBVIOUSLY, NOT PREPARING FOR THIS GAME AGAINST ZAMBIA. I THINK THEY WENT THERE TO ENJOY N HAVE A VACATION. I HOPE HE LEARNS FROM THIS GAME GOING FORWARD. AH, THIS IS TOO PAINFUL. I CANT EVEN EAT MY JOLOF!
FIFA was very quick to move Zambia up on FIFA rankings when the lost against Sudan, so be quick in moving them down again because we just didnt win the game, we also played very well than in the semis.
Sudan are very obvously happy:
Sudan beats Zambia, Zambian beats Ghana so we beat ghana.
Your games against sudan will decide whether u win the group or not
GHANIANS SUPPORT CHIPOLOPOLO, IT WILL BE EMBARASSING FOR AFRICAN FOOTBALL IF THE REIGNING AFRICAN CHAMPIONS DONT QUALIFY!
hmmm…this is the end of ghana football but only the wise will see it coming,how can u play qualifiers with new players,and also zambia deserve to win cos our coach is trying to learn from them,thats why he has so many local boys.
TOO BAD YOU LOST AND DON’T BLAME YOUR COACH………ZAMBIA IS JUST ORGANISED,TECHNICALLY SUPERIOR! BRAZIL 2014 ZAMBIA HERE WE COME!!!!!!
For Goodness Sake we play with FOUR defensive midfielders! Why??? Derek, Kwadwo, Sulley and Badu are all defensive midfielders! How the heck do expect to score goals when all your midfielders are defensive. This common sense koraa. At most 2 of those 4 players mentioned above should start the game with 2 pacy wingers on the flanks like Atsu (Natural Left Winger) and Quincy (Natural Right Winger). This will bring balance into the team! If we decide to play with one striker up front then put Yartey as the central attacking midfielder. Yartey once said in a interview that this is his preferred position. Open your eyes Kwesi Appiah please!!!
Congratulations Zambia
!!!!!!!! now we Sudanese are extra happy 
, thanks to you , Sudan is likely to head group D this year 
…….. thank you Zambia, Congratulations again and dont forget that you still hold the title ”champions of Africa” .
Sudan beats Zambia , Zambia beats Ghana , Ghana beats Lesotho so of course Sudan will beat Lethoso
Becareful that math doesnt work sometimes esp with UEFA and Premier leagues so hope it works.
I also think Zambia or Sudan will qualify, the only game i see Ghana winnning is against lesotho, and if you lose that one FIFA will sure ban you!
was zambias win over ghana a fluke again? History has repeated itself! 1-0 again
Why did you fire your serbian coach? His tactics seemed more effect than your current coach.
And teach your coach some manners, he refused to talk to national tv reporters,
His just upset because we Zambians have handed him a nice first beating/loss and he shud be ready for more!
Chipolopolo IYE!
Ghana u better watchout cos Sudan is not gonna b a walk in the park and Zambia will surprise again with their swift counter attacks nxt year ,watchout.
well done boys. This might even be a blessing in disguise. We should not forget our main aim is to qualify to 2014 world cup. Brazil here we come. BLACKSTARS Lets Start Working Harder!!!
@ Mojahedine. lol. you are one funny guy! which tv did you watch the game from? did a ghanaian defender make a backpass to the ghanaian keeper who missed the ball thus making it end up in the net? you know you were lucky. Zambia missed 4 clear chances in the box. how many chances did ghana have in the box. 0. Sad thing is that your players think like that too. and most likely Zambia is coming to beat you in Ghana as well.
COACHITO, U SEE WAT U DO. I CANT EAT, I CANT SLEEP. NTAMPE SOOO I DEY BURN FOR HERE CONTEMPLATING…WHAT IF?
MY STARTING LINE UP
DEFENSE: OPARE, BOYE, VORSAH/JONATHAN MENSAH, AFFUL/D ADDY
MIDFIELD: ABEYIE, ANNAN, BADU/YARTEY, ATSU
STRIKERS: MUNTARI, BAFFOUR/CLOTTEY
MASSA, THIS THE LINE UP U SHOULD HVE HAD. IT WILL BE IN YOUR BEST INTEREST TO GO N FIND THE MISSING PLAYERS N PUT THEM TOGETHER. IF U HEED THIS ADVICE, U WILL NEVER REGRET IT. BELIEVE ME. IF U HAD DEPLOYED MY 8 KEYS TO VICTORY TACTICS, U WOULD HVE WON? U STILL WANT TO DO IT YOUR WAY?
@bojak.you spineless ignorant penguin whimp,you were born out of wedlock from your prostitute mother.you suck!
Appiah is simply not good enough!!!
what was muntari doing on the right flanks?
and k. asamoah on the left? massa these players are NOT wingers!!!
NO WHITE COACH WOULD HAVE DONE THAT!!
ASEM BE BA DABI.
@Bojak, you are such an idot you think Zambia is a village and there are no cars look at the standium were played and ask your stupid players the kind of luxury bus they were riding in what about the escort they had. Bojak you fool from outer space.
@BoJack,you are such an Ignoramus! Have u even been to Zambia you intellectually challenged Neanderthal? You are a disgrace to the wonderful people of Ghana. This is just football and there was no need for you to be abusive to the Zambian people.
@BoJack u r very silly yo ass needs to travel and dont hang yo self cos Zambia is coming to beat Ghana again and i hope u will shut yo dirty trap 4 good.
poor tactics by Ghana coach.How dare u go to the home of the African champions and play attacking football thinking they will just sit back and take your bullshit?
JUST BY THE WAY,WHAT ARE THE REAL “FUNCTIONS” OF THE “BACKROOM TECHNICAL STAFF”, ESPECIALLY DESAILLY (DEFENDERS COACH),TONY YEBOAH (FOWARDS COACH), STEPHEN APPIAH (MIDFIELDERS COACH) AND SELLAS TETTEH (ATHLETIC SUPERVISOR)???? WERE ALL THESE “EXPERTS” INVOLVED WITH THE CAMPING AND PREPARATION FOR THE MATCHES OR THEY ARE JUST “COSMETICS” TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO “BLOAT” THE LIST OF THE “BLACK STARS ENTOURAGE”??? WHAT INFLUENCE DO THESE “EXPERTS” HAVE ON THE WORK , SELECTION, TACTICS AND “PHILOSOPHY” OR “HANDWRITING” OF COACH AKWESI APPIAH AND HIS ASSISTANT COACH KONADU???!!! DESAILLY WAS NOT CONSIDERED FOR THE POST BECAUSE OF HIS NUMEROUS ASSIGNMENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD. sTEPHEN APPIAH IS STILL ACTIVE IN SERBIA AND NOT A COACH YET! AND TONY YEBOAH , WHO THINKS BARFFOUR IS NOT YET “TOP” ( IS THAT THE REASON BARFFOUR WAS DROPPED???!!! AND SELLAS TETTEH A COACH WHO COACHED THE LIKES OF AYEW, KWADWO ASAMOAH,AGYEMAN-BADU, INKOOM, BOYE,VORSAH ETC TO WIN THE U-20 WC HAS BEEN REDUCED TO “ATHLETIC SUPERVISOR”!!! COACH AFRANIE , I THINK WAS EVEN NAMED THE “TECHNICAL DIRECTOR”!!!! HAALLLLOOO WHAT IS GOING ON HERE???!!! IS THE GFA NOT RATHER CREATING CONFUSION HERE??? DOES THE GFA KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING AT ALL??? IS AKWESI APPIAH IN CHARGE AT ALL OR IS HE JUST A “PUPPET ON STRINGS”??? I HAVE TOO MANY QUESTIONS, FOR NOW I PAUSE!!!!
I DONT HAVE CONFIDENCE IN APPAIH. EVEN IF WE QUALIFY, I DONT THINK HE CAN MKSYTER UP THE CONFIDENCE N TECHNICAL STRATEGIC KNOW HOW TO GET OUT OF THE 1ST RD. DONT WORRY. IM PRAYING GH DOES NOT QUALIFY SO WE CAN SKIN NYANTAKYI ALIVE.