Kissi-Boateng wants fans to remain calm after Zambia won boardroom points
Posted On Thursday, 7th March 2013
Richard Kissi-Boateng wants Ghanaian soccer fans to remain calm
Ghana defender Richard Kissi-Boateng is urging fans not to panic after Zambia were awarded three points from the boardroom in the race to qualify to the 2014 World Cup.
Sudan lost an appeal against FIFA’s decision to overturn their 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Zambia in June and awarded a 3-0 win to their opponents.
The ruling, announced by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday, means Zambia go top of Group D in the second round of the African qualifiers and leaves Ghana struggling to qualify for the finals in Brazil next year.
The ruling has sent anxiety among Ghanaian soccer fans who fear they could miss out on qualifying to their third successive World Cup.
But the TP Mazembe new recruit is urging calm and insists the Black Stars have the materials to dash the hopes of the Chipolopolo.
“I don’t think our fans should be afraid. We have four matches to win and I believe with seriousness and focus we’ll get the required results,” Boateng said
“It’s unfortunate we couldn’t win the Nations Cup, but we have been in this kind of situation before and yet we showed the world of our pedigree.
“We have a difficult game against Sudan and I believe if we beat them it will re-ignite confidence among our people again.
“Ghana has what it takes to win the remaining four matches. There should not be any worries at all.
“We have done it before and we’re going to do it again.”
World soccer’s ruling body FIFA found Sudan guilty of fielding an ineligible player after Saif Ali was included in the team.
He scored the second goal despite having been sent off in their previous competitive game.
CAS rejected Sudan’s argument they had not been “properly informed” of Saif Ali’s suspension from the match.
The player was dismissed in the African Nations Cup quarter-finals, coincidentally against the same opponents, the previous February.
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Kissi Boateng is not the one who should be talking. His spot on the team in not guaranteed. If anyone should make any comment it should be Gyan.
Either way, we have NEVER failed to beat Zambia at home and it won’t start anytime soon.
@Ghanaman, are you saying Kissi Boateng shouldn’t talk? For how many reasons. If Kissi Boateng didn’t get the chance to play in South Africa doesn’t mean he can’t talk. Is he not Blackstars player? He is even better than Harrison Afful at the left back except that the blind coach didn’t see it.
Drama!!!!! Try comedy Kissi..
Ghana soccer net stop attracting these miserable Bantu criminals by posting articles about them. They are losers and useless!
Rubbish local-like player like you. What did u do against Mali? They were just dribbling through. Just shut up and tell your local minded coach he won’t be forgiven if he ever picks u again. We need the very best and not u!
The writings are very clear on the wall that gold coast has no chances of qualifying to the wc. if u lost to mali by 3 goals u think u can win aganist Zambia? dont deceive yourselves u are already out period!
You are an APE!!! The only writing on the wall is your mother is a Bantu whore!!!
USELESS PLAYER LIKE U. U WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHEALSEA CONCEDING 4 GOALS CARELESSLY IN THE CHAMPS LEAGUE. BABA RAHMAN SHOULD BE FEELING THAT ROLE AND NOT A FUFU AND PALMNUT SOUP PLAYER LIKE KISSI
For those Zambian weevils on the qualifiers, I have been to your website and I can See people are still acting confused on Renard picking Fwayo and Tembo etc. You are having more problems than us and you are under pressure to win all matches. It can work that way. Apart from bonetti beating Mozambique away when has Zambia ever won away confidently. Apart from beating Rwanda 1-0 in 2009, you failed to win any other game loosing to Algeria and Egypt at home. Sudan even evidenced your poor away form. Now think about this critically and curb your expectations. We are coming for you weevils and you would not escape
Useless filthy ape! You have never defeated us in Ghana and you will feel a chipolopolo and be beat by us ahhahahahahahahahahahah
@ chu, mali waloped u by 3 goals and zambia has always hamered u, its ghana who is under presure, so shut up. u dont hav a team that can go to wc. remember zambia never lost a single game at afcon while u were humiliated for the second time by mali. so kep on dreaming!
Filthy APE!!!! At least we got the the Semi-Final twice. What did you apes do!!!
@Ndolaman, aren’t you ashame of yourself. Imagine tittle winners came for a tournament &couldn’t win a single match & above all eliminated in group stage. Villagers with big-big jerseys in this modern world.
Poor sh!theads can’t even afford a kit that fits so, they buy big ones and hope to grow into it! How can this useless team represent Africa!!
And that white strip of yours will turn to brown when Zed teaches u a lesson in Kumasi!!!
@ ghanaman, we are coming 2 yo dusty and dirty place called kumasi to finish u! for yo info, iam a proud bantu unlike u without identity. who are u?
We are members of the Kwa, and gur peoples and not related to Zambian criminals(at least immediately )!! GOOD! Who wants to be related to a thief!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwa_languages
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gur_languages
Zambia?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bantu_languages
We are a kwa and Gur peoples!!! Being a Bantu is not a problem but, being a Zambian Bantu ahahahahhahaha
@ Ndolaman, dont think we will play with you in Kumasi. We are taking you to Tamale stadium to score, torment & the dagomba’s beat you on top like your uncivilised police or whatever did to our players. We will destroy your big-big jerseys. Nkurasefo)