Zambia coach Renard admits Ghana outplayed his side
Posted On Sunday, 10th June 2012
The 43-year old Frenchman says their chances of qualifying for the tournament in Brazil could have been over if they had lost the game in Ndola.
The Chipolopolo won the game 1-0 but dodgy refereeing by Tunisian Saidi Kordi robbed the Black Stars of the chance of drawing level.
Herve described it as a ‘very important win’ but warned that there’s still a long way to go.
For the Frenchman, he could taken consolation that his lads were able to create but is hoping that those chances won’t come to haunt the African Champions in the final Group D match when the two sides face each in Accra as head to head will be considered when two countries finish on level.
“We did not play a fantastic game but we were efficient we missed one or two more chances. I hope we do not regret that when we go to play the last game in Accra,” the Frenchman said.
“Of course if we lost against Ghana today we would have known that it is over for us. It was very important to win today and get three points.”
The Frenchman also warned that Zambia has to do the job first by collecting maximum points against Lesotho and Sudan.
“Before we go to Accra we have two good games against Lesotho and a very good return leg against Sudan and a very good pitch with a good temperature and after that we go to Ghana.”
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Hello Ghana! were are you? Did you you win?
You are the biggest FOOL in the whole universe. ABOA!!!
HEHEHEHHE
WACHA GONNA DO WHEN ZAMBIA BEAT YOU TO SHREADS? WACHA GONNA DO GHANA? TELL ME.
IAM LOVING THIS? IN GHANA WE WILL SLAAP YOU TO 10-0, HEHEHEHHE, YOU WILL RESIGN, IAM SURE OF IT, WE WILL THEN OVERTAKE THIS SITE!
Masa, we more matured than this mind game. Had it not been the unprofessional attitude of some of our guys who instead of focusing on the game rather turned themselves as communication directors of the Coach, just because of favour from the coach how could you how could you have beaten us.
The coach also was tactically bankrupt on the day. He entered the game with no game plan.Just because we beat a Lesotho team which to me myself and some area guys could have beaten them as well, just entered the game with all attacking mind.
From the just ended nations cup it was obviously clear that our right back could not be entrusted upon Samuel Inkoom. He surges forward too much,crosses so poor, recovering rate the least talk about it the better,yet Akwasi Appiah sees nothing wrong with that,whiles OPARE DANIEL is there…I WISH THE TEAM THE VERY BEST OF LUCK IN OUR NEXT GAMES…..BUT WOULD NOT BE SUPRISED IF WE FAIL TO QUALIFY FOR BRAZIL 2014.
Hello,Sibweni! we did not beat Zambia and Zambia did not qualify yet for the World Cup.The game is not over yet.Coming here to ask this question of if we have beaten Zambia makes no sense.Remember they will play lesotho and sudan alike and will be meeting us in Accra so do not let this one home goal make you feel big.Remember the African cup you have won we have been there many times,and have history in world football which will take your Zambia many years to even get closer.We don’t care of what you say or think,we are waiting to see who loughs last.
Ghana basks in ancient glory of being African Champions more than a decade ago when 4 and 8 teams participated in the tournament ….it is results that count. We beat you hands down (TWICE) and your team did not have shots at goal at all…and you blame the REF…they were just ballooning the ball. Nigerians have been to the World Cup many times than Ghana and have won the AFCON in the recent past but they do not brag like you arrogant Ghanaians! You are lucky the scoreline is respectable. Our Coach just respects you not that Chipolopolo did not play well. They were fabulous and frustrated your tiny boys
@the game man, I was just asking and I did not say Zambia had qualified for the World cup. As for the Africa Cup, even Ethiopia and Uganda have won it before. History is good, but the tournament was still small the last time Ghana and all these small teams won it. Surely 30 years is a long time, I dont know how old you are, but I can hardly remember. You see my brother, overconfidence is dangerous. Looking at the attitude of the fans in the days preceeding this game, it was like Zambia did not exist and you were coming to Ndola to collect 3 free points. I guess you wathced the game, and I disappointed that some of your players are crying foul. The crips did not play! Infact they were lucky to lose by only 1 goal because there were 3 other clear chanses which Zambia could have converted. A little history would do, Ghana has not beaten Zambia in a competitive game since 1992 when you eliminated us in the quarter finals. We have beaten you in all the 3 serious encounters.
We respect Ghana and we know it will not be easy in Accra, but ultimately the better team will proceed. Africa has not been well represented at the World Cup. Only Cameroon, Senegal and Ghana, have given us a little pride, therefore, it is important that a good team goes through, not these perpetual pretenders like Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Nigeria, Togo who just go there to make up the numbers. may the better proceed, but guys, lets respect our opponents. I may need to worn you though that you will have to prepare for Lesotho in Masero, coz they too can be stuborn at home. We know them from our meetings in COSAFA, they may just spoil it for you. As for us, we know it will not be easy in Ghana or when Sudan comes here. We enjoy playing the under-dog, funny is even when we are Champions, Ghanaian still dont think we are good enough.
Ghana is coming to a downfall rite now i told u ya’ll dat Africa is rising with new teams GOOOOO AFRICA.
In which game. First half, NO short on target from the black stars, The same in the first 25 mits of the second half. Stars only played better in the last 15 minutes. Stars were even lucky to have lost by i:0. It would have been worse had it been not the poor finishing from chipolopolo
Eventhough we played ‘better’ than Zambia, they beat us totally deservedly. It is the second time straight that they beat us like this and we failed to score them. It is their strategy.
pliz! PLIZ! Who writes these articles?
MIND YOU THE TEAM IN WHITE WAS GHANA AND NOT ZAMBIA SO GET THE FACTS RIGHT!
THE SEMI FINAL U TRIED BUT NOT THIS GAME, THE FIRST HALF WAS COMPLETELY OURS AND AND THE SECOND HALF WAS EVEN,
GHANA ONLY PLAYED WELL THE LAST TEN MINUTES.
U WILL NEVER WIN AGAINST ZAMBIA, LOOK AT THE STATISTICS!
THE COPPER BULLETS WILL KEEP SHOOTING DOWN YOUR BLACK STARS UNTIL THEY ARE FALLEN FROM THE SKY
@Chipolopolo, I agree with u completely. But u should know that form is temporal but class is permanent. U lost abismally to Sudan, then Ghana’s class motivated u to play well. But u know football is made in west africa. I dont think Zambia will ever reach a world cup round of sisteen.
Football is made in West Africa? My recollection is that the last time a team from West Africa wone the AFCON was in 1994 and that was Nigeria, and I m supposed to accept that West Africa is a football powerhouse. How about this, 1996-South Africa(Southern Africa), 1998-Egypt(North Africa), 2000-Cameroon(Central Africa), 2002-Cameroon(Central Africa), 2004-Tunisia(North Africa),2006-Egypt(North Africa), 2008-Egypt(North Africa, 2010-Egypt(North Africa), 2012-Zambia(Southern Africa).
I dont really know your criteria for branding West Africa as a football power house. I see West Africa as being full of pretenders!!!!!!
Its very interesting. Can you add that of the world Cup? Add that of the all the national teams. Have you seen a defending champ who will not qualify for the afcon cup? wait and you will see. If Chelsae won the EUFA champs league why will Zambia not be in the same game. trust me when Zambia comes for the return leg Shana will trash you. that is a fact. the game has just started. tell me when was the last time a player from SA won African player of the year. and what is your criteria of selecting 1996 as you base point… or thats the time you were born.
Boss, we have heard that before in the recent months! All we need is little respect. You cant tell who will win tommorrow. As for the age games, we understand, you guys are so crooked that you use 25 year olds in U17 competition, no wonder your teams dont replicate their youth teams successes.
IN ZAMBIA WE GOT NO REGARD 4 NAMES ALTHOUGH LIONEL MESSI IS AN EXCEPTIO,WE BELIEVE SOCCER IS A TEAM SPORT ,THIS IS Y CHIPOLOPOLO WILL BEAT U 1-0 IN ACCRA N PROBABLY GO EVEN FURTHER IN THE WORLD CUP .LOOK TA ONE TIME DENMARK NEVER MADE IT TO THE EURO TOURNAMENT BUT THEN SOME TEAM THAT HAD QUALIFIED WITHDREW AND DENMARK WAS PICKED AS THE BEST TEAM THAT HAD NOT QUALIFIED…GUESS WAT THEY WENT ALL THE INTO THE FINALS AND BEAT WEST GERMANY AT THE TIME ..THIS TAUGHT US NEVER TO UNDERATE ANY OPPOSITION.
EGYPT AFCON CHAMPIONS 2010 BT DID NOT QUALIFY 4 THE WORLDCUP.
ha ha you hit the nail right there bro…pliz Ghanaians provide us with facts -NIGERIA WAS THE LAST WEST AFRICAN TEAM TO WIN IT ,THAT IS 18 YEARS AGO,WHERE HV YOU BN GHANA?
IT LUKS LIKE WE GONNA B THRASHING U PERMANENTLY BRO..SINCE 1992 ITS THE SAME STORY.
It is ironical for Renard to come with this. Ghana played nothing on the day. This was a real test for Appiah as a head coach and needs to go back to the drawing board. Using players with myopic mind, he must be very tactful. And to all those fans who hyped these player should burry their heads in shame(even when gyan visited the players, they bathed him with insult. God not humans). To zambians, no teasing and insults. You did well and your labour paid off. WE ARE STILL AFRICANS AND LET’S DUEL IN HARMONY.
Folks don’t get flattered by the Zambian coach! He was just being polite, because he had worked with the Black Stars before (if even as an Assistant or physical Trainer). The Black Stars had a bad day, and must accept with no excuses that they lost to a side which was well organized and focused and determined,(perhaps also more disciplined!!). He is using all the knowledge he has about the ghanaian players (also ghanaian mentality and attitude). He is actually harming the Black Stars and at the same time consoling them with such encouraging or (flattering??) comments. Like the mosquito – biting and blowing cool air to sooth the pain till its done with the harm!!! Be careful, the man is out to do serious harm to the Black Stars (REVENGE ???)!!
Herve once said Ghanians like winning matches in their mind and underrate opponents.Learn from this defeat by admitting your weakenesses and improve on your next game.You are no longer the invicible black stars we once knew and the earlier you realise this the better.We have been there before.You team now is just too predictable in their approach,there is no element of surprise in your game unlike Zambia who can hit you like lightening in a counter attack and usually play for each other unlike the star starred GHANAIANS.
We had a luckluster performance,we r gona bounce back.tactically were not there its a learning curve for da manager we shlds have been courteous.
a lesson for Ghanians …please do not win matches before they are played. @ Fiifi this idea of revenging is what killed Ghana in Ndola yesterday. FYI Zambia will have return game with Zambia after playing all other games and it might be too late for you Ghanians because we will have done our work elsewhere and Sudan will also help us by getting some points from you sorry Ghanians.
Once bitten twice shy…now twice bitten ….finish it up!!!!
You can fool some people sometimes but you can not fool all the people all the time.They have beaten us 2x,that is football,for how long will this continue.At a point in time whatever way they pass to beat us all shall crumble and i believe that deep down in the hearts of Zambians they know we are a better side that don’t deserve to loose against them.The probability that they can beat Sudan is zero.We will also see what happens in Ghana if they come against the wounded lions.
I don’t believe Zambians think Ghana is better than them, they see themselves as the best team in the whole world, just because they are the African champions for the first time. Reality has not down on them yet, they are living in a fantasy world for now. They forget that wherever they are today, we’ve been there before – more than once.
Zambia is not living in fantasy…they are REAL Champions. It is Ghana that is in wonderland…most of you guys bragging about your team were not even born when your team won the Africa Cup when 8 teams participated….Zambia was the first country to reach the quarter finals of the Olympics in 1988 and beat the likes of Italy 4-0 (Ask Gianluca Vialli or Dino Baggio) after WHACKING you to the spot. So what fantasy… you were not nominated to participated at the World Cup you qualified and so are we going to do. Underrate teams at your PERIL! We respect you but WE DO NOT FEAR YOU…you have always fallen for our humility and mistake it for weakness that’s why we keep beating you. Learn that you puffed Ghanaians!
@Zedian
‘learn that you puffed Ghanaians’
A little decency and respect in your language will be appreciated.
Dont allow the zeal with which you approach this subject and the fanatic interest you have in projecting your national team (because of its relative recent successes) lure you to insult the whole Ghanaian populace.
Be warned!
THATS WHY YOU ARE CALLED BLACK STARS! NO ONE SEES YOU, CHANGE YOUR NAME TO WHITE STARS MAYBE? JUST MAYBE YOU CAN WIN.
2 TIMES THIS YEAR BUT MANY DOWN MEMORY LANE.
I hope we will fix what’s needed for the next game. We definately know we are better and we will qualify. They are lucky they have an excellent goalkeeper and we don’t.
By the way, what happened to our away jerseys. Why did we buy them if we don’t want to wear them. We did pretty well in those jerseys in the world cup.
well, the zambians have beaten us again…whether they(zambians) deserve to win or not…they’ve won. fine black stars where better side but is not about being better is about getting the result which they expertily did. Gone on the days when black stars doesn’t play well yet we win matches. i remember 1992…when the chalusha bwala led a strong and skillful zambian side only to be beaten by a well organised black stars led by strongman Abedi pele. I t seem all now has turn on us(ghanaians) or better put vice versa. In other words we play better and more skillfully but no cutting egde. They(chipolopolo) are well organised with less skillful players but led by strong man(katongo) really causing damages… Ghanaians should watch out and start to win ugly…that is be focused, determined and discipline. BEST WISHES AND BLACK STARS BE WISE NEXT TIME AROUND
Our coach is a psycologist n want to make u feel Gud.The last time u won the Africa cup is 40 years ago ,Ghana wake up how many countries participated at the time not to mention some of them were not even independent.We coming to Accra n wen we beat u there u will start looking 4 a new coach.
Ya we luv Accra its our home ground 4rm home will give a run 4 yo money ,it wi b GHANA 1 -ZAMBIA 2.
GHANA u lasltly won the AFRICA CUP 40 years ago FORTY,so start talking it .Some of the countries were not independent 40 yrs back.
Look u ass holes should get ur facts rite. Ghana won the Afcon last in 1982. and who cares about Afcon if rubish like Zambia can win it. We talking about world cups. We have 2 on under 17 level 1 under 20 and quaterfinalist in the seniors and all this are current results. So just fuck off mehn.
THEN STOP PARTICIPATING IN THE AFCON ASSHOLE!
Same old story, yes, U-17s who are 25 years old, and U-20s who are 30years old, no wonder you just go to World cups as visitors. age games should replicate at senior level. Who doesnt know you crooked West Africans.
FRANKLY SPEAKING I DONT CARE FOR THESE UNDER SOMETHING WORLDCUPS COS THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM TO CHEAT,BUT THE SENIOR TEAMS I ALWAYS RESPECT.
Sudan will draw with u in Kumasi and then u gona draw again in Sudan and then LESOTHO will beat u 1-0 in Maseru n guess were that leaves us.
All the crimes you committed in Zambia will be paid back 10 times over in Ghana and then you will realize why there is a great old team in Ghana!
WHAT HAPPENED TO MATCH COMMISSIONERS,U WILL B SLAPED WITH A BAN BY FIFA IF U TAKE THINGS YO WAY,YO PLAYERS MISBEHAVED N SO THEY GOT WAT THE WERE LOOKING 4.
APPIAH ONTI MOOOOOOO, TOM!
1. HW3, HE DOSENT KNOW HOW TO MASSAGE THE HUGE EGOS OF THESE PLAYERS? LOOK AT HOW INDISCIPLINE N WAYWARD THESE PLAYERS ARE? IT SEEMS LIKE APPIAH IS A BAD OMEN FOR THE TEAM. HIS IDEAS ARE PRIMITVE. HE NEEDS TO GO N COACH CHAN.
2. HE LACKS THE ABILITY TO PREPARE, AND DRAW TACTICAL STRATEGIES THAT WILL REAP SUCCESS
3. IN TERMS OF EXPERIENCE HIS BODY OF WORK IS VERY LITTLE. HE HAS NO CONSISTENCY
DESAILLY NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT IN ASAP. ITS NOT TOO LATE. KONADU MUST GO BACK TO FINISH WAT HE STARTED WITH KOTOKO. SILAS TETTEH SHOULD GET THE METEOR/SATTELITES JOB. LET ALL THESE NATIONAL COACHES HAVE REGULAR SHADOW WITH THE NATIONAL TEAM COACH.
EVEN IF WE QUALIFY TO BRAZIL. AKWASI’S RECORD ALONE WILL DO US IN. HE SIMPLY LACKS THE ABILITY TO TAKE GH TO THE NEXT LEVEL, WHERE WE OUGHT TO BE SIMPLY BECOS HE NEVER REACHED THERE HIMSELF AS A PLAYER. HE IS TOTALLY OBLIVIOUS TO THAT.
Renard is full of shit Iam sick and tired of his mind games. He said he was quitting the Chippolopolo, then he said he had not been paid for six months, then he picked a fight with the Zambian sports minister all to create the false impression that the Zambia team was in turmoil while behind the scenes he was doing what physical trainers do best, getting his team in tip top shape to face ghana.
Appiah and Konadu have to do whatever it takes to make sure Renard does not bring his disrespect for Africa to Ghana. He must not bring his mind games to Accra or Kumasi.
The coaching staff must put a gag order on all the players except for the captains, team spokes persons and the coaches, nobody should be allowed to pop up to the media. I heard what some of the players were saying and I new the team was in trouble. Muntari did well with his comments but the rest of the players had no business talking to the media.
The loss to Zambia was sad but understandable. They had to win at their new stadium and after loosing badly in Sudan they gave their all to win against the Black Stars. Road games are tough to win and the coaching staff have to prepare their team and field players that have tough character that would not react or wilt under pressure.
correction: Ghana instead of ghana, pop off instead of pop up; knew instead of new.
I said it all along. We lost the match because of the altitude period. Why train in south Africa when the game is in east Africa? Hey G F.A. What happen to Kenya? Because u want to shop for your girl friends in Johannesburg ? U see what u cause Ghanaians. Ok.
Ghana yo frontline is blunt ,bring back Gyan it wil b gud n yo defence was torn at will by the Chipolopolo and Zambia is in Southern Africa not east.
oooooh foolish Ghanians who has bewitched you. You are busy saying that your players were assaultred by zambian police men and you will take it to FIFA… didn’t you see that one of your players caused damage to a private property , and that is a serious case in zambia.So the police were trying to do their job by protecting private property
In all honest all the international match reports between Zambia and Ghana clearly indicated that Chipolopolo players performed above average and Ghanians were below average. Chipolopolo created unlimited chances in that game ,the perfect scoreline would have been 5- 0 coz Mweene was on holiday in the match. The problem with Ghanains is that you praise your team even wen ts performance was awlful,Chipolopolo attackers were finding spaces in ghana defense like I don’t ..you are jst becoming like South Africa praising their team wen where it does not deserve .
NO POWER OUTAGES NXT TIME,SO ITS A GOOD IDEA THAT WILL PLAY IN ACCRA.
We Deserved to Beat Ghana-Renard
We achieved what we wanted to do against Ghana – Renard
We deserved to beat Ghana says Herve Renard after beating the Black Stars in Ndola.
“They (Ghana) didn’t have a lot of chances we have two or three chances and I think we deserve to win,” Renard said.
Renard said the victory was even sweeter in their debut game in front of a packed house at the newly opened Levy Stadium.
iwe chikala Alkadi, you should stop participating in the Africa cup then, and you honestly think you can win the world cup with that kind of play???? nigga pliz!!!! Ghana didnt do anything in that game, 0 chance on goal in the first half and Chipolopolo scored a very clean goal, no penalty….we will bit your asses again in Accra.
possesion is not what we bargain for. everyone should pls eat the humble pie and stop unnecessary excuses.
Ghana ghana. U have archieved alot at under 17, 20 and senior level BUT YOU JST CANT HAVE IT ALL. THE SLEEPIN GIANT HAS AWOKEN.
I WIL B CONVICED IF U CAN WIN THE AFCON IN THE 21ST CENTURY.
we need the micro phone your player broke for our hard working national journalist because you are such bad losers.
@ Mbizo
Its very clear now that this victory over Ghana has gotten into your heads. At the moment you guys feel you are the best team in the world because you beat Ghana.The fact that you feel really good after beating Ghana confirms the fact that Ghana is an African Giant- a status you might never attain irrespective of the fact that you are current champions.
Ghana is in the class of Nigeria,Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Egypt and other big boys not mentioned here. I wonder if Zambia can ever be considered in this class.
Have you thought about why you guys still carry underdogs tag even when you hold the african title currently? Its because this is a flash in the pan
Form is temporal but class is permanent
With the African title you hold, check your position on the FIFA rankings and you will see how you fare in africa.
Dont let this victories over Ghana make you disrespectful, arrogant and abusive
The day of reckoning is ahead
WE HV ALWAYS BEATEN YOU GHANAIANS -ask the likes of the Great Tony Yeboa he will enlighten you.
@ BoscoGH , Im Zambian national and its not true that we are puffed up. Its becoz you Ghanians do not accept that you have lost the game.Check you facts well, we may be underdogs as you like to call us, but we have always had a hedge when ever we meet in any competition except the friendly game were your team bashed Zambia 4-1.Being disrespectful no, that’s not what Zambians are known for, we respect your country as our fellow
African brothers.
The problem with Ghanians is that they win matches before playing which we find very funny.During the AFCON you won the cup before kicking the ball. Further on the news conference before the semi-final clash your journalist were busy demeaning our players that they are unknown ,and our players told them that football is not about being known but team work.
I therefore argue you Ghanians to respect your oponents
Ghana likes underrating opponents and that always works to their disadvantage @ the 2012 Afcon in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon , the Black Stars started talking and preparing for the final with Ivory Coast before they could even kick the ball in the semi-finals with Zambia and the rest is history
Good nyte Ghanaians and Zambians.Those who insulted please repent,Those who were insulted please forgive
Goodnyte.Those who have insulted please repent.Those who have been insulted please forgive