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Afcon 2019: Appiah explains Ghana's tactics against Cameroon

Ghana coach James Appiah has lamented his team's profligacy in Saturday's draw with Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Egypt.

The Black Stars were held to a 0-0 draw at the Ismailia Stadium. It was the side's second straight draw of the competition following their opening day 2-2 draw with Benin.

“It’s quite unfortunate that we couldn’t utilise our chances, but personally, I was happy with the way the boys played," Appiah said at the post-match press conference.

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“Most African teams like to pack the middle of the park so it’s not easy trying to play through the middle, so what we did was to try and play out wide and send crosses in.