Ghana coach James Kwasi Appiah has stated his team played just as directed in Thursday’s 2-0 triumph over South Africa in a 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
Goals from Thomas Partey and debutant Mohammed Kudus were enough to hand the Black Stars all three points in the Group C matchday one fixture at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium.
“Looking at the game today, I personally believe that the boys played above themselves,” Appiah said at the post-match press conference.
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“That was the message given to them anyway – to go out there and prove to Ghanaians that they all deserved to be in the national team.