FOR the second match in a row, Ghanaias fans left the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra in a gloomy mood despite the team's 1-0 win over minnows Namibia in a Group A match. But the team's French coach Claude Le Roy is confident the team will improve as the tournament progresses.
"We already have six points from our two games which I asked my players at the beginning of the tournament. In these kinds of competitions it is never going to be easy. Yes people expected us to steamroll over Namibia because they were beaten 5-1 by Morocco on Monday," he said.Guinea's Celtic defender Bobo Balde downplayed the sending off of two goal hero Pascal Feindouno.
"We are surely going to miss him against Namibia but other players will come in," he said.
The game against Namibia takes place on Monday.
"I knew that the group will be tight."
The French coach defended his striker Asamoah Gyan who received most abuse from the passionate crowd.
"Asamoah should not be blamed as he did his best. Strikers need to score goals to gain confidence. He will become good as the tournament goes on," he said.
Midfielder Michael Essien, who was voted MTN man of the match said that they did not underrate Namibia .
" Namibia is a good side but we have the three points," Essien said.
Namibia 's Quinton Jacobs scooped the Samusung Fair Play Award.
Earlier, Moroccans blamed South African referee Damon Jerome for their 2-3 defeat at the hands of Guinea.
Atlas Lions skipper Youssef Safri told Daily Monitor that it is shameful for the referee to spoil what was a good game.
But defender Abdeslem Ouaddou who scored the team's second goal had a different view.
"We never played collectively as a team like in the match against Namibia. Now we have made our qualification very difficult," he said.
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