CAN 2012: I Never Wrote Off Black Stars – Keshi

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

Super Eagles Head Coach, Stephen Keshi has reacted angrily to reports quoting him as saying that Ghana Black Stars does not have the quality of players that can win this year’s Nations Cup being co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.

Reacting to Black Stars assistant coach, Kwesi Appiah’s tirade against him over the issue, Keshi said he was misquoted by the media over the matter. “I was asked to name my favourite teams to win the Nations Cup and I said on paper, Cote d’ Ivoire and Senegal. I have the strongest teams, but tournaments like that are full of surprises. Maybe, because I did not list Ghana and the question was asked on Ghanaian soil, the journalist decided to say I have written Ghana off. How can I write off a team that made it to the quarter finals of the last World Cup?”

He advised the Ghanaian team to step up preparations for the tournament, instead of wasting time reacting to what they perceived as an attack on the Black Stars. “Every team that has qualified is capable of winning the championship, but you will agree with me that some teams are rated higher than others even by FIFA, that is what I simply said.”