{"id":23291,"date":"2019-10-15T11:49:21","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T11:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=23291"},"modified":"2019-10-15T11:49:21","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T11:49:21","slug":"wafu-cup-gave-best-competition-joseph-esso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/wafu-cup-gave-best-competition-joseph-esso\/","title":{"rendered":"WAFU Cup2019 : We gave our best in the competition &#8211; Joseph Esso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>WAFU Cup2019 : We gave our best in the competition &#8211; Joseph Esso<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Black Stars B and Hearts of Oak striker Joseph Esso insists that the entire team gave their very best in the 2019 West African Football Union Cup.<\/h3>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nGhana failed to retain the WAFU Cup after losing to 2019 host nation Senegal 3-1 on Penalties.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the disappointment of failing to defend the title, Esso was happy with the experience from his first tournament and stated that the team gave their best.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs an upcoming player, getting to play in my first international tournament says a lot. It will improve me and it will enhance my career going forward,\u201d he told ESPN Africa.<\/p>\n<p><center><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4814474600915358\" data-ad-slot=\"6605202572\"><\/ins><\/center>\u201cI look at the team and I can say that we gave off our best during the competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars B arrived in Ghana last night and will head to camp as they prepare for the second leg of the CHAN qualifiers against Burkina Faso.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WAFU Cup2019 : We gave our best in the competition &#8211; Joseph Esso Black Stars B and Hearts of Oak striker Joseph Esso insists that the entire team gave their very best in the 2019 West African Football Union Cup. 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