{"id":37816,"date":"2023-06-28T09:41:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T09:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=37816"},"modified":"2023-06-28T11:26:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T11:26:22","slug":"afcon-u23-ibrahim-tanko-blames-tiredness-for-heavy-defeat-against-for-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-u23-ibrahim-tanko-blames-tiredness-for-heavy-defeat-against-for-morocco\/","title":{"rendered":"AFCON U23: Ibrahim Tanko blames fatigue for heavy defeat against for Morocco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Black Meteors head coach Ibrahim Tanko pinned his side\u2019s disastrous outing against the Young Atlas in Morocco to tiredness in their second group game at the ongoing U-23 Africa Cup of Nations.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\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><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Black Meteors were hoping to build on their cagy win over Congo in the opening game of the competition, which saw them win 3-2 but that didn\u2019t happen in their second game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"WATCH HIGHLIGHTS: Ghana Black Meteors suffer heavy defeat against Morocco\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/watch-highlights-ghana-black-meteors-suffer-heavy-defeat-against-morocco\/\">WATCH HIGHLIGHTS: Ghana Black Meteors suffer heavy defeat against Morocco<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The West African side was down by three goals in the opening 30 minutes of the game and conceded two separate goals in the second half whiles Salim Adams scored in between to peg the score line at 5-1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Speaking after the game, Tanko alluded to little time for his side to adequately recover and prepare for games leading to their heavy loss to the host nation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWe had a day rest and they had two [days]. You could see from the game between Congo and Guinea how the score line was because Congo also had one-day rest,\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;We gave Morocco a lot of respect&#8221; \u2013 Ibrahim Tanko on Black Meteors losing 5-1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0\u201cWe still have a chance in this tournament, we have a last game so we are going to prepare for that.\u201d He ended<\/span><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<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Black Meteors will eye an improved performance against Guinea, tied on three points apiece ahead of the ultimate round of games in the hope of securing one of three slots for the Olympic Games,2024,<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Meteors head coach Ibrahim Tanko pinned his side\u2019s disastrous outing against the Young Atlas in Morocco to tiredness in their second group game at the ongoing U-23 Africa Cup of Nations. 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