{"id":38861,"date":"2023-09-13T20:01:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=38861"},"modified":"2023-09-13T20:01:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:01:55","slug":"chris-hughton-speaks-on-poor-pitch-in-black-stars-friendly-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/chris-hughton-speaks-on-poor-pitch-in-black-stars-friendly-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Hughton speaks on poor pitch in Black Stars friendly game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Head coach of the Black Stars, Chris Hughton has responded to complaints regarding the subpar quality of the Accra Sports Stadium pitch which hosted Liberia in an international friendly.<\/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\">After Ghana&#8217;s international friendly match versus Liberia at the Accra Sports Stadium, the condition of the country&#8217;s fields took center stage in the media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"AFCON 2023: Twenty- four (24) teams qualify for AFCON\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-2023-twenty-four-24-teams-qualify-for-afcon\/\">AFCON 2023: Twenty-four (24) teams qualify for AFCON<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The stadium, in the opinion of many spectators who witnessed the game both live and on television, is unfit to host Black Stars contests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Speaking to reporters in the post-game conference, about the poor nature of the pitch quality, Chris Hughton smartly replied that he doesn\u2019t decide concerning stadium venues for Black Stars matches.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0\u201cI would have to say first and foremost that the decision to where the games are played is of course decisions by the Football Association.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0\u201cWhat we can do is speak about today, The crowd was excellent today and I think they grew with us as the game got better and as the performance got better, the crowd got louder and I think probably the fact we hadn\u2019t played here for a while probably had something to do with it and it\u2019s good to be back here but as regards (to) where the games are played, that\u2019s not my decision,\u201d he ended<\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"Heart of Lions announce signing of defender, Bismark Anim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/heart-of-lions-announce-signing-of-defender-bismark-anim\/\">Heart of Lions announce signing of defender, Bismark Anim<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">BlackStars got the better of Liberia with goals from Nuamah, Kudus, and Jordan sealed victory for them in a four-goal thriller at the Accra Sports Stadium.<\/span><\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Head coach of the Black Stars, Chris Hughton has responded to complaints regarding the subpar quality of the Accra Sports Stadium pitch which hosted Liberia in an international friendly. 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