{"id":40190,"date":"2024-01-15T17:13:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T17:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=40190"},"modified":"2024-01-15T17:13:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T17:13:10","slug":"afcon-2023-jordan-ayew-blames-inexperience-blackstars-squad-for-cape-verde-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-2023-jordan-ayew-blames-inexperience-blackstars-squad-for-cape-verde-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2023: Jordan Ayew blames inexperience BlackStars squad for Cape Verde defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">BlackStars forward Jordan Ayew has attributed the team&#8217;s defeat to Cape Verde in the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations to the team\u2019s lack of experienced players.\u00a0<\/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 Stars shockingly lost to Cape Verde by 2-1 in a game they were hotly tipped to win against all odds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"AFCON 2023: Ghana falls to Cape Verde in Group B\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-2023-ghana-falls-to-cape-verde-in-group-b\/\">AFCON 2023: Ghana falls to Cape Verde in Group B<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Speaking to reporters after the team&#8217;s humbling defeat, Jordan, one of the most experienced lads within the setup laid in on the significant lack of experience to have accounted for their opening-day defeat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0\u201cWe lack a lot of experience. 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