{"id":40193,"date":"2024-01-15T17:28:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T17:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=40193"},"modified":"2024-01-15T17:28:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T17:28:27","slug":"afcon-2023-chris-hughton-disappointed-with-cape-verde-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-2023-chris-hughton-disappointed-with-cape-verde-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2023: Chris Hughton disappointed with Cape Verde loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ghana head coach Chris Hughton has expressed disappointment after recording a defeat in the opening game of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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 the Blue Sharks for the first time in a game they were hotly tipped to win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"AFCON 2023: Jordan Ayew blames inexperience BlackStars squad for Cape Verde defeat\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-2023-jordan-ayew-blames-inexperience-blackstars-squad-for-cape-verde-defeat\/\">AFCON 2023: Jordan Ayew blames inexperience BlackStars squad for Cape Verde defeat<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ghana was unfortunate to go behind as early as the 17th minute to a Jamiro Monteiro goal in the first half.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Alexander Djiku pulled the BlackStars parity after rising highest to head home a Jordan Ayew cross but the Blue Sharks will have the final laugh through, substitute, Gary Rodrigues, who tapped into an empty net following a defensive mixup by the West African base country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Speaking at the post-match interview, Hughton was left disappointed by the turn of events in the opening game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;I think it rocked us the goal that we conceded [that early] but I thought that we got back into the game and at that stage, it looked like we could go on and win it,&#8221; Hughton said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;We are hugely disappointed with the result.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">BlackStars will hope for an improved performance as they take on Egypt on Thursday, January 18 in a game they have to win to keep their AFCON hopes alive.\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\">Cape Verde tops Group B with 3 points, Egypt and Mozambique follow up with a point each with Ghana at the base with no point.<\/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>Ghana head coach Chris Hughton has expressed disappointment after recording a defeat in the opening game of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). &nbsp; The Black Stars shockingly lost to the Blue Sharks for the first time in a game they were hotly tipped to win. 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