What is there to say? After all the help and dodgy refereeing on behalf of Ghana, the Black Stars could not beat Burkina Faso to the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations 2013 to meet Nigeria as many have predicted…
I just can’t get over it but then my question is; why did the coach take off Wakaso who has been playing Ghana’s penalties throughout the whole tournament only to bring in Clottey few minutes to the end of the extra time?
And Clottey surely did us good by kicking the penalty way outside the goal poles…
Whatever it is, Burkina Faso deserves to win and they have won….
Asamoah Gyan and Kwadwo Asamoah were missing in action with Players like Derick Boateng playing as if they have never stepped on a football field before…Swiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I better go and watch some KUNG-FU movie!
If you still want to read on, check out what Euro Sports had to say;
Minnows Burkina Faso overcame an embarrassing refereeing display to shock Ghana 3-2 on penalties to reach their first African Cup of Nations Final.
After a 1-1 draw in normal time, the Burkinabes dominated extra-time but could not find a breakthrough, with a clear penalty appeal rejected as Jonathan Pitroipa was shown a second yellow card for diving.
Rennes star Pitroipa had to watch from the stands but his team-mates won the shoot-out, with Ghana missing three of their kicks. It remains to be seen whether CAF will overturn his dismissal, but the rules state bookings can only be cancelled out for mistaken identity and he is set to miss the final.
Tunisian ref Slim Jdidi had awarded Ghana a soft penalty in the first half, which Mubarak Wakaso converted, having just rejected a Burkinabe penalty appeal with far greater merit.
He then disallowed Prejuce Nakoulma’s extra-time goal after the energetic winger hooked the ball beyond the keeper, deciding he had fouled John Boye in doing so.
The crowning glory came late in extra time, when Pitroipa was clearly fouled in the box by Boye, but Jdidi showed him a yellow card for diving, before sending him off as he had already been booked.
In fairness to Ghana, they were also on the end of some odd decisions, such as that to only book Paul Koulibaly after he kicked Asamoah Gyan in the groin.
And Burkina Faso ultimately should have won it in spite of the refereeing, with powerhouse striker Bance missing two good chances and seeing another cleared off the line by Harrison Afful.
However he was a hero in the end as his cheeky ‘Panenka’ penalty proved to be the winner, with Douda Diakite brilliantly saving from Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu to send the Stallions into their first final.
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