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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Kurt Okraku, the president of the Ghana Football Association [GFA] has hit back at Danny Jordaan, who is the president of the South Association Football Association [SAFA] insisting he should admit they lost to a better side.<\/p>\n

Andre Ayew’s first-half penalty was enough as Ghana defeated Bafana Bafana 1-0 to top Group G and book a place in the final playoff round.<\/p>\n

Following the defeat, SAFA has launched a public attack on the officials of the game and have officially filed a complaint to FIFA, citing match-fixing and the influence of third parties in terms of betting on the game.<\/p>\n

These allegations have clearly not sat well with the Ghana Football Association, who released a statement on Thursday, November 18, branding the allegations as false and irresponsible.<\/p>\n

Reacting to the accusations, Mr Okraku questioned the competence of SAFA in the area of planning and urged them to accept defeat honourably.<\/p>\n

\u201cDanny Jordaan wasn\u2019t even here in Ghana, but he was on TV telling people that Accra to Cape Coast is 9 hours. Are we not kidding?\u201d Okraku retorted.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the Ghana Football Association thought it wise to airlift our players from Accra to Takoradi in order to shorten the distance, the South Africans decided to travel the 2-hour journey by road. Is that proper planning?<\/p>\n

\u201cThe South Africans keep shifting goalposts. From being robbed by the referee to the match being manipulated by third parties to the match being played by ball boys.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is important that someone tells Danny [Jordaan] to speak the truth to the South African people to understand that their team, per their own judgement, is not good enough,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Ghana will face either Nigeria, Senegal, Morocco, Algeria or Tunisia in the final playoff round for a place in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar next year<\/p>\n

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