{"id":26039,"date":"2022-09-28T16:04:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T16:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/sports-minister-laments-over-ghanas-missed-chances-against-nicaragua"},"modified":"2022-09-28T16:18:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T16:18:37","slug":"sports-minister-laments-over-ghanas-missed-chances-against-nicaragua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/sports-minister-laments-over-ghanas-missed-chances-against-nicaragua","title":{"rendered":"Sports Minister laments over Ghana&#8217;s missed chances against Nicaragua"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif has lamented over Black Stars failure to score more goals in their game against Nicaragua on Tuesday, September 2, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>A goal from Abdul Fatawu Issahaku turned out to be the winner against the North American side. Speaking after the game, the Minister for Sports lamented the Black Stars&#8217; missed chances in the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were expecting more goals in the game but at the end of the day we created a lot of chances but couldn\u2019t convert them into goals,\u201d Mustapha Ussif said in an interview with Max TV. He added that the Black Stars would continue to strive to build a formidable team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a process, we are building a team and I know that by the time we get to Abu Dhabi where we are going to have our final game, the team would have been so good and Ghanaians would see the difference,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif has lamented over Black Stars failure to score more goals in their game against Nicaragua on Tuesday, September 2, 2022. A goal from Abdul Fatawu Issahaku turned out to be the winner against the North American side. 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