Carlos Queiroz strongly contested the penalty converted by Franck Kessi\u00e9 during Ghana\u2019s 2-0 defeat to Ivory Coast on Thursday, September 24 in Bouak\u00e9, in the first round of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The Black Stars coach also denounced the absence of video assistant referee (VAR) support in the competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis penalty is a joke. I just watched it again on television,\u201d said the Portuguese coach at the post-match press conference, according to the transcript published by the Ghana Football Association. For him, this decision disrupted the balance of a still undecided match when Ghana was only trailing 1-0.<\/p>\n
Malick Yalcouy\u00e9 opened the scoring shortly before halftime with a long-range strike. Franck Kessi\u00e9 then scored the second goal from a penalty after the restart, giving the Elephants a lead that the Black Stars were unable to reduce.<\/p>\n
Queiroz, however, took care to separate his criticism of the refereeing from the Ivorian team’s performance. He congratulated the players of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire and clarified that his reaction did not call their merit into question. He nevertheless believes that VAR should be used during the qualifiers for the continent\u2019s premier competition.<\/p>\n
The Ghanaian coach also assured that the defeat would not affect his team\u2019s confidence. Ghana will host Gambia on September 29 in Accra, while Ivory Coast will continue their campaign after securing three points in Bouak\u00e9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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