Black Stars defender, Jerry Akaminko might have caused a late penalty to facilitate a draw for the Democratic Republic of Congo in a Group B opener on Sunday, but the player prefers to call the result a team's effort.
Akaminko whose contact with Dieudonne Mbokani caused a penalty for the Leopards to pull parity told GNA Sports after the game in Port Elizabeth that, "much as I feel bad about that penalty, I did not cause it. It was a team effort through out."
The debutant said: "I cannot criticize the referee for that decision. I feel bad but we have to learn to move on from here. I do not think our path for a place all the way to the finals has been made difficult by this result.
"At this moment, we are looking forward to winning our next two games for a place in the last eight."
The defender declined to rate his performance, his first at the biannual event that lace Africa's best 16 teams on one stage. Ghana is chasing a fifth Nations Cup glory at the competition.
Source: Veronica Commey
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