Zambia’s 2014 World Cup dreams came to a conclusive end on Friday with a 2-1 away loss to Ghana in Kumasi.
Ghana’s win sees them through to next month’s final playoff qualifier place on 15 points as they chase their third successive World Cup appearance.
The Black Stars took advantage of an unsettled Zambia in the first half to take a 1-0 lead into the break through Majeed Waris who headed in from close range after beating his marker Hichani Himonde.
Nathan Sinkala had Zambia’s best effort in the first half when in the 38th minute his long range shot was parried by Fatawu Dauda.
Fwayo Tembo’s introduction for defender Hicahni Himonde in the 46th minute added some much needed life to Zambia’s flat attack of Emmanuel Mayuka and Chris Katongo.
However, despite the second half pressure from Zambia, midfielder Kwado Asamoah made it 2-0 in the 62nd minute against the run of play.
Ten minutes later, Sinkala made no mistake finishing off a Rainford Kalaba corner but Ghana held on to get their valuble win despite Herve Renard throwing on additional firepower in the form of James Chamanga for Davies Nkausu.
“I told you so” title of a classic Ghanaian movie. The impudence, come back when you can play at our level
What level are you referring to? You obviously didn’t watch the game. Ghana won’t progress in the next round with this type of play. The teams in the next round will be more prepared.
don yow,
did you watch the game?
@Concerned Citizen
That’s the reason why the Black Stars are jumping on a flight to Japan tonight to prepare for just…do you think the corrupt empty suits at Football House would have thought of that if we were in their position..they would have been celebrating all night like there is no tomorrow.
@Jay Jay: You’re not getting my point; it was our preparation or lack thereof that cost us this game and not Ghana’s lack of preparation. So, by inference, regardless of how prepared Ghana is in the next round, based on their performance today, they won’t progress. I guess what I’m trying to point out is; this is not the Ghana of old (overrated team).
Folks, unlike most of you am quite impressed with the boys. And perharps I should now believe those that suggest that Kalusha and Renard have sold our games, coz I think that’s where the real problem lies. These are the two people who select the team, and it couldnt have been a mistake for them to start the team with a strike force thats at the end of their soccer career, leaving fire power on the bench. To worsen matters, our team that needed to win at all costs thought they could get a result with a lone striker who has only scored one goal in two years!
Then you have Mweene in goal that has been drunk with the little gifts he got after the 2012 AFCON win. This boy has been conceding strange goals even in the SA PSL.
Ghana’s joy started with the failure by FAZ to camp the boys in a place with similar climatic conditions as Kumasi. They were camped in Jo’burg where our expartriate FAZ chief lives, coz he had to EAT from the arrangement as usual! Ignoring our advice on Katongo, Nkausu, Mayuka and HH our PE Teacher went ahead to make these FINISHED players his starting line-up in a DO-OR-DIE game. In the end, we all saw another match going to waste not for lack of good players but that of brains in FAZ boardrooms and on the bench, thanks to Renard and Kalusha…
National Mourning!
Yes my brother, ONE WEEK!
UBUFI! The heading of this story is wrong. Ghana didn’t end our Brazil dreams, we ended them OURSELVES a few matches ago.
Just publish my comments naimwe, what moderation for a remark on soccer?
Yes! I’ve watched that movie before “I told you so” it’s just like a case of déjà vu. We knew it will come to this, I saw it coming. Kalusha and his management team were preparing for defeat and they concentrated too much on negative media tactics. How Ghanaians love Zambians and Kalusha himself, I was shocked when they started making enemies for themselves with their bad PR. We took to the streets & celebrated when Zambia beat our neighboring Cote D’ivoire but Zambia came to Ghana and started complaining about everything. It didn’t help your boys’ psyche. Better luck next time
l personally blame Kambwili for his arrogance and lack of leadership skills, Kalusha is in it for the money and couldn’t care less the coach is fed up and probably on his way out to a more civilized place, l think to work under such dunderheads you really must be strong or stranded!
@ Concerned Citizen:
IF FIFA had stolen 3 POINTS from Zambia and given them to Sudan, you professional whiners would still be whining and COMPLAINING to this day, but neither Sudan nor Ghana nor Lesotho COMPLAINED because they all believed in EARNING their way through actual effort, NOT through CHARITY POINTS.
How many REALLY great teams in Africa will STILL FAIL to qualify after being awarded 3 FREE Charity Points by FIFA? Zambia is only a “good” team in your mind.
You dick head. Why do Ghanaians heads look like dicks?
This is the end for theZambia national team, but not the Zambian fans. Zambian fans should go to Brazil and support Africa.
yes we will..
but not those dim stars i watched playing zambia.
surely you cannot be proud of that performance from your dim black stars.
if it was not for the referee….
sorry no excuses here, you have won abet…….
End of Katongo, and especially that Zambian goalkeeper Mweene!? Why they keep using him when he has cost Zambia more than 3 games. There was a stable and cool team-player Munyau, I wonder why he was not used.
Mweene messed up in Lesotho, he was red-carded. And Zambia lost match.
Zambia played with Munyau there after, and he never allowed any silly goal, with Lesotho in Ndola.
Sudan went to Ndola, Mweene was offered to be in goal, of which we SHOUTED not to give him chance. And for sure, Mweene was a disgrace.
Today in Ghana, what was he really thinking to give away 2 goals, seriously. If he want to be striker let him be, but not in goal anymore.
Yeah it sucks now !!!
Just as I predicted! Zambian to win away was an insurmountable task. Okay now fire Renard and lets get someone who can prepare the team for CAF2015 and Russia 2018!
renard knew deep down in his heart that zambia did not stand a chance of going to the next round and hence his veiled threats that he was not sure whether he was going to continue coaching zambia or not after this game. it wont change matters whether we condemn Ghana at this stage or not whether we create excuses or not the fact of the matter is that ghana has proceeded to the next stage and right now have 20% chances of going to the world cup. Zambia’s chances are zero. amongst the many reasons for our failure is poor planning or lack of it – ala bane this is a classic case of cnp! how does one explain camping in south africa when your game is in west africa – the two having totally opposite weathers? faz and the government must put their act together. there is no politcal will -finito!
Iwe FIRE RENARD whatever your name is. Zambia played a game i have never watched in years and that is Renards effort. Renard has done more than we can imagine for mother Zambia and he deserves our respect. Then what? Manchester lost to Liverpool did manchester fire its couch? Of course not ! Did Manchester united fire sir Alex each time they lost? The Answer is NO a big NO. In my opinion i think Zambia need to keep Renard. For Ghana with that kind of playing they are not going anywhere not even second stage.
@Alvinhno I called for Renard to be fired when Zambia drew with Ethiopia at the African cup of nations in South Africa. He is not a good coach that is why we did not beat Lesotho in Lesotho and Sudan in Zambia. Had we won those two games, Friday’s result would have been academic. What Manchester United does with their coach is irrelevant. They raise their own funds to finance soccer. The Zambian team is financed from public coffers hence I, as a Zambian, has a right to call for Renard’s dismissal for not meeting the nation’s expectations.
Please this is not news…tell us something new we don’t know!!
Congrats to the Black Stars hope you represent us in Brazil and have a safe trip to Tokyo for your friendly against Japan on Sunday.
Zambia had some fun time with their noises. You prepare for matches with your foot not mouth.
Crazy Ghanaian, but you’re so right! HaHaHa!
It is well, my mother land has lost whilst figthing now let me watch my adopted mother land it’s starting now, Ghana will kiss the dust in Brasil and i cant wait!
hahaha….What is Zambia in world football. Yours is COSAFA. Africanized and localized Zambia. I guess you see your level now.
P whatever go to hell!
By the way if i see you on groen plaats i will kick your A***.
Cindy, where do you live? I’m in Warsaw. May we can party tonight or someday! hahahaha…It’s all football. Good luck with your team..
Funny people blinded by sheer patriotism. Thanks to Sudan whose unprofessionalism gave u 3 undeserved points otherwise it would have been over before u even got to Kumasi. You talk too much as a people, learn to be humble and hire better managers and administrators instead of resulting to creating bad press for your opponents. Now sit back and watch us qualify for Brazil without even conceding a goal. Look objectively at Ghana’s record in W/C since 2004 and you will see they know when to turn up their style. In a lead to 2010 they qualified before they dropped a point. Accept that the game in Zambia was poorly officiated otherwise Ghana could have drawn even that one. Tell me which great team will fail to qualify after being awarded 3 unmerited points? Go BS.
Kafira you are a f.o.o.l. You think FIFA rules are for nothing.You you disobey FIFA rules your judgement will be under the boardroom. Zambia is NOT the one that disobeyed the rules. Sudan disobeyed the rules and hence they lost the points according to FIFA RULES. We completely outplayed you. As Mourhinio says, a better team lost. Don’t you have rules and regulations in you pathetic country. If you go to the world cup thinking that there are no rules in FIFA, you will be shocked. Shut up and concentrate on you country
atase ba zambia, kanshi mulibakali mwatumpafye!
that was as it should be. possession football throughout. what jose mourhino of chelsea would rightly call ‘champagne football’.
reminds me of those olden days of our famous ‘sunka tuleya’.
oh my goodness.. how i wish we had a good coach and an apt precise administrators…
am sure the sky would be the limit.
i never saw anything professional about those dim stars throughout the game.
mind you, we were denied two clear penalties….
Now that the match has ended, it’s time for an inquiry into what led to the “travel arrangement debacle”. We lost 2 full days of training.
You fool. Start thinking with your mind not your anus.
@Mature, if we cannot organize and beat these DIM stars we should concentrate on and win more COSAFA cups or the Africa f ok r at least one more year (on short term rental).
sorry p-jay if my comment offended you.
its just that our team was a marvel to watch.
what with that hostile atmosphere.
concerned citizen, 100% right, that’s the inept admin am refering to. (FAZ).
max, that’s the problem me jay-jay and concerned citizen are alluding to.
POOR ADMINISTRATION.
sorry p-jay if my comment offended you.
its just that our team was a marvel to watch.
what with that hostile atmosphere.
concerned citizen, 100% right, that’s the inept admin am refering to. (FAZ).
max, that’s the problem me jay-jay and concerned citizen are alluding to.
POOR ADMINISTRATION.
You were denied a penalty???! Hahahaha… Sour grapes
Anyhow don’t even get emotional we expected this to come, they have become very complacent, that AFCON 2012 made them grow very big headed. Kalusha should go, he is not serious and so is the Coach. We need new people that can take Zambia to the next level. Just from Minister of sports himself, all are wrong people in Zambian Sports. The boys played well but again the best team won. Another embarrassment for Zambia. Congrats Ghana well done.
I recall calling for objectivity and stating that there was no way Zambia would beat Ghana away. Patriotism was clouding reality.
I think I’m one of those who reacted badly to your opinions; sorry you were correct after all. Next time I’ll try to be realistic.
@mfumu
i watched that game, Zambia could have drawn or even won that match,, Ghana is not as strong as whats reported on paper. Ghana is beatable and if they play the way they played today, am seeing them in brazil.
I think luck of good preparation and limited experienced costed zambia
but for sudan’s 3points twould be a massive 7point lead for ghana. see how we managed all our away games. the team is gud but the administrators let us down. Answers must be given by FAZ how the team trained in SA instead of West Africa. How the plane issue was handled and why we trained at the car park. I think we need to rethink soccer administration. we drew sudan at home lost to Lesotho away as Ghana won all those matches and we were still hopeful.
i haven’t finished mourning PF’s lose another one, within 8hours this week is bad
Ndobo there is no English word ‘costed’. Whether in past tense it is ‘cost’.
@ ndobo,
uletipo shani? nauteya? ati takakwaba ‘costed’ muletusebanya,please
@oyaya
thanks for the correction, humbly noted…. am sure you are also another of the PhD holder from fimo fimo varsity
By the way did you get the meaning of what i was saying?? or costed blinded you completely
Leave Ndobo alone you understand what he meant!
cindy! it’s friday, tapali abalekuchinako pamukoshi?
Whenever you use “Whether”, you have to have an “or” somewhere in your sentence for it to qualify as English. Don’t just drop words on paper or your keyboard. And next time you criticise ensure you are faultless first.
@ under msanse tree,
ulimuli chibuku? whj0 are you trying to say
Actually, there is a word “costed” – it is the past participle of the verb cost.
When the verb cost means to be priced at or to cause loss or expenditure, it is uninflected in the past tense and as a past participle. For example, we might say that the low-cost milk cost less yesterday than it costs today. But when cost means determine the cost of or set the cost of, it is inflected costed. For example, we might say that the store manager costed the milk at a cheaper price yesterday.
So there.
The climatic conditions in Zambia and Ghana are different….surely FAZ, you were xpecting players to fly for about 4 hrs or so, travel by road for 2 hrs and then warm up, rest and acclimatize and play a big team like Ghana within 18hrs. hehehehe FAZ ARE JOKERS AND SHOULD BE BLAMED FOR THE LOSS
The FACT is we were never going to win in Kumasi even if we stayed there for a week or a month, maybe a draw BUT not qualifying….this match was Ghana’s to lose if they wanted they would have parked up the midfield and played negatively if it was not for their home support playing the 12th man.
i had over rated the galaxy of stars which ghana has. but the zambian unknown boys played their lungs out. one would think they were at home. today they never exhibited that usual inferiority complex when playing away. all the best to the coach and players. you tried.
exactly.
Some of us are tired mwe as we have waited for this moment since time immemorial. Let us just face it world cup will never happen in our lifetime especially if it cannot happen despite the free points FIFA gave us. Just wonder between now and the next assignment what this coach will be doing as he will be literally receiving free money – no more world cup nor Africa cup games. Quite frankly Ucar and Alex Chola had assembled a much better team than this man whom we are obscenely over paying at the expense of social services. To add salt to injury more and more by-elections!
Katongo and Chamanga should be retired, Mayuka needs to improve
Zidani you are righr its like we wre going back to poor strikers. Mayuka is finidhed,while jacob fears big teams inform of faking injuries. He shouldnt be called let stay in diaspora forever. Musonda also fears presure and creates injuries for himself. I didnt see katongo and mayuka in that game.
Anyway i think we lost it in maseru and ndola. Hard luck next time.
Zambia played very well, tuletasha, Ghana could have been beaten by a very wide margin. But fortune was not on their side. Chipolopolo were the better team and technically superior. The Ghanaians did their best to frustrate iChipolopolo with their unAfrikan welcome they accorded our stars. They know in their hearts that they are inferior to us but somehow, maybe witchcraft, they manage to get to world cup.
Ghana did have to play their hearts out…this is what you people don’t seem to understand..they had a game plan; frustrating us was also in their script. Why should they go all out when they only need a DRAW? Why is it that we have been telling you that this was Ghana’s match to lose?
Ghana didn’t have to play their hearts out
It has been a bad week for Zambians! We lost the Cardinal, then lost Sakeni, PF lost induced by-elections and now we have lost to Ghana…
… and then ZAMBEEF came up with money to embalm the game on TVZ.
hhahahahahahha, i think am going to sleep now you guys are cracking me bad!
The couch and FAZ committee should resign. If the cannot go by themselves, fire them and start afresh. I watched the game and I believe this team could have won the game if there were better managers and organizers to hand travel and logistical problems of away games.The team needs to be rejuvenated, nevertheless, by some fresh legs upfront: we need some sharp shooters in that department.
The coach did a good job both tactically and as a motivator. This coach has the respect of the players. He’s won an AFCON and COSAFA. What more can he do? You can’t blame him for the administrative issues. What would you have done differently this game? They just missed Jacob Mulenga up front, no to mention the comical travel arrangements.
hahahaha Ghana truly showed why it will always be a better team than zambia. Ghana just took things easy. they were not under pressure at all. they could have scored 4 or more if they were serious. hahahahaha
Too much Chibuku in your system; Ghana were under pressure all night.
iwe twala ifyamba uko….
Thanks to Herve Renard. We won our first ever Africa Cup and also the Cosafa cup. Even in the midst of this loss, i will not subtract the achievements of Herve Renard who brought so much joy on our faces. Indeed there is time for every thing and it just happens to be Ghana’s time now. No navo kamba kamba apa.
We did no play badly, we messed up in the earlier games. But Ghana behaved very badly as a host nation. It took 96 hrs for Ghanians to uinate on the legacy of the great panAfricanist – Nkumah. May be that’s what the real Ghana is all about.
Bloooooody zambians, get lost.
Why is everyone complaining? Zambia played well especially in second half though l dud not watch the first half. Zambia attacking is not shap. We are lacking creative strikers. If we had good strikers, am sure we would won. Am still proud of the boys. I think the coaching is not good. They should have fixed the attacking problem by now.
Yippee!!!Ghana used an unqualified player..kiss the dust copper bullets..GHANA is the ish
Ba Ghana! What are you doing here? That kind of football from Ghana. Ghana had no quality. I won’t be surprised if they don’t qualify in the play offs. Zambia would have won it and fully deserved. The referee saved you. If it wasn’t for the referee you would have lost. Zambia played better than Ghana and they lost. Ghana is not gonna go anywhere with that kind of game. They might qualify to the world cup, but l doubt if they will go through there group. They seriously need to improve. Had we had better strikers it would have been a different outcome.
I wonder where our poor gullible fans are at this moment? Drowning their sorrows I suppose, they will wake up tomorrow with a hang over and forget about everything and continue backing the same corrupt empty suits and the PE teacher and expecting same miracles again. We will be back to the same DEBATE on the run-up to the next match the selfsame bravado, wishing thinking, misguided patriotism, blind faith all over again…we are not WORTHY and we should be grateful that we had not qualified as the corrupt empty suits at Football House were going to have a big party at taxpayer’s expense in Brazil.
jay jay no wonder u support pathetic over hypped england and its epl. Can anyone pour scorn on the zambian national team the khaki stars of ghana played today. Dont vomit vulgar against HR, your beloved england has given its coach target to reach semis of euro 2020 and win world cup 2022. This the nation that tells the world it has best league.
our zambian commentator frankly tembo jr is a dog, listening to him would think he is not zambian
I don’t see the same level of commitment that the players displayed at the Nations Cup in Gabon. Katongo , Chamanga and Musonda should retire. Mwene wasn’t alert on the second goal. Mayuka was caught offside too many times. Sinkala committed too many fouls. Was lucky not to see red.We needed to create more chances than we did. Every time we put in the ball from the wings we looked dangerous. When shall we ever qualify to the world cup? FAZ and technical team should be reorganised.
The fact is the dim stars have carried the day and u can now start talking about excuses like the referee, poor reception in Ghana etc just to console yourself…. U had 11 players like them why ddnt u score? Ngamwaliya mukutusebanya ku Brazil fye let Ghana go atleast they have players who cn perform wen it matters most.
The closest we have gotten to Brazil so far is just Brazilian hair for the poor Zambian women whose real hair is malnourished period! I enjoyed the game even if we lost, both goals were simply lack of concentration and taking things for granted on the Zambian part!
Any normal humanbieng should praise the Frecnman in name HR. He has put zambia on the world map. for the first time Zambia has won africa cup for the first time. I know there are alot of *****s out there critising for the sake of it having found freedom in pf govt. I am surprised in this era, for no reason there are alot fools ,failures in life who are bent on critising grz day in day out why? Have never been a politician before. Why everyday banyama critsing govt. don’t u ve anything to do in life? Most zambians have lost their patriotism for the love of money. 1 z 1 nation, that’s what we ve always known.
We need to learn from our mistakes if we have to succeed in anything we attempt, hence the need for criticism. Blind loyalty is a danger to progress and development. We should be able to say , ‘where did we go wrong and how can we avoid the same mistakes next time.’ Keeping the same players on the the team simply because they were part of the winning team even after they have long lost form is futile. The same applies to the technical team and the management team. Reshuffles and change of guard is inevitable. Good luck to Chipolopolo for the future.
@9 prince, i cant congratulate dim khaki stars for this win, their play was pathetic as if they didnt do everything trickery to get this result.what if mweene didnt make those blunders. What if mayuka was not used.
ati kumasi, just to scare us. No wonder these dim khaki stars last won africa cup during the stone age era. Chi asamoya gyan kwati chipaso pamenso, chileponapona fye.
There was a time Ghana played flowing and beautiful football but never got anywhere. They have also had their share of poor management and logistic issues. Also if you have followed Ghana’s progress they seem to have hiccups at the beginnings of tournaments. Whether they progress to the next level in Brazil or not is the issue here. Perhaps Zambia should take a cue from Ghana. They have been in situations like this before, they have also been kicked out of meets by “minnows” like Burundi. The point is they have advanced beautiful football or not. Let’s hope that they will learn a thing or two about their performance today and improve upon their chances. To Zambians, I say, there will be another chance in the next four years.
Ahahahahahahahaaaa!! Ghana has been a power house in African football when Zambian was learning crawl and did not even start walking yet. Zambian won the African cup by luck and failed to win a single much in South Africa 2012 CAN. You don’t have the players no wonder you are using the same bunch of Katongos Mayukas and chamangas playing on rice farms in China……………
Ghana always play friendly matches with big football nations like Brazil, Japan, Holland, Turkey n etc. Whiles zambia dazzle around with low class nations n u expect to represent African in world cup. This is funny!!!
i like OY’s analysis…am happy with yo analysis or comment
@20.1 jayjay, if way ghana played is what u call game plan, then, they had no game plan. How do u call such trush game plan? No wonder u support epl full of brainles rugby football.
So what was the final score then if they didn’t have a game plan??
it is very funny why u zambians are condemning Ghana. Ghanaians never maltreated your players like u did to theirs when they came there. the match was played on fair grounds n u lost. the black stars were experience, discipline n took their chances well. Better luck with your Juju powers (Black magic) next time
You guys are just being jealous u all wish Ghana was your team.
Frankly, I did over-rate Ghana. Yes, they won. However, their performance was dismal, to say the least. The Chipolopolo did make me proud to watch. This is not to say that Ghana is not a good team.
@22.1 concerned citizen, you are right. this coach has done exceedingly far much better than all the coaches england has had since 1966, last time it won a fluke world cup at home.
England as a self proclaimed powerhouse has been hiring foreign coaches at great cost or ist great costed as ndobo says.
Zambia is superior to all.
Zambians talk too much!!!
The comments made by your FA officials before the was amateurish and unhelpful to Chipolopolo, Eg, Ghana will fall? we will hammer Ghana? Ghana is our play boy? Ghana is a monster? Ghana are scared of Zambia? and so on… You should have kept a low profile like you did in the Cup of nations. I can tell you every Ghanaian supported Zambia to win the cup.
I knew Zambia had no chance against Ghana, if you look at the Ghana bench it was stronger than the Zambian starting 11. Ever since Zambia won the cup in Gabon their performance as African champions has been questionable, they were even given 3 point and 3 goals never scored against Sudan and they still thrilled Ghana. If you struggle against Lesotho and Sudan how do you represent Africa in the World Cup?
Football is not played with mouth nor juju (black power) but with game plan n experience
I agree with those who feel that LT is interested in what pleases them,stupidity has got nothing to do with age my options are still being moderated for 2wks. CIRCUS CONTINUES .
Jay jay!..what do you mean”we are not worthy”???and when did you become a Zambian supporter? Ghana won good for them and i wish them luck in the next round. Zambia lost and they won’t be the only team going out on this final round however they played to their best ability and it was not good enough to take them to the play off stage. Some you win and some you lose but that does not make them worthless. You know what, i don’t even know why am bothered saying this to you. You sir arc just go and wan.k
Here is a typical Zambian fan he expects to get a first class degree at university when he spent the last two semesters in local bar..really laughable!!
Guess which team camped in Switzerland to prepare for Brazil 2014 and got to Brazil on the day of their first group match of their maiden WC because they had to get some fuel before continuing to Brazil planning to land somewhere close to the stadium with or without clarence to fly and warm up at the airport?
Any ideas please…?
Zimbabwe! No Zambia!
Zambia definitely!!!
whether we re out of the world cup qualifier…i still support my zambia and they gave a good fight….forget about yesterday lets forge ahead…when we won the cup for the first time in 2012 everyone cheered and drunk chibuku to celebrate…u may dispice Zambia…am a proud zambian and will endavour die for National Team…well played boys!
I officially state that fi ma Ghana are not going anywhere na ma ill treatment of our Team more over their players are finished and require a Team overhual
GHANA has NEVER maltreated any team as HOST in its history. Not ONE country has COMPLAINED about receiving bad treatment from GHANA except Zambia, the professional lying whiners. What does that say about you? Your dirty tactics to paint Ghana in a bad light will not work because most countries in Africa have been hosted and know Ghana.
IF FIFA had stolen 3 POINTS from Zambia and given them to Sudan, you professional whiners would still be whining and COMPLAINING to this day, but neither Sudan nor Ghana nor Lesotho COMPLAINED because they all believed in EARNING their way through actual effort, NOT 3 FREE CHARITY POINTS.
How many really great teams in Africa will STILL FAIL to qualify after being awarded 3 FREE Charity Points by FIFA? Zambia is only good team in your mind.
Just turn up on time don’t blame others for your incompetence!!
Please, could u pass on clean comments other than criticism. Nomba, imwe baishiba ukuteya bola, ninshi tabamisalileko ukuya mukuteya ku Ghana ? Bambi, you are too good at criticising even the players who made it possible for Zambia not to lose by a wider margin. Mwaishibafye ukuteya bola yapakanwa, lelo mucibasa, nangu mucipanda, muli makula icine cine pantu tapali neco mwingabombako na bola yine limbi teti muimone nokuimona. ifinwa obubi –stupid.
11-2+6 =15. We could still have failed to qualify if we had beaten Lesotho in Lesotho and Sudan in Ndola. This is based on goal difference. Any way for the first time I sa HR read the game nicely. What should just focus on the next WC and AFCON. Keep it up HR
Do your totals include the 3 FREE CHARITY points FIFA stole from Sudan and gave them to Zambia?
Zambia couldn’t even progress after being HANDED 3 FREE points by FIFA. Had GHANA received 3 free points ZAMBIA and its LOSER FANS will still BE WHINING and CRYING foul. But GHANA, SUDAN, and LESOTHO never complained. How many truly GREAT TEAMs in Africa will have still failed to QUALIFY to next round after being awarded 3 FREE FIFA POINTS? How many?
Ghana end Zambia’s Brazil dreams — Of course, every true analyst of football expected this, even with Zambia coming in with 3 FREE CHARITY points stolen from Sudan by FIFA.
Ghana was the superior side, and they won and EARNED their way. PERIOD. They even had at least 2 clear penalties but the ref did not award them.
Look at the stats for the WC qualification in the entire group and tell me who EARNED their way. ZAMBIA only became EVEN close to being competitive after they were AWARDED 3 FREE BOARDROOM points by FIFA. Sudan NEVER complained. Had it been Zambia, their FANS will still be whining and complaining about the 3 POINTS to this day. The competition was REALLY between Ghana and Sudan, not Zambia. You couldn’t even beat Sudan home and away and could only manage one win against…
Renard is just ok! The chipolopolo boys are just ok, win or lose, that’s just the rule of the game. Conglats guys, it wasn’t just our day. We should maintain H. renard as our coach if we to progress. God bless us all!
Ghana has set an example.A lesson for Zambia.We always host our opponents in the Classic Levy Stadium.Next time we should also take these opponents to Chililabombwe were they will be made to travel some distance. Ghana didnt want to play in Accra because they knew that our players will land and possibly aclimitize quickly.What are gimic by Ghana that was in order to win a Crucial Game. However the Dim Stars played below par with that kind soccer they won’t make it to the next round.
Kumasi Sports Stadium is the biggest in Ghana, actually most of Ghana qualifiers are played there. It is an international stadium that has hosted more matches for the Black Stars than Accra. The Stars are always comfortable playing there because the supporters are tolerant and cheer the team even if the going gets tough……….Apart from the issue of the renovation at the airport that made it impossible for the aircraft to land directly, the city (and it is bigger than Lusaka) and the people are very warm and has good football culture. Accra fans are more hostile to opposition teams (including the Stars) than Kumasi… If we wanted to play foul, we would have taken you to Tamale where it is farther up north, the weather far harsher than Accra…
is amazing how Zambians were very hopeful they were going to win in Kumasi…instead of u to have landed early to train, u were walking from one witch doctor to the other…wat annoys me is the fact that u chose to train on gravels less than 24hrs before a match against a strong Ghanaian team because u of voodoo. u should face fact and stop talking…thanks to sudan who gave u point on silver platter less the match wouldnt have been necessary…u want to go to brasil yet u cant win at home against losotho…u will be a century behind qualification to any world if u dont prepare a good team and stop the voodoo thng….like Ayew said, big teams dont talk…if u say ghana didnt play well, u may be right …if u want to know why then is because ur team was not a match for us…even Caf…
Why are Ghanaians parroting this voodoo idiocy? Do they believe that much in voodoo and was that the reason their team won? I have always had high regards for Ghana as a footballing nation. But why are they so voodoo conscious? Recently, some of the Black star players had accused some of their team mates of placing voodoo spells on them. Hey Ghana, why are you destroying your good reputation with this voodoo nonsense?
Ah but tis just a game, no? Well done Ghana. Enjoyed the battle. We will get to lock and load a fresh set of bullets with fresh challenges. Hope the post mortem is clinical and gets the right solutions in place. I just lost my bragging rights and will have to face Ghanaian friends and supporters when I get back home! Ha. I’m buying them all Chipolopolo tee shirts again. There was nothing more ironic than getting an email of Ghanaians watching Ghana in Zambia shirts! Now I’m going off to sulk…
You’ve all spoken well, your advices, criticisms and opinions are well taken. As a Ghanaian, I’m tempted to believe that Zambia nationals and Ghanaians have something in common in terms of post match comments. That is what we do here in Ghana, but defeating you does mean we are not brothers any more. We still love you and Kalusha Bwalia.
Burkina Faso will take care of you Ghana if not be rest assured that Algeria or Egypt will kick you out. The way you treated our team leaves a lot to be desired and as such will come to haunt you before the promised land.I am definitely supporting whoever you’re paired with.
Per what you are saying, if i may get you right means that even if you beat Ghana, you would have still been kicked out by Burkina Faso, Egypt or Algeria. Then why the need of Zambia progressing to the knockout stage. Just accept defeat in good faith after all this is not the end of the world.
@52.1, ghana is not destroying their good reputation with voodoo nonsense. thats been their way of football – voodoo style. thats why dim stars last won africa cup in ancient stone age times.