Gyan hailsWakaso’sConfidence
Ghana Captain, Asamoah Gyan is confident
that Mubarak Wakaso will prove to be a success after the youngster scored his
first Africa Cup of Nations goal.
The 22 year-old midfielder gave the
Black Stars a deserved 1-0 win against Mali in Group B at the competition after
converting a first-half penalty on Thursday at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
The opportunity to take the spot kick fell to
Wakaso after Gyan, who has opted against taking penalty kicks for the national
team due to previous setbacks passed it on.
He did not disappoint from the spot said who
said he was impressed with the confidence shown by Wakaso.
“Yeah, it was a great kick,” Gyan
said in a response to a question about Wakaso’s goal from the spot. “He is a
young lad coming up.
We need to support him.He had the
confidence to pick the ball to shoot. It was a great shot and we all won and I
think everybody is celebrating his goal. I say kudos to him and the team.”
The win erodes a slow start to the
competition after Ghana drew 2-2 with DR Congo and takes Black Stars to the top
in the Group B standings with four points from their opening two matches. And
for Gyan, the victory made the difference from the first match.
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