Ghana coach Maxwell Konadu has shed light on their final defeat to hosts Senegal in the Wafu Cup of Nations on Sunday.
The home-based Black Stars could not successfully defend their trophy won on home soil in 2017, falling 3-1 in a penalty shoot-out after the match ended 1-1 in extra-time.
It was indeed a dramatic extra period after a barren 90 minutes as Joseph Esso drew Ghana level shortly after Youssouph Mamadou Badji opened the scoring for the hosts.
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"The match wasn't bad, it was a tough and very tactical match which was very good," Konadu said in his post-match interview.