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John Mensah says the Black Stars defeat to South Korea this week can be attributed to fatigue.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Ghana captain John Mensah says the Black Stars defeat to South Korea this week can be attributed to fatigue.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Africa\u2019s highest ranked team was beaten 2-1 by the Asians in an international friendly \u00a0in Jeonju on Tuesday but the match came just three days after the Nations Cup against Congo in Kumasi.<\/p>\n

The Sunderland ace insists the long journey from Accra to Seoul on Saturday, a day after the game in Kumasi took its toll on the players.<\/p>\n

Mensah, who missed the game through injury, told Citi FM that despite the defeat the Black Stars excelled given the difficulties of the long journey.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know it\u2019s a friendly game and we also know that it\u2019s important because of the FIAFA ranking,\u201d Mensah said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know the guys did well and played their hearts out but unfortunately they couldn\u2019t win the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I think they did a massive job for the nation looking at the way they travelled from Ghana to South Korea right after the Congo match.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a long journey and they fought hard for the nation. I think it\u2019s a lesson so we will learn from it,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

The defeat was Goran Stevanovic\u2019s first loss since he took over as coach of the Black Stars in February.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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