{"id":415000,"date":"2017-09-05T21:00:25","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/05\/ghanaians-skeptical-of-black-stars-qualification-to-russia-despite-5-1-victory-over-congo\/"},"modified":"2017-09-05T21:00:25","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:00:25","slug":"ghanaians-skeptical-of-black-stars-qualification-to-russia-despite-5-1-victory-over-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/05\/ghanaians-skeptical-of-black-stars-qualification-to-russia-despite-5-1-victory-over-congo\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaians skeptical of Black Stars&#8217; qualification to Russia despite 5-1 victory over Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mainbody\">\n<div id=\"leftsection\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin:5px\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1499852581_434_ghanasoccernet5_160x100.jpg\" alt=\"Click to go to GhanaSoccerNet\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Soccer News of Tuesday,  5 September 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-09-05<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/93787498.295.jpg\" alt=\"FansSeptembers\" title=\"FansSeptembers\" width=\"295\" height=\"167\" \/><span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Some Ghanaian fans<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1504645224_749_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The \u2018shocking\u2019 win of Ghana\u2019s Black Stars over their Congolese counterparts Tuesday evening seems not to have cleared the doubts of Ghanaian fans as many are still pessimistic about their qualification to the 2018 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The fans believe that even though the team performed exceptionally well in today\u2019s game, their defeat in last Friday\u2019s game has ruined their chances of landing a slot at the World Cup.  <\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars of Ghana in its quest to qualify to the FIFA World Cup scored five impressive goals against the Red Devils of Congo in Brazzaville.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Partey, Atletico Madrid Midfielder scored a hat-trick with Richmond Boakye-Yiadom scoring two goals at the Stade de Municipal Kintele.<\/p>\n<p>Black Stars Captain Asamoah Gyan, Andre Dede Ayew and Jordan Ayew were missing on the field of play due to injuries from the previous match with the same team (Congo) in Kumasi.<\/p>\n<p>The results of Tuesday\u2019s game gives Ghana five points from four games. They are two behind the top spot and their qualification to the World Cup in Russia will depend on the outcome of Egypt\u2019s clash with Uganda. <\/p>\n<p>Uganda must draw with Egypt to give Black Stars a chance of qualifying. <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the reaction from a section of Ghanaian fans Ghanaweb spoke to after today\u2019s game:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wzwqGgYdsoA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: -1 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"rightsection\">\n<div class=\"rightNavSection\" style=\"height:600px; margin-bottom:10px; clear:both;\">\n<div id=\"537376779\" style=\"width:160px;height:600px;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"4456be6c9c\" name=\"4456be6c9c\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537376779&amp;cb=149916385110441\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"160\" height=\"600\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1504645225_395_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer News of Tuesday, 5 September 2017 Source: www.ghanaweb.com 2017-09-05 play videoSome Ghanaian fans &#13; The \u2018shocking\u2019 win of Ghana\u2019s Black Stars over their Congolese counterparts Tuesday evening seems not to have cleared the doubts of Ghanaian fans as many are still pessimistic about their qualification to the 2018 World Cup. 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