{"id":1126453,"date":"2022-06-18T10:23:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T10:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/18\/kirin-cup-black-stars-showed-character\/"},"modified":"2022-06-18T10:23:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-18T10:23:24","slug":"kirin-cup-black-stars-showed-character","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/18\/kirin-cup-black-stars-showed-character\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirin Cup: Black Stars showed character"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image_2022-06-14_092037842.png\"   alt=\"Image Source: Twitter\" title=\"Black Stars\"\/><\/div>\n<p>   <!--  --><\/p>\n<p>Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Henry Asante Twum, has lauded the Black Stars for the heroic display against Chile in the 2022 Kirin Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Having suffered a defeat in their opening game against the host country, Otto Addo\u2019s side finished third place in the tournament with nine men. <\/p>\n<p>The stars secured a 3-1 win in the shootout, courtesy of a big performance from goalkeeper Abdul Manaf Nurudeen.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/FVM4i3fWAAAhJWe\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Speaking on Asempa FM\u2019s Ultimate Sports Show, Mr. Twum praised the Black Stars for their fighting spirit and class to beat the South American side in the shootout.  <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Addo\u2019s men played the last 12 minutes of the game with nine men but forced the game into a penalty shootout. Manaf made two saves to help Ghana earn a hard-fought victory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Kirin Cup was a good exercise for the Black Stars because the next break is in September and the technical team needed more games to access the team well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/FVM2AgxXoAEXlHR\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe lost to Japan but against Chile, the team showed character with nine players and the team won.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe team will now focus on the Angola games in September but I must say it was a good one,\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Ghana was rewarded $50,000 as prize money for securing the third place at the four nation soccer tournament in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"4g2bxd4bwqA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rap for President: Nana Akufo-Addo must change his mind \u2013 Adom Adwenkyere \u2013 Adom TV News (17-6-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4g2bxd4bwqA?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Henry Asante Twum, has lauded the Black Stars for the heroic display against Chile in the 2022 Kirin Cup. 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