{"id":1258111,"date":"2022-11-25T13:45:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T13:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/25\/akufo-addo-reacts-to-black-stars-loss-against-portugal\/"},"modified":"2022-11-25T13:45:47","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T13:45:47","slug":"akufo-addo-reacts-to-black-stars-loss-against-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/25\/akufo-addo-reacts-to-black-stars-loss-against-portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo reacts to Black Stars&#8217; loss against Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/316667061_687821582701150_462698264134690810_n-Copy-696x465.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Akufo-Addo and black stars team\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s President, Nana Akufo-Addo, has praised the Black Stars for an impressive performance against Portugal despite losing their opening match at the 2022 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars were on the wrong side of a 3-2 loss on Thursday but a strong second-half performance saw them almost snatch a draw late on.<\/p>\n<p>A penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo was cancelled out by Andre Ayew\u2019s strike.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Goals from Joao Felix and Rafael Leao appeared to have sealed the game for Portugal but they had to endure a nerve-wracking end to the game after Osman Bukari headed in a cross for Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>In a Facebook post after the game, President Akufo-Addo praised the team for their performance, which he said proved that they could compete with any side at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGutsy performance by the Black Stars in today\u2019s match against Portugal. Very proud of the entire team,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey live to fight another day, &#038; have shown they have what it takes to mix it up against any team in the tournament. 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The Black Stars were on the wrong side of a 3-2 loss on Thursday but a strong second-half performance saw them almost snatch a draw late on. 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