{"id":48662,"date":"2023-03-24T09:25:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T09:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/24\/i-dont-care-starting-from-the-bench-says-semenyo\/"},"modified":"2023-03-24T09:25:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T09:25:18","slug":"i-dont-care-starting-from-the-bench-says-semenyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/24\/i-dont-care-starting-from-the-bench-says-semenyo\/","title":{"rendered":"I don’t care starting from the bench, says Semenyo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ghana striker Antoine Semenyo says he\u00a0doesn\u2019t mind starting games for the Black Stars from the substitute bench.<\/p>\n

The AFC Bournemouth striker scored the winner as Black Stars secured a hard-fought\u00a0win against Angola in the matchday three games of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] qualifiers.<\/p>\n

Semenyo has been part of the squad but has\u00a0not been the ideal starting number 9 for the Black Stars.<\/p>\n

However, the 23-year-old\u00a0climbed off the bench and scored in injury time to give Ghana a narrow 1-0 win over the\u00a0Palancas Negras at the Baba Yara Stadium.<\/p>\n

Speaking in his post-match interview, the former Bristol City talisman said he is not obsessed about starting the next Ghana game because he scored today.<\/p>\n

According to him, he only wants to prepare well to be ready to help the team in the next game.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t really make a difference. I always have to make sure I\u2019m ready,\u201d Antoine Semenyo said.<\/p>\n

The Black Stars still maintain their top spot in Group E with seven points after three games.<\/p>\n

The team will travel to Luanda for the matchday four games on Monday. The game will be staged at the\u00a0Est\u00e1dio 11 de Novembro with kick-off scheduled for 16:00GMT.<\/p>\n

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