{"id":258843,"date":"2024-12-01T15:41:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T15:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/01\/history-will-not-forgive-us-henry-asante-twum-on-ghanas-afcon-failure\/"},"modified":"2024-12-01T15:41:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T15:41:42","slug":"history-will-not-forgive-us-henry-asante-twum-on-ghanas-afcon-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/01\/history-will-not-forgive-us-henry-asante-twum-on-ghanas-afcon-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"History will not forgive us \u2013 Henry Asante Twum on Ghana\u2019s AFCON failure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/327\/32760031.295.jpg\" alt=\"Henry Asante Twum, Communications Director for the GFA\" title=\"Henry Asante Twum, Communications Director for the GFA\" width=\"295\" height=\"168\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Henry Asante Twum, Communications Director for the GFA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">The Director of Communications for the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Henry Asante Twum, has expressed deep disappointment over Ghana&#8217;s failure to secure qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about Ghana\u2019s exit from the 2025 AFCON during an interview with JoySports, Asante Twum acknowledged that the failure will weigh heavily on the Football Association, as it will forever remain a blemish in the country\u2019s football history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not been easy, especially when history will not forgive you. In 2004, when we didn\u2019t qualify for the AFCON, it has always been a reference point. Anytime I meet some of the ex-Black Stars players, they hate to discuss that particular subject.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd 20 years later, we\u2019ve failed to qualify again, and this happened during the time we\u2019re at the helm of affairs. History will not forgive us. It will always hang around our necks, which is the most difficult thing to endure during this period,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Asante Twum further acknowledged that while Ghana has been in a challenging phase over the past few years, the nation\u2019s rich football heritage offers some positives. <\/p>\n<p>He also appreciated the role of the media in critiquing the GFA during its moments of failure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are still positives to pick up. At the end of the day, we have to move on. We\u2019re a powerful football nation, but there are a lot of difficulties around this time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to sift through and take the positives. I listen to the radio a lot, and I pick up some of the things you [the media] talk about. Some or most of them are critically truthful. I take everything in good faith because the best way to grow is to be open, accept, and embrace views and opinions,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>FKA\/MA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Henry Asante Twum, Communications Director for the GFA The Director of Communications for the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Henry Asante Twum, has expressed deep disappointment over Ghana&#8217;s failure to secure qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Speaking about Ghana\u2019s exit from the 2025 AFCON during an interview with JoySports, Asante Twum acknowledged [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":249941,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-258843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>History will not forgive us \u2013 Henry Asante Twum on Ghana\u2019s AFCON failure - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/01\/history-will-not-forgive-us-henry-asante-twum-on-ghanas-afcon-failure\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"History will not forgive us \u2013 Henry Asante Twum on Ghana\u2019s AFCON failure - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Henry Asante Twum, Communications Director for the GFA The Director of Communications for the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Henry Asante Twum, has expressed deep disappointment over Ghana&#8217;s failure to secure qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). 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