Guinea coach Michel Dussuyer says he is disappointed with the finishing of his strikers after they were defeated 3-1 by Ghana in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Wednesday.
The Sylli National went into the Tamale confident that they could get a result which could have boosted their chances of reaching next year’s tournament in Morocco.
The visitors created many scoring chances but were unable to penetrate the hard defensive line up of the Black Stars despite scoring once in the game.
The two sides faced each other in Casablanca rather than Guinea on Saturday in the first leg due to the breakout of the Ebola virus in West Africa, where they drew 1-1, and the Guineaneans were confident they could get a result in the northern city of Tamale.
However, a strong tactical display by the Black Stars helped them to defy the strong visiting side to win the game which has left their French coach lamenting.
“I might say it was a good game but I’m very disappointed with the outcome,” Dussuyer said. “We came here to play our best game but unfortunately, we ended up on the losing side.
“We create but we arrive in the last third of the pitch and the last decision – the correct pass, the right movement – is not correct. We are paying for that, but I cannot be critical.
“I just praise the fact that we had a very acceptable result.”
Ghana cemented their place at the top of their group after edging to victory past Guinea on Wednesday in Tamale in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying.
The Black Stars, making their debut at the Tamale Stadium, took their point tally to 8 from four games with two more matches left in the Group E campaign as Maxwell Konadu’s side won 3-1.
Goals from Asamoah Gyan, Andre Ayew and Emmanuel Agyemang Badu sealed first win for Konadu, who is in temporary charge.