AFCON 2013: Akaminko takes no blame for penalty

footballBlack Stars defender, Jerry Akaminko might have caused a late penalty to facilitate a draw for the Democratic Republic of Congo in a Group B opener on Sunday, but the player prefers to call the result a team’s effort.

Akaminko whose contact with Dieudonne Mbokani caused a penalty for the Leopards to pull parity told GNA Sports after the game in Port Elizabeth that, “much as I feel bad about that penalty, I did not cause it. It was a team effort through out.”

The debutant said “I cannot criticize the referee for that decision. I feel bad but we have to learn to move on from here. I do not think our path for a place all the way to the finals has been made difficult by this result.

“At this moment, we are looking forward to winning our next  two games for a place in the last eight.”

The defender declined to rate his performance, his first at the biannual event that lace Africa’s best 16 teams on one stage.

Ghana is chasing a fifth Nations Cup glory at the competition.

Source: GNA

1 Comment
  1. Emmanuel Ansah-Antwi says

    Well, in as much as one person might have caused the penalty, you can not blame him alone. It is a team effort. I therefore agree with Jerry. Let us put the draw behind us and prepare feverishly for the nest game against Mali. Remember that the DR. Congo side is tactically very good.

Leave A Reply

Your email address will not be published.

Shares