The African Cup of Nations had it all. From goalkeeper despair to penalty-saving heroics, forgotten names in the game are shining amongst some of the world’s best, but a lot of that has been covered. Ivory Coast were the victors but their journey to lifting the trophy was scattered with chaos, despair and then eventual joy, but it was a beautiful end for the host country. The Elephants were among the favourites to win the competition, but it wasn’t a tournament for the bigger nations on the continent. In fact, it was one to forget for most of them. Tunisia and Algeria departed at the group stage , but the biggest collapse would have been Ghana, and the players were left to know how disastrous their campaign was. Delali Phrank Awutey was covering The Black Stars at the event, and after Chris Hughton’s side bottled their two-goal lead against Mozambique, the Ghanaian press was not impressed. From a press point of view, it allows journalists from African countries to get cl...
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