Jerry Akaminko: I feel bad, but it’s normal

Black Stars and Eskişehirspor defender, Jerry Akaminko, who featured in Ghana’s 2-2 draw against DR Congo on Sunday, says he feels bad for the penalty he conceded.

Akaminko was adjudged by South African Referee Daniel Bennett to have fouled Mbokani, after he tugged on the shirt of the Congo striker. Mbokani converted the penalty to earn DR Congo a draw, having been two goals down.

Akaminko said that he felt bad for causing the penalty but knew that this was normal and part of the game.

“I can’t criticize the referee, I can’t criticize myself. It’s football. I was the one in that position and the referee felt that it was a penalty. I can’t change anything about that. So I had to let it go, focus and play the whole game,” Jerry said.

“The fact that I feel bad is normal. I’m human. Things happen. I need to forget quickly. Everyone is psyching us up, telling us this is just the beginning. We need to forget it and just get on as a team. We drew as a team. We’re doing everything here as a team.

“Sometimes, in a tournament, things start off this way and pick up eventually. We need to forget about this, focus and think only about the rest of the games. We will make it.”

Posted on January 22, 2013

 

2012 was not a good year for Ghana Tennis – David Kyekye

The 2012 sporting calendar for tennis in Ghana had a very low output, especially for local competitions. The Ghana Tennis Association has to overcome this challenge in the coming year.

Despite financial constraints, David Kyekye says that the Association plans to correct this. The Senior coach and technical member of the Association spoke to Joy FM.

“2012 has not been good for us. Very good in the senior category, but at the junior level, it was not so good,” he said

“We won the West African edition of the ITA senior tournament. We went to the All African Junior championship and for the first time in about 30 years, two of our boys got medals in the doubles.

“Concerning the Davis Cup, it has not been very good. The only person who can really get us anything is Henry Adjei Darko. But Henry is also growing.

“We need to work on him and our senior players so that they can bring in something.

 

Posted on January 2, 2013