Ghana coach Avram Grant has hailed the mental strength of his players after the 2-1 defeat to Senegal on Monday.
The Black Stars failed to build on an early momentum to ultimately succumb to the defeat in their first group game in Mongomo.
The defeat against Senegal now makes life very difficult for Ghana who are facing early elimination from the tournament being staged by Equatorial Guinea.
But coach Avram Grant has hailed the mental fortitude of his young team especially during the difficult periods of the game.
“This loss especially with these young players could affect the players but the players show a lot of spirit,” he told Africanfootball.com.
“This is the reason we scored one goal – exactly like we planned.
“The second chance also was good, the third chance was also good.
“We had three big chances exactly as we planned but we couldn’t score.
“Compared to the conditions we did well, unfortunately we conceded in the last moment and that is not very good.”
Ghana must now win their remaining two group games against Algeria and South Africa or face an early exit from the 2015 AFCON.
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