Black Stars gaffer felt Ghana’s goalless draw against Madagascar on Sunday was as a result of the conditions of the pitch in the Berea stadium in Antananarivo.

The Senior National team needed a win to qualify for the next edition of the Afcon tournament in Cote D’Ivoire but the Malagasy put up a brave performance to delay Ghana’s qualification.

The former Newcastle manager believes the pitch was not in favour of the Stars, while acknowledging that his perspective maybe sounds like an excuse after a stalemate with the host.

”We are very disappointed. We came with an attitude and mindset to win but to win a football match you need to score goals. We found it difficult today. The pitch is difficult, it’s an uneven pitch but it’s the same for both teams and we needed to be forceful in the key areas to create more opportunities to score so the fact that we didn’t score is the most disappointing thing” He said after the game.

Ghana need a win in their last game against Central African Republic in September to qualify for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote D’Ivoire.