SAMMY KUFFOUR BLASTS EQUITORIAL GUINEA AFCON DISGRACE

Former Black Stars defender and SuperSport's
Afcon pundit Sammy Kuffour has blasted the
indignity of Thursday's Afcon semi.
Ghana qualified for the final of the ongoing
African Cup but it happened under acrimonious
circumstances as a 34 minute delay marred the
spectacle.
From the moment Kwesi Appiah was felled in the
hosts' box for a penalty to be awarded, Equatorial
Guinean fans pelted officials, security men and
Ghana players with missiles until late in the game.
"This was very disgraceful to the entire continent,
what are we trying to tell our children in future?
The whole world is watching the game and to me
it's a shame what the people of Equatorial Guinea
did," Kuffour said on SuperSport's presentation
watched by millions across the continent.
Ghana had flown into a 3-0 in the second half
when the half-hearted missiles being hurled earlier
turned into full scale antagonism. Tear gas
followed, as a chopper encircled the stadium
overhead to dissuade angry fans from causing
further harm.
"Equatorial Guinea have to face the fact that
they are just not good enough. They desperately
want to be in the final but the quality of the
players that you have, you are not going to get
there, and you go and do this, It's a big shame and
disgrace to Africa," the former Black Star went
on.
Ghanaian supporters were shown on live TV
scrambling for their lives as irate fans turned
their anger on them. Later, supersport.com
witnessed several injuries to fans who had been
flown in by the government of Ghana to cheer the
team.
"My concern is about the people who are there as
Ghanaians to support our team, they are all in
danger now and we don't even know what is
happening outside the stadium.
"It's a big disgrace and CAF have to punish them
severely," Kuffour added.