'Gideon Mensah Can Never Ever Be Better Than Baba Rahman': Ghanaians React After USA Defeat

'Gideon Mensah Can Never Ever Be Better Than Baba Rahman': Ghanaians React After USA Defeat

Lukman Mumuni
updated at October 18, 2023 at 8:52 AM
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  • Ghanaians have reacted on social media to the performance of the nation
  • The Black Stars suffered a 4-0 defeat to the United States in their friendly
  • Ghana have now suffered successive losses in the October set of matches

Fans of the Black Stars have taken to social media to express their disappointment following Ghana's 4-0 defeat to the United States in a friendly in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Black Stars were blown apart after a first-half masterclass by the Americans, with Giovanni Reyna scoring a brace along with goals from Christian Pulisic and Folarin Balogun.

The defeat means the Ghanaian national team has now lost back-to-back games for the first time since Chris Hughton took over as head coach earlier in the year.

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Black Stars players protesting a decision in the friendly against the United States. Credit: @USMNT
Source: Twitter

The team lost to Mexico on Saturday and with the World Cup qualifiers set to begin next month, supporters of the national team are unhappy.

Fans react to Ghana's loss vs. the USA

@EmmanuelAyamga_ commented:

"We’re forced to play a right-back at left-back because of that stinker of the performance by Gideon Mensah in the first half. Like national team opportunities these players dey take joke like that."

@Dom19204346 added:

"Gideon Mensah has shown that he is not a better option at left-back for Ghana. He's had just one good game for the Black Stars and that was against Nigeria in the 2022 FIFA World Cup play-offs. Don't we have a Bibini broni letf-back somewhere?"

@eastsportsman tweeted:

"Gideon Mensah is having an absolute nightmare and it’s only 20 minutes . Dest and Weah are eating him for dinner."

@unrulyking00 posted:

"Gideon Mensah can never ever be better than Baba Rahman. Inexperience player like this smh."

@nancybrewgh tweeted:

"I cannot believe Edmund Addo played over 80 mins and Ransford is still on the bench. Chris Hughton must be out of his mind."

@iamyourspec also posted:

"As a country if Baba Rahman and Gideon Mensah are your left back options then we have a long way to go . I don’t know what Edmund Addo adds to this midfield. The only player you enjoy watching is Alidu seidu . Big fall off"

USA beat Ghana in friendly

Earlier, Sports Brief reported on Ghana being beaten by the USA after a first-half embarrassing at GEODIS Park in Nashville, Tennessee.

A double from Giovanni Reyna and strikes from Christian Pulisic and Folarin Balgun left the Black Stars in shreds after just 40 minutes.

Ghana could not find their way back out as they suffered a second successive defeat during their series of friendlies in the United States.

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Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
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