Former Ghana Defender Not Ready to Ever Forgive Luis Suarez for 2010 Handball

Former Ghana Defender Not Ready to Ever Forgive Luis Suarez for 2010 Handball

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:00 PM
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  • Hans Adu Sarpei has revealed that he is not going to forgive Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez for cheating
  • The former Ghana left-back insists Luis Suarez deliberately stopped Ghana from reaching the semi-finals of the 2010 World Cup
  • Luis Suarez handled a goal-bound effort from Dominic Adiyiah in the final minute of the quarter-final of the World Cup in 2010

Former Ghana defender Hans Adu Sarpei says he is not ready to forgive unremorseful Luis Suarez for preventing the Black Stars from reaching the last four of the 2010 World Cup.

Hans Sarpei, a member of the Black Stars at the World Cup in South Africa, feels Uruguay cheated their way into the semi-finals after Suarez stopped a goal-bound effort with his hands and celebrated wildly as Asamoah Gyan missed the resulting penalty.

Ghana ended up losing to the South Americans on penalties 4-2 to miss out on becoming the first African country to reach the semis.

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Hans Sarpei not ready to forgive Luis Suarez after 2010 World Cup handball. Credit: Getty Images
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“I can't forgive him because it was not an accident," he said as quoted by footballghana.
“He knows what he has done. We were crying and you see someone who has cheated us is celebrating. How can I forgive him? Never. Never ever,."

Ghana have been paired with Uruguay in Group H of the World Cup in Qatar, and the Black Stars will be aiming for revenge.

However, the team will also face 2016 European champions Portugal and Asian giants South Korea in the same group.

The Black Stars remain one of three African countries to have reached the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup.

Asamoah Gyan reveals how he broke brother's heart after scoring against Hearts

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Asamoah Gyan took a journey down memory lane on how one of his brothers got heartbroken after scoring against Hearts of Oak.

Gyan, Ghana's all-time top scorer with 51 goals, recounted how his formative years at Liberty Professionals brought mixed feelings at home.

In an interview with Joy FM, he narrated how his brother refused to talk to him for a week due to a goal he scored against Hearts in the Top 4 competition.

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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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