Ghana's 11-0 defeat to Germany's women was good - Linear Addy

Published on: 28 July 2016
Ghana's 11-0 defeat to Germany's women was good - Linear Addy
Black Queens

The chairperson of Ghana's female national team says last week's 11-0 to Germany served a good purpose even though the result was hugely embarrassing.

Leanier Addy, who is in charge of women football in Ghana led the delegation for the match that ended with the disastrous result.

Addy says despite the embarrassing defeat the match has helped the technical side of the Black Queens to identify some weaknesses in the team ahead of the 2016 African Women’s Championship (AWC) later this year.

“Of course, we are all disappointed by the heavy defeat, but at least, it helped us to identify our strength and weakness and that was a good exercise," Addy told Graphic Sports.

“Unfortunately, there are no excuses. We lost to a very strong side who have also been preparing for their Olympic Games since January. We only trained for just some few days before the trip.

“Irrespective of the embarrassment the scoreline may look, the exposure and chance given the players is immeasurable. At least the lows and highs will help the coach find the solution to the problems identified.”

Fielding almost the first team, the Queens conceded nine goals in the first half, including an own goal by Cynthia Adobea, with the Germans scoring two more goals in the second half to make it 11-0.

The Germans had used the exercise to round up their preparations off the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. As the Queens returned home, the Germans also headed for Rio.

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