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In a disappointing start to their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations campaign, Ghana’s defender, Alexander Djiku, emphasizes the need for improvement to advance to the next stage after a defeat against Cape Verde in the tournament opener.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite the loss, Djiku’s exceptional performance earned him the Man of the Match award.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Playing for Fenerbahce in Turkey, the former Strasbourg player showcased his defensive prowess during the Black Stars’ 2-1 defeat on Sunday night.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cape Verde took the lead with Jamiro Monteiro’s goal in the 17th minute, capitalizing on a rebound after Richard Ofori saved a long shot.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Djiku, representing Fenerbahce, played a crucial role in equalizing for Ghana. However, lapses in defense led to Cape Verde securing a late winner through Garry Rodrigues.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Expressing the team’s need for improvement, Djiku stressed the importance of increased aggression, pressing, and scoring.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Disappointed with the loss, he emphasized the urgency to win their upcoming second game.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Facing Egypt in a crucial match on Thursday, the Black Stars now risk an early exit, reminiscent of their performance in the previous edition of the tournament.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In a disappointing start to their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations campaign, Ghana’s defender, Alexander Djiku, emphasizes the need for improvement to advance to the next stage after a defeat against Cape Verde in the tournament opener. Despite the loss, Djiku’s exceptional performance earned him the Man of the Match award. Playing for Fenerbahce in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[508],"class_list":["post-1979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-afcon-2023-we-need-to-be-more-aggressive-and-score-in-the-next-game-ghana-defender-alexander-djiku"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1979"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1981,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1979\/revisions\/1981"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}