THE BLACK STAR REFUSED TO SHINE

Ghana became the third World Cup-bound team to fail to go past the group stages at the African Cup of Nations after losing to 2-1 to Zimbabwe on Tuesday in Ismailia.
The Warriors, who were yet to earn their first point at the tournament, looked the stronger side from the start in their final Group D match.
Veteran captain Peter Ndlovu and Portsmouth's Benjamin "Benjani" Mwaruwari spear-headed the Zimbabwean attack which terrorised the Ghanaian half intermittently.
Ghana's woes were compounded in the 69th minute when Benjani ran on to a loose ball on the edge of the area and calmly slotted the ball into the net to put Zimbabwe 2-0 up.
With captain Stephen Appiah half-fit and and Laryea Kingston suspended, the Ghanaian midfield looked non-existent for most of the match, as Zimbabwe worked hard to earn their first win of the competition.Here is what the Ghanian coach had to say
Ghana coach Ratomir Dujkovic:"We were under pressure, we could have qualified with victory or a draw but Zimbabwe did not have that pressure and played well.
"We did not play well but this has nothing to do with the World Cup as it is still a long way away. We were missing several key players after all.