C.F Esperança de Lagos defender Edward Sarpong has said that he has not forgotten about the penalty miss in the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in Egypt, saying it will continue to haunt him.
The player earlier revealed that some of the players refused to take the penalty, hence he stood up to take the decisive penalty in a third-place play-off shoot-out against South Africa.
The 23-year-old blasted his 12-yard effort over the bar, missing a glorious chance to win the match for Ghana as they lost 6-5 on penalties.
However, the Black Meteors failed to qualify for the 2020 Olympics which has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Asked about how he feels after blowing his efforts away, he said, “The penalty miss is haunting me and I think it is going to haunt me for the rest of my life. But I need to be strong as footballer and forget about the past”
“I have apologized to Ghanaians so I have to move on in life. It is part of football and you know big players at times miss penalty. For now, I don’t think it is going to haunt me again because I have to be strong”
“I’m 23 years and I think there are more fishes in the sea. There are a lot of opportunities ahead of me and so, I’m focused” he told Sylvester Ntim ‘Koke’ of Bryt FM
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Sylvester Ntim
