Ghana star Andre Ayew, 32, went straight to hospital after losing to Uruguay.
the reason? His seven-year-old daughter collapsed when he missed his sentence.
“It was bad, but fortunately she’s fine now.”skriver den ghananske journalist Fentuo Tahiru på Twitter.
Ghana and penalties rhyme bad.
At the 2010 World Cup, Asamoah Gyan had the chance to send an African nation to the semi-finals of a World Cup for the first time ever, but he shot over the bar, hence TV4 commentator Lasse Granqvist calling the now-common words “It all sucks Ghana”.
Yesterday Andre Ayew had the chance from 11 meters out to meet Uruguay, but goalkeeper Sergio Rochet went the right way and saved the game and Ghana eventually lost the match 0-2.
The daughter collapsed
After the match, Io went straight to the hospital. His seven-year-old daughter collapsed when he missed the penalty and had to be taken to a hospital in Doha.
Ghanaian journalist Fentuo Tahiru was present at the hospital when Ayo picked up his daughter W reports She is fine now.
“Disappointed”
Ayew was already substituted in the first half, but he didn’t go to the hospital until after the end of the match. He managed to appear for several interviews and then talk about his disappointment.
– I am, of course, very disappointed with the result. We had the chance to advance to the Round of 16, but I missed the penalty and of course it’s very difficult to absorb. But I am optimistic about the future. God gives the toughest challenges to the strongest of people. I’m sorry now, but I’ll make sure to do better next time, he said, according to the Ghana website.