Black Galaxies head coach Annor Walker has lauded the people of Ghana for their unflinching support to the the team at the ongoing 2022 African Nations Championship (CHAN).
Walker and his charged displayed a five-star performance in their second Group C game against Sudan to record a 3-1 comeback win to secure a place in the quarter-final stage of the tournament.
The Black Galaxies came into the clash at the back of a shock 2-1 defeat to tournament debutants Madagascar, which put them in a precarious position of having to secure nothing less than a victory over Sudan to keep their CHAN title hopes alive.
Speaking after his side’s emphatic 3-1 victory at the Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium in Constantine where they had to come back from a goal down, the Ghanaian coach credited the victory to the supporters back home, whom he thanked for their messages of encouragement ahead of the crucial tie against Sudan.
“I am very happy with the win. The loss in the first match made us realise that we have a lot of support from Ghana,” Walker told the media after the game.
“They were very supportive and worried about the team. We received calls from everyone, who said they were supporting and praying for the team to do well”,
“We realized that we don’t have anybody. It was like a son without a mother and father that had to be on their own”
“Coming into the field, we quickly realized that the crowd was rallying behind Sudan, and this made me realize that we have to fight for ourselves. I had to psych up my players and encourage them to work hard for the win,” he added.
