Black Meteors winger Evans Mensah has shared his delight after receiving the ‘Man of the Match’ accolade in Ghana’s 1-1 draw with Cameroon in the CAF U-23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament.
The two top teams played their first game in this year’s edition of the tournament which is featuring 8 nations in Egypt.
In what was the second Group A match on Friday night, both sides were forced to share the spoils when Franck Evina’s goal for Cameroon was canceled by a strike from Ghanaian defender Habib Mohammed.
At the end of a tough but entertaining match, nimble-footed Evans Mensah who impressed on the right flanks for the Black Meteors was named the ‘Man of the Match’.
In a Tweet from the player, he has shared his delight while dedicating the accolade to Ghanaians for their support.
"Happy to win the man of the match award in our group A opening game against Cameroon. I dedicate this award to all Ghanaians for their massive support”, the post read.
Mensah who plays his club football for HJK Helsinki will be key for Ghana throughout the U-23 AFCON as they seek qualification to the 2020 Olympic Games which will be staged in Tokyo, Japan.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Happy to win the man of the match award in our group A opening game against Cameroon. I dedicate this award to all Ghanaians for their massive support.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CAFU23Afcon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CAFU23Afcon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BringBackTheLove?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BringBackTheLove</a> <a href="https://t.co/iCYCyHWvk8">pic.twitter.com/iCYCyHWvk8</a></p>— Evans Mensah Official (@E_Mensah77) <a href="https://twitter.com/E_Mensah77/status/1192968154106023938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>