Black Stars of Ghana lost 3-2 to Portugal in their 2022 World Cup opener on Thursday at the Stadium 974 in Doha.
Lawrence Ati-Zigi – 7
Showed why he was selected as Ghana’s No.1. Fine saves from the St Gallen goalkeeper. Great performance on his World Cup debut. Could do nothing about all three goals scored.
Daniel Amartey – 6
Assure and composed on the ball bar one or two scary situations
Alidu Seidu – 8
What a Man of the Match performance from Seidu. Surprised he started ahead of Tariq Lamptey but displayed why. Snubbed
Alexander Djiku – 6
Marshalled the back well together with Salisu and Amartey. Snubbed
Mohammed Salisu – 6
Impressive outing on his World Cup and competitive debut for the Black Stars. He really likes the big occasions, doesn’t he?
Abdul Baba Rahman – 6
He was solid defensively but offered little in attack
Salis Abdul Samed – 6
Kept things tidy but not as impressive as his debut against Switzerland. Snubbed
Thomas Partey – 6
Partey failed to come to the party as we’ve known him to be. Not sort of performance Ghanaian expected
Kudus Mohammed – 7
Showed by he is Ghana’s most in-formed player in Europe. He was Ghana’s dangerous player on the field. Snubbed
Inaki Williams – 6
A quiet performance from Williams
Andre Ayew – 6
Led as a leader but couldn’t prevent his side from losing. Snubbed
Tariq Lamptey – 6
Decent performance
Jordan Ayew -5
Lost the ball that led to Portugal’s 3rd goal
Osman Bukari – 7
Scored on his World Cup debut
Daniel-Kofi Kyereh – N/A
Little time to make an impact
Antoine Semenyo – N/A
A welcome World Cup debut