Coach Chris Hughton takes full responsibility for Black Stars heavy defeat to USA

Ghana coach Chris Hughton has taken full responsibility for the team’s heavy defeat against the United States of America in an international friendly on Wednesday mid-night.

The Black Stars were unable to recover from Mexico defeat after succumbing to a 4-0 defeat at the Geodis Stadium – Nashville to The Yanks.

The former Premier League manager made a few changes to the team that started against Mexico, with goalkeeper Abdul Manaf Nurudeen starting ahead of Lawrence Ati Zigi while Jerome Opoku was handed his debut but it didn’t pay off for the team.

“I’m very cautious of what the game mean in Ghana and for any performance we put in that we did today with the scoreline, we are very sorry for the nation that stayed up late in the night. I take responsibility, I work with a group of players and I determine the tactics so I apologize for the results and the performance in the first half period. Again it is my responsibility to make sure we have two games in November is that we start to see a performance”

USA broke the deadlock after just 10 minutes into the game through Dortmund midfielder Giovanni Reyna before captain Christian Pulisic doubled the advantage for the host from the spot nine minutes later.

The Yanks continued their demolishing exercise as Monaco attacker Folarin Balogun hit the back of the net to extend USA’s lead in the 22nd minute.

Just before half-time, Reyna added the United States’ fourth from an indirect freekick in the box to seal victory for the host.

The Black Stars begin their 2026 World Cup qualifiers next month with the opening game against Madagascar.

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