What can we say? Was it an ordinary or a not too vintage Comoros side that continued to pile the psychological pressure on Ghana, with back to back wins.
The less-fancied Comoros defeated the Black Stars of Ghana at the last Africa Nations Cup 3-2. As if that was not enough they repeated the dose, this time pipping the Ghanaians by a lone goal in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
The winners of the Moroni battle looked a bit slower this time around, but keeping a clean sheet on the day also reflected the fundamental weakness in the opposition.
As a story of a Ghana that is a pale shadow of its glorious days keeps unfolding, two things stood out, painfully upsetting to the fans.
Ghana lacked a playmaker who could disorganize the home team, again the play out showed that Ghana had not mapped out an effective strategy to contain their opponents who shocked them in their previous game.
Ghana could not create good chances, and their defense was once again caught ball watching without stamping out threats at their incipient stages. An error that takes its roots from the weakness of a bygone era. No coach has cured the momentary inattentiveness that wracks the Black Stars at the back, heightening the dramatic irony between technical handlers and television audience.
A Comoros forward player who had the guts to exploit this loophole succeeded with a solo effort in the 43rd minute against a defense that remains lethargic to quick-silver actions.
Ghana is stagnated in the middle of their group. It would take something extraordinary from them to escape the congested area, and to dream of possibilities.
Comoros sits atop, and they celebrated this new epoch with wild jubilations in and out of the stadium, having found the way around a football mystery. This feat certainly stands to be counted.
