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Black Stars’ all-round victory over the pharaohs in 2013 is the game that Porto’s loanee watches most fondly
Strasbourg striker Abdul Majeed Waris has revealed what he says is his most memorable game. And, perhaps surprisingly, it is an international soccer game.
Having made his national team debut in February 2012 when the Africans played a 1-1 draw with Chile, he has been a regular on the Ghana team.
He has 31 appearances and four goals and chose the destruction of Egypt 6-1 in Kumasi as the match he most appreciates.
After overcoming Zambian obstacles in the second round en route to qualification for Brazil 2014, the Black Stars faced the Pharaohs with the winner on two stages qualifying for the world soccer show.
After a lackluster performance at the 2013 African Cup of Nations, where they ranked fourth, Ghanaians were branded as outsiders against North Africans.
However, it was the Black Stars who shone in the first leg after beating Egypt by six at Babayara Stadium on October 15, 2013.
In the seven-goal thriller, Waris found the net once, while the Pharaohs consolation shot came from Mohamed Aboutrika from the penalty spot.
The return leg in Cairo ended 2-1, but that couldn’t stop the Ghanaians from reaching the World Cup final.
“I think it was a national team game, Ghana against Egypt in the qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. We beat Egypt 6-1 and that led us to the World Cup, “said the 29-year-old. Receive the French football news.
“Some Ghanaians were concerned that we would lose the game because Egypt had a very good team.” We were playing in Ghana, it was good weather, a nice field and the stadium was incredible.
“It was crazy. We ended up beating them 6-1, I scored and then I think I scored two goals: the country went crazy.”
Waris did not make the cut for Kwesi Appiah for the Afcon 2019 organized in Egypt, however, he was not disappointed with the decision because “there is a lot of politics” in the national team selection.
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“For me, I think it’s always good to play for your nation if you have the chance because you can always be lucky if your whole country is asking you to play for them.” You’re lucky, “he continued.
“I feel like I’ve played quite a few games, at first, I used to be very happy every time a national team game approached, but I’ve grown to understand that there is a lot of politics around the national team when it comes to selecting players for tournaments.
“That made me realize many things and lose a little interest because the selection is not based on your merit, it is only based on politics. I feel that this is not very good because it is also affecting the nation.”
