Augustine Ahinful calls Ghana’s loss to Japan a fair result, warns team to plan ahead

Former Black Stars player Augustine Ahinful has described Ghana’s 2-0 defeat to Japan in Friday’s international friendly as a fair outcome.Ahinful noted the result ‘could’ve been worse,’ highlighting Japan’s dominance in key areas of play throughout the match.The Blue Samurai limited Ghana to just two shots on target while registering five on goal themselves from 14 attempts.Ghana struggled to progress the ball into the final third, with much of their play confined to their own half.“The results are never in doubt. What we observed here, [the] 2-0, is a fair result. It could have been worse, looking at the number of shots that they [Japan] had in the second half,” Ahinful told TV3.“I’ll still maintain that we should not take these matches for granted because we’ve known for the past two, three months that we’ll be playing South Korea and Japan,” he added.Ghana will aim to rebound when they face South Korea on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, in their second international friendly of the current tour.