Stephen Keshi Heaps Praise On Ghana After CHAN Defeat

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has heaped praise on his Ghanaian conquerors insisting the Black Stars deserved to win their semi-final clash at the African Nations Championship (CHAN). The Local Black Stars defeated their arch rivals 4-1 on penalties on Wednesday night to reach the final of the tournament. Ghana will now play Libya in Saturday�s final and Keshi was gracious enough to give credit to his conquerors. �Congratulations to Ghana for qualifying for the final. In a game of two competent sides it is always difficult to emerge winners unfortunately tonight it is Ghana who goes through,� Keshi said. �The better side won tonight although there wasn�t much to choose between the two sides, apart from minor differences and some important saves made in the match.� Keshi also paid tribute to his players, saying he had identified some to join his World Cup squad, but declined to mention names. �All in all l feel these boys have had a good CHAN tournament and there are some among them who we have noted for World Cup but for now we will not reveal their names.� Nigeria will take on Zimbabwe, who also lost on penalties to Libya, in the third place playoff.