Ghana Captian Asamoah Gyan has called on Ghanaians to leave the disappointment of Brazil 2014 behind and support the Black Stars when they take on Uganda in the 2015 African Cup of Nations Qualifiers (AFCON) qualifiers.
Ghana had terrible campaign at the World Cup, exiting the tournament at the Group Stages with 1 point from a possible nine.
Disappointed at the result, supporters failed to show up to welcome the Black Stars when they arrived at the Kumasi Airport ahead of the Uganda game.
But Asamoah Gyan says it is time to put the past behind:
"You could see the reaction of the fans which we do accept it, they showed disappointment in our last display in Brazil and we do accept it too," the Al Ain striker said after Tuesday�s training.
�I would like to apologise to the fans because they've been behind the team for all this while and at the end of the day we disappointed them and which we do agree.
�We need to make sure we win our fans back by winning the upcoming two games to make everybody happy. It's very important. The main important thing is I have to apologise for our performance [in Brazil] which wasn't deliberate.�
He added: �But this is the time we appeal to the fans to be behind the team because without them it's going to be really difficult. We appeal to the press also to support the team despite the criticisms. We appeal to all Ghanaians to support the team and give us the morale. I am sure we will put up a good performance and that comes always with a win in Ghana.�
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