The Black Stars won, but struggled for long spells against a team who had long spells of possession, but no bite up-front. But Ghana woke up on Monday to find the Stars top of group D and Muntari says that is all that matters. “It wasn’t a good day for us, but the most important thing is that we got three points, so we are happy about it,” he says. “They are good players so they can dominate, but the most important thing is that we got the first, so we got the win that is the most important thing.” The manner the Stars played suggests coach Milovan Rajevac will have a great deal of work to do before the team reconvenes in June for trips to Bamako and Khartoum to face Mali and Sudan. Meanwhile, GFA president Kwasi Nyantekyie hailed Ghana’s 1-0 win over Benin as a great start, despite the Stars playing one of their poorest games in recent years. “I think it is a great start because we got the three points, which was the most important thing,” he tells KickOffGhana.com. “We were made to work for it by a very good team, but that does not make it any less significant that we won.” With many of Ghana’s big names off-colour and off-form, Benin, inspired by Stephane Sessignom, stretched Ghana, but could not find the finishing. Nyantekyie said it was a tribute to Benin’s quality that they made Ghana struggle. “Sometimes you have to give credit to your opponents and Benin proved just why they got past Angola into this stage, they are a really good side.”
Muntari admits slow start
