Sports News of Thursday, 28 November 2019Source: Goal.comU23 AFCON: Sarpong laments the verbal abuse of his family after penalty missBlack Meteors defender, Edward SarpongGhana defender Edward Sarpong reveals his family have been under attack since his missed penalty at the recent Africa U23 Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Egypt cost the Black Meteors a place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. “I’ve been insulted massively in my area and it has even affected my family," Sarpong told Adom FM. “When my sisters go out they are verbally attacked because everyone in our area knows they are my sisters. “After the first five kicks, we asked amongst ourselves that who [was going to take] the next kick," Sarpong added. "It was a deliberation between the players but everyone was reluctant to answer the call so I decided to take it.

Source: GhanaWeb November 28, 2019 02:26 UTC