Captain of the Black Stars, Andre Ayew says that Ghana will qualify for the next stage of the African Cup of Nations tournament despite losing their opening game to Morocco.

A lackluster Black Stars side lost their opening game in the African Cup of Nations against the Atlas Lions of Morocco on Monday evening at the Amadou Ahidjo Stadium.

Sofiane Boufal was the hero late on as he shot from inside the box into the corner of the net after a defensive collapse as Thomas Partey failed to clear a ball after sliding.

Aside Joseph Paintsil who covered himself in glory with his display none of Ghana's attackers caused the Moroccan side any problems in the game the North Africans dominated possession, had more shots on target among others.

Speaking after the game, the forward said that the result was not the best for the team but there would be other opportunities to right the wrongs and make it out of the group.

“It is a disappointing way to lose a game and concede a goal in the last five minutes but it is the first game. We need to look at our mistakes and do much more.

We have two matches left and I am confident that we will qualify from the group. We believe in ourselves and we believe in what we can do.” he said.

Ghana will play against Gabon on Friday, 14th January,2022 at 7pm local time.