The Black Stars of Ghana got their maiden qualification to the World in 2006, but were eliminated from the tournament by five times champions Brazil in the round 16 of the competition, after 3-0 defeated score line.

Speaking at the 6^th Edition of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) congress in Accra, the defender said they were relaxed and confident of beating them.

“We were confident and relaxed before the game and knowing that we can beat Brazil and we didn’t have much focus”, he said.

The formal Fulham player said, the Brazilians were not more experienced than them, having played them at the youth to senior level.

The 6^th AIPS Africa Congress was also used to officially launch the 2^nd AIPS Sports Media Awards, which aims at rewarding hard working sports men and women across Africa in the seniors and juniors categories.