Ghana, down and out after their shock semifinal loss to Burkina Faso on Wednesday, will pick themeselves up to battle Mali in the third-place play-off, assistant coach Maxwell Konadu said.
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Despair was etched all over captain Asamoah Gyan's face at the post-match press conference following the 3-2 penalty shootout loss to a team ranked 66 rungs below them in Fifa's world table.
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The defeat leaves them heading down to Port Elizabeth for the bronze-medal tie on Saturday rather than lining up in Soweto's Soccer City 24 hours later against Nigeria in the final.
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Ghana arrived at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations with high hopes of securing their first title for 31 years, but instead face a repeat of last year when they finished fourth after losing 2-0 to Mali in a play-off.