On Thursday, as they began their qualifying campaign for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, the Ghanaians succumbed to Ivory Coast. Trailing on the scoreboard, they conceded a second goal from a penalty converted by the hosts.

"That penalty is a joke," Queiroz said after the match. The Portuguese manager believes Ghorbal's decision crushed his team's chances of a comeback. He lamented a lack of clarity in the officiating.

Hervé Renard's Elephants thus take three precious points in this group, where Ghana will need to respond quickly.