FIFA offered high praise for World Cup winner Spain in its official analysis of the event Thursday, and indicated African countries harmed their chances on home soil by employing foreign coaches. The report also criticized goalkeepers for making "inexplicable errors" -- possibly because of the Jabulani ball -- but glossed over the refereeing errors that helped eliminate some teams.
Goal.com’s Ghana correspondent K.N.S Mensah examines the fate of the four-time African champions without three of their most experienced midfielders for the 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifiers.