2022 World Cup: Andre Ayew's penalty miss affected us - Daniel Amartey on defeat against Uruguay

Black Stars defender, Daniel Amartey says Andre Ayew's penalty miss against Uruguay affected the team.

Ghana ahead of the final Group H game against the South American side needed a draw to go through to the next round but suffered a 2-0 defeat.

Ayew had a chance to score a goal from the penalty spot in the 21^st minute after Mohammed Kudus was fouled.

However, the veteran forward had his attempt saved by Sergio Rochet Alvarez before Uruguay midfielder Giorgian de Arrascaeta scored in the 26^th and 32^nd minutes.

According to Leicester City defender Amartey, the miss proved costly to the Black Stars' chances of progressing to the Round of 16 stage for the third time in four World Cup campaigns.

“It changed the game. If we score, we would go ahead of them but when he missed the penalty, they got their energy back…Our levels dropped.

"An early goal is most important and if we had scored they would have gone down,” he said in an interview with FIFA+.

Meanwhile, Otto Addo stepped down from his role as Black Stars' head coach in the aftermath of the loss; prior to the World Cup, the former Black Stars player stated he will step away from the job to focus on his coaching role at German league side Borussia Dortmund.