Black Stars captain Andre Ayew has expressed his disappointment following Ghana’s round of 16 exit to Tunisia on Monday.

Ghana’s dream of ending a 37-year wait for a title was dashed after losing 5-4 on penalties to the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia after the match ended 1-1.

“We are really disappointed to have not gone through the next stage because this game was in our hands especially when we equalized but that’s football and we need to take heart and stay strong and work again.

“The entire team gave their everything but like I said after the 90 minutes when the Tunisians were tired we dominated but we couldn’t get the second goal. The penalty is a 50-50 game sometimes you’re lucky and sometimes you’re not but I want to congratulate all the players because they showed a lot of determination.”

“We worked really hard from Dubai, we coped with all we wanted and fought as a team, Ghanaian and leader. No player here should be hold responsible, as a leader of the team I take all responsibilities for the players and we’re going to work and make sure we come back stronger.”