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Ghana Didn’t Trust Brandon Thomas-Asante as a Striker. Should Coventry?

When is a striker not a striker? And why didn't Carlos Queiroz trust Brandon Thomas-Asante?

07.07.26, 20:04 Updated 18.07.26, 17:57 4 Minute Read

Rich Chamberlain

Rich Chamberlain

‘I love Brandon,’ Gary Neville beamed, speaking on The Overlap shortly after Brandon Thomas-Asante had come off the bench and proved the difference in Ghana’s World Cup opener against Panama.

Deep into stoppage time, Thomas-Asante, who had come on in the 58th minute, burst down the left and played the ball across the face of goal for Caleb Yirenkyi to net the only goal of the match.

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Rich Chamberlain

Rich Chamberlain Rich is a lifelong Coventry supporter and the author of several books about the club, including When The Sky Was Blue, Benno: My Life in Football and Sky Blue Fall.

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