Why the BFA may curse itself

At the beginning of the qualifiers, the national soccer team, the Zebras had a good chance of qualifying for next year's African Cup of Nations for the first time. The national Under-23 side had a remote chance of qualifying for Beijing 2008 given the fact that they had been paired with giants like Cameroon and Morocco.

 
For the Zebras' only Egypt posed a threat in the bid to qualify for the African Cup of Nations in Ghana. What however transpired in the first game totally diminished the Zebras' chances as they uncharacteristically lost 4-0 to the little known Mauritania. But the Under-23 side put up a brave fight against Morocco before narrowly losing 1-0. And, while optimism turned to despair for the senior team, skepticism turned to hope for the juniors.