Carlos Queiroz admits Ghana had to 'suffer' in late victory over Panama

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/queiroz-carlos/jPnZyPCr/"]Queiroz[/a] brushed aside questions about the absence of midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/thomas/pMErKGnf/"]Thomas ‌Partey[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ghana-nNBjHale/panama-OWKqbCfi/?mid=jD1Nwbif"]from the game[/a] due ⁠to ‌a Canadian travel ban and visa issues.[/p][p]"[b]With ​the football we played today we can count on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ghana/nNBjHale/"]Ghana[/a] ​to do something[/b]," he told reporters.[/p][p]Queiroz, 73, was not scheduled to go ⁠to the ​tournament in Canada, Mexico and the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/usa/fuitL4CF/"]United States[/a] until April when Ghana appointed him in place of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/addo-otto/UVAR4Plq/"]‌Otto Addo[/a], fired in March after a series of disappointing results.[/p][embed guid="17211a6e-a4ad-4bc9-8191-11b577dce974" url="https://x.com/centregoals/status/2067416884329263597?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Portuguese, however, complained about the rough handling of Ghana players by the Panamanian side, and said his team were "[b]naive and not aggressive in the first half.[/b]"[/p][p]Ghana had to replace goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ati-zigi-lawrence/MLx41pIf/"]‌Ati Zigi[/a] at halftime following ​a collision.[/p][p]"[b]Not sure,[/b]" Queiroz said about ‌Zigi's availability for the next game against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a]. "[b]It is early and this kind of injury it is only after 24 to ⁠48 hours ⁠we can be ‌sure[/b]."[/p]