GUWAHATI: Considering the spectacular nature of talent the continent keeps churning out and the success some of them achieve individually, three quarterfinal appearances (Cameroon in 1990, Senegal in 2002, Ghana in 2010) in the senior World Cup is a statement of underachievement.
Fabin would know a few things about this inability to handle pressure. In the 2010 World Cup, Ghana blew away a 1-0 lead in the quarterfinal and their talismanic star Asamoah Gyan missed a late penalty before Uruguay knocked them out in tie-breaker.