Ghana coach wants to concentrate on immediate task not AFCON final
Posted On Saturday, 26th January 2013
Ghanaian journalists have been piling pressure on the local coach about winning the trophy since the team arrived in South Africa last week for the competition.
This comes even though group stage matches are not over while countries like Ivory Coast, Nigeria and hosts South Africa as well as Algeria and title holders Zambia have all been tipped to win the crown.
The Black Stars have not won Africa’s showpiece event since 1982 and journalists are demanding that the youngest squad in the tournament should lift the title.
Clearly more relaxed now after shrugging off the second-half slump and loss of concentration against Congo, Ghana’s squad likely knows the pressure will return soon enough as the World Cup quarter-finalist gets closer to the decisive moments of this African Cup.
After all, Ghana has a richer pedigree in the Cup of Nations and a poorer recent return from the championship than even star-studded Ivory Coast.
The Black Stars have won four times, compared to the Ivorians’ one title, but haven’t triumphed in 30 years. Ivory Coast hasn’t won in 20.
“I have total confidence in my players,” Appiah said when asked by a Ghanaian journalists whether the Black Stars can win the trophy after just two matches.
“So far they are doing very well. I always believe in taking match after match. We’ll all keep praying.”
Ghana are top of Group B with four points having drawn with DR Congo and beating Mali 1-0.
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So (Olympice Marsille,and Rennes,playing and andre playing, a player who was injured playing full game. By the way jordan is playing like a girl, but he score the second goal. It was a cross in front of the poll, looks like is offside.
JORDAN IS PLAYING LIKE A GIRL? DOID HE START THE GAME? CAN U BELIEVE PPL WERE CALLING FORHIS INCLUSION FOR AFCON 2013? HE SHOULD KEEP UP HIS GOAL SCORING HABITS AND STAY CONSISTENT, STILL
Coach “we’ll keep praying”? God answered our prayers long time ago. Now it is up to you to listen and stop all this experimenting. Just let the lads do what they do best; play football. God made you the Coach, he blessed you with the whole world full of excellent Ghanaian talents even though you are missing Dede (money or fear?), KPB (money or fear?), Essien (money or fear?), Muntari (injury). God is giving you the wisdom to make the right decision so Coach stop praying it is time to start listening for the answers to your prayers.
Take a walk on the South African beach, listen to the voice of the ocean, be at peace, listen to God to guide you. All the answers are in your heart and in your mind. Your prayers have all been answered. You have what it takes to bring home the trophy. Nobody can stop you, have no fear.
Remember the other trophy you brought home from this Southern African region? You were down and out but like a phoenix you rose from the ashes and remember the lad who helped you get that trophy? His name is Mahatma Otoo another good character Ghanaian lad, now that you are the Coach of the Black Stars do not forget him, he deserves better.
I love Ghana but I love Africa even more. Long live Ghana and African football, Go Black Stars.
AGAINST NIGER…
WE CAN BEAT NIGER EASILY. THEY ONLY HAVE 3 DECENT PLAYERS. THEIR ATTACK N MIDFIELD ARE NON CONSISTENT. THEIR DEFENCE HAS LOOPHOLES.
DANKOWA, MOUSSA, AND CHICOTO ARE THEIR ONLY DECENT PLAYERS. IF U NEUTRALISE THEIR CAPTAIN IN ATTACK, AND CONCENTRATE ON NEUTRALIZING DANKWA N CHICOTO
IN DEFENCE, NIGER ARE IMPOTENT. AA SHOULD START ASANTE ON THE WING AND KISSI AT LEFT BACK. PERFECT TIME FOR AA TO USE AFFUL ON THE RIGHT AND
KASA ON THE 11. AA SHOULD START PLAYERS LIKE CLOTTEY, YIADOM SO THEY CAN BUILD THEIR CONFIDENCE GOING INTO THE QUARTERS. WE SHOULD GET AT LEAST
3 GOALS HERE. USE THIS GAME TO SHARPEN UR STRIKING FORCE N POLISH UR MIDFIELD. 2 TOUCH PER PLAYER, AND PASSING.
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