Ghana get ready to prove Africa Cup of Nations potential
Posted On Sunday, 20th January 2013
Ghana will face DR Congo on Sunday
Ghana will get a chance to live up to their status as favourites for the African Nations Cup when they open their campaign against a beleaguered DR Congo in Port Elizabeth on Sunday.
The match at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium marks the start of the Group B campaign, after which Mali will take on Niger in the second game of the day.
It follows the opening day action in a wet Johannesburg on Saturday where the two Group A matches failed to deliver any goals.
Cape Verde held hosts South Africa in the opener followed by a draw between Angola and Morocco.
The Congolese have had a turbulent build-up after players refused to train on Thursday and Friday in order to force bonus payments for coaching staff that had not been paid for their participation in the tournament.
Furious coach Claude Le Roy has slammed the chaotic preparations.
It means Ghana start as even firmer favourites after impressive wins in warm-up matches over Egypt and Tunisia in Abu Dhabi.
They scored seven goals in the two internationals, coming from 2-0 down against Tunisia to win 4-2.
Mali also boast strong credentials, although they had to leave several key injured players out of their squad.
They are fancied to beat Niger, who are making their second appearance at the finals.
Niger lost all three games in their maiden appearance at the 2012 finals.
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Ghana will win by 2 0
The hype is overboard !we need to calm down. We’ve been here before ,yet almost always we’ve found ourselves wanting. Inspite of their choatic build-up,DRC is going to be difficult to beat. One thing going for them is they have a former Black Stars Coach training them. This trainer understands the Ghanain player’s mentality and can exploit that to their advantage. That’s why lately the Likes of Zambia have proven a handful for the Stars. If Akwasi Appiah can pull this off,then I will start to believe a little more in this team. Go Black Stars,Go !
We lost even more key players through injuries and other reasons but we will still top the group
The BS usually play a cautious & careful game in their opening matches and also DR Congo has always been a difficult team for GH to beat with more goals.With the likes of Kidiaba,Mputu etc I expect a narrow victory of 2-1 or 1-0 for GH.AFCON 2013 here we come.
Ghana must win today’s contest easily because they are playing against a dis-organised and demotivated team.