Nigeria coach Keshi not in fear of facing Ghana at 2013 AFCON
Posted On Tuesday, 23rd October 2012
Ghana beat Nigeria 1-0 in their last AFCON meeting in 2010
By Ameenu Shardow
Coach Stephen Keshi insists Nigeria is not afraid of meeting any team at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations including their recent nemesis, Ghana.
The re-rising West African giants are making their return to the competition since failing to qualify for the last edition in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
The Super Eagles are amongst the second seeds going into Wednesday’s AFCON draw at Durban – meaning they could be facing the Black Stars (top seeds) at the group stage.
Ghana have always beaten their West African rivals at the Nations Cup since 2008 and the trend is very much likely to repeat itself if both teams face each other at next year’s finals in South Africa.
But the tough-talking Keshi believes his side is well equipped to reverse this trend against Ghana and the other pre-tournament favourte especially with their sights set on winning the title they last won in 1994.
“I have said to a lot of people and will say it again that I am not afraid of any team in the championship draws,” he said.
“You don’t win a championship by being afraid of your opponents and that is the spirit with which I am going to the draws with.”
The last time Nigeria beat Ghana at the AFCON was in 2006 in Egypt where an average Black Stars team succumbed to a 1-0 defeat in the first Group D game.
Ghana eventually got eliminated after just the first round after picking just a single win in the group which had Senegal and Zimbabwe as the other members.
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nobody is scared of facing the cry babies. cause they will never cry their way to the championship trophy, lol!
Plz Ghanasoccernet stop being sentimental and stop polluting ur site with fake stories and informations. Ghanasoccernet,Remember we are in 21 century. Stop putting order Africa countries down to make ur country Ghana feel better. Ghanasoccernet, hehehe…that site ehh!! If my 12 yr old coz designs a forum / site like that, I will give Him d flogging he will never 4get!! 1994 is not Nigeria only AFCON tittle. Nigeria have won the Nation cup twice, i.e 1980 and 1994. Egypt won 7 tittle, Cameroon won 4 tittles, Ghana 4 tittles.
My dear Nigerians and Zambians be careful with Ghana.
Ghana is going to bury you these two teams. Warn you !!!!!!
No country is afraid of black juju of ghana
But one thing he have to know that there is no size for Ghana in up coming championship.so we there not think of any team but just to win tittle,thats all mr coach!
hahahha er body knws dat naija team is abonkeley.we aint scared of u either,for zambians i wont even say anytin abt dem
Who is Afraid of Black Juju Stars, A team that always make noise but have never win anything for 32 year. I laugh, what is good about BLACK STARS ( BLACK MAGIC), what a very lame and silly nick to give a nation, lemme tell u, the Ghanaian term is just fading away , u guys are underachievers now and forever….here are d facts….ghana got beaten by Zambia and Mali in d last nations cup as well as lowly rated Liberia whiped ur team asz 2-0 and remember this is d same Liberia, Nigeria trash 6-1.
The same Ghana that Zambia trashed out of the last AFCON….mtcheew Ghana dey fumble. By the Time Zambia and Super Eagles beat them BLACK and Blue, they’ll see STARS.
It is no more news that the Black Stars of Ghana use BLACK MAJIC (JUJU) even their former coach Milo said and comfirmed it. Black is beautiful but Ghana made it dirty.
Malawian coach hyped his team too..
Naija go carry last, AGAIN! hehehehehehehhahahahah.
Don’t pay these ony3gbemi nigerians any mind,we shall find out 2morrow.
Enough talking from Ghanaians,Nigerians and Zambians. Football is played on the pitch and not by names or jerseys. The AFCON is a few months away. We shall see which team will carry the day.
Ghana is one of the biggest teams in the tournament and that make Nigeria and Zambia keep Shuddering.Black stars will brush Zambia aside and beat nigeria flat.Infact Zambia is no team so my fellow Ghanaians lets forget about that team full of katongoes.Ghanaians should not open any platform to argue with Zambia and let them feel they can also be compared with the best team on the continent.Nigeria is good though not at the level of Ghana so arguing with them is fine but not Zambia at all.
the best team will win the AFCON…..SO IF BLACK STARS play very good game surelly they will carry..the afcon this apply to the other teams too.ghana we should prepare and bring unity to the team , i hope tht if we have unity ..no team can beat us .
Point of correction pls Ghanasoccernet,we last met Nigeria in 2010 and not 2006 and beat them by one goal to nil courtesy Asamoah Gyan’s header!
SO IKE WANTS THE WHOLE OF THE NURSING SCHOOL TO SEE HE IS ON GSN, WELL WE HAVE SEEN IT SO JUST SPARE US YOUR CREDENTIALS
i wonder why zambia is still puffed up whn dey benefited frm a miss kick for their ticket. the ghosts r in still Gabon
nigeria is gradually becoming dangereous,as per the last few games they had.
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