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Ghana's
Black Stars Ready To Banish Barreto Image
Black Stars Captain Stephen Appiah says they are
determined to win all three points for
Ghana
against
Congo
DR
despite the disappointment of the players at coach
Mariano Barreto’s departure.
Appiah told JoyFM Sports, in
Accra
,
in an exclusive interview that members of the team
have resolved to play for the nation and keep the 2006
world cup dream on course.
He said: “I have spoken to the guys and everyone
says, ‘okay we liked Barreto and we are sad that he
is gone. But he is a foreigner and if we do well, it
is us who will take the credit’. So we are not going
to let his departure affect us. We want all three
points on Sunday and we are going to show that”.
Appiah who will be returning to the team after missing
out on the last game due to injury says it is
imperative that the Stars win Sunday’s game against
DR Congo who are in second place behind
Ghana
on
goal difference with both sides perked at seven
points.
“We want a firm grip on the group so we must win. It
will give us an advantage and boost our confidence.
And because this is a home game, we can’t afford to
drop points.”
Ghana
’s last match was labelled a boring affair by many
even though the Stars ran away 2-0 winners over
Cape
Verde
.
Appiah says he will settle for another boring display
if only that will earn
Ghana
the three points. “We know what we want and that is
three points. I saw the
Cape
Verde
game and even though it wasn’t pretty, it helped us
greatly. We want to win on Sunday not to play fine,
fine football.”
The Congolese are due in town on Friday for the match
without former
Newcastle
striker Lumano Lua Lua but they will have AS Monaco
striker Shabani Nomda. For many experts and Appiah, he
is a player
Ghana
must watch.
“Nomda is a great forward. He works tirelessly so we
have to watch him. But we have Samuel Osei Kufuor and
John Mensah who are two solid defenders so I have no
fears.”
Joyfm-Accra
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