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INTERVIEW: Black Stars coach Akonnor speaks On the absence of captain Andre Ayew ahead of the Sudan clash

Martin Tawiah by Martin Tawiah
November 17, 2020
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Ghana Coach C.K Akonnor has been speaking to the Communications team of the GFA ahead of Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sudan in Omdurman.

Ghana, last week, defeated Sudan 2-0 at the Cape Coast stadium in a match day three fixture that saw captain Andre Ayew scoring a brace.

In this interview, Coach Akonnor talks about the readiness of the team, what his side need to win the game, and the absence of captain Andre Ayew for the crucial tie.

Read on for the full transcript:

On the readiness of the team

We have to be positive, whatever it is, we are prepared and we will be ready for tomorrow.

On team spirit

The likes of Wakaso and Ofori have always been positive within the team in terms of team spirit and how to move the boys to follow the rhythm and I think it’s been positive and we are hoping that they translate that into the game tomorrow.

On absence of captain Andre Ayew  

First of all, he is the leader of the team and so if you don’t have your leader, it’s always a problem. But having said that, these are professionals, they have been in Europe for quite some time now, they are doing well so they know what to do, and of course, with a bit of guidance from the technical team, I think they will be able to do well.

He (Andre) is not in and so it won’t be necessary for us to talk about it. Yes, we have lost him, he delivered, he gave us two goals the other day. But now he no more there and so we have to deal with it and strategically we will find a way as to how we will play and get success.

On what the team needs to win

Well, we need a balance. The right balance in attack and defense. In our first game, we found ourselves struggling when we lost possession and that is what we have worked on since the last match. And so, we are looking forward to improving in that area because we gave the opponent a few counter-attack situations.

And of course, we expect them to come with two strikers, they are playing home, they need to win, etc and so we need to better in that area and I think once we are good in that area, we will find a good situation.

On what to do to control the game

We need to be compact. Even though we did very well in terms of possession, without the ball, we didn’t look organized and that is the main focus now.

We possessed probably 60% of the game, we controlled. And we want to continue to do the same thing here, but we have to be smart when it comes to situations when we don’t have the ball. We need to also play better in that sense.

On South Africa beating Sao Tome back to back

I am thinking about the team itself, whether South Africa won or not. For us it’s important that we continue with what we have done in the past and that means we have to play well and win and win convincingly. It will be difficult tomorrow.

It’s not going to be easy, of course, they gave us some problems and that is my main concern. It’s about that, we need to work without the ball and once we do that, we will be good. And I think Wakaso is there to give us that balance.

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BLACK STARS TRAINS IN OMDURMAN FOR SUDAN CLASH

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Martin Tawiah

Martin Tawiah

My name is Tawiah Martin, you can also call me Ktee. I am a trained journalist, broadcaster and a football commentator. I am a graduate of Berekum college of education 2008 to 2011 academic year. I am a former sports presenter at Success FM (90.9) in Goaso and later joined Fox 97.9 FM in Kumasi. I am currently living in China as a professional English teacher . I’ve managed Ghana sports page 1 since 2014. Our main objective is to help promote Ghana sports so Ghanaians living in abroad especially China will fall in love with Ghana sports. Motto: Respect all but fear none. Contact me on 008613045960827

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