Rev Osei Kofi, a former player of the Black Stars, has suggested that players of the Black Stars will need to be prepared mentally for the crucial World Cup qualifier encounter with Egypt on Sunday so they can pick the maximum points.
According to him, anything short of a win for the Black Stars will mean Ghana kissing goodbye to the Russia 2018 World Cup.
Egypt won their first game in the qualifiers, defeating Congo 2-1 away, while Ghana played a goalless draw with Uganda. A win for the Egyptians on Sunday will see them lead the group with six points, a situation that will make it difficult for Ghana and the countries in the group to qualify for the tournament.
Speaking in an interview with Accra News on Friday November 11, Rev Osei Kofi said: “To be honest with you the Egyptians need the three points more than we do in this game. It has been many years since Egypt qualified for a World Cup but Ghana has qualified three times. If we qualify for Russia then it becomes four times, and so the Egyptians will take this particular encounter more seriously than Ghana.”
“As for Coach Avram Grant, we need to put issues about him aside and psyche the players because they are going to play the match, not the coach. We drew in our first game at home but Egypt went away to win the maximum points. If they win this encounter that is the end of the road for the Black Stars as far as the World Cup in Russia is concerned. I am not too sure the Black Stars want to miss the World Cup, so they will play their hearts out to win.”
Source: Ghana/AccraFM.com
