Ghana coach Chris Hughton has promised his charges will do everything at their disposal to beat the Central African Republic in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture on Thursday, September 7.
He, however, insists that the Black Stars would need the support of Ghanaians at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium to make that possible. “Yes, this is our objective; we are very, very conscious of what this game means. Not only the nation but of course myself, the players, and everybody involved, we know what this game means,” said Hughton ahead of the game, adding: “So our preparation has been for the last two days, often spoken about the difficulty in International football. But it’s the same for the Central African Republic team training today and playing tomorrow [Friday] and it’s the same for us.
“We will do everything we can to get the result that we want to get. Preparation has been good, as with all International camps, sometimes you miss players through injuries and of course, we are missing some through injuries. But it is always an opportunity for others, we are playing at home, we have a good record here and it’s a record we want to continue.”
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On Central African Republic coach praising Ghana hours before kick-off,” Hughton said: “I think all I can do is to speak on behalf of myself as Head Coach of course the Black Stars is all I can do. What any opposition manager or player has to say about their own team or the game is of course their opinion. My opinion is that there are no easy games in this group – home or away.
“The level of African Football has improved significantly over the years, which means that there are no easy games so we will have to treat a good opposition with the respect that they deserve. But I will go back to what I said; we are playing at home here in Kumasi in front of our home supporters and we hope they can drive us on to the victory that we want.”
Ghana needs just a point to qualify for the 2023 AFCON.