Ghana bank on Gyan against Bots

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Two years ago, the striker the fans know as ‘Baby Jet’ scored against both hosts Angola and perennial arch-rivals Nigeria to propel a youthful Black Stars to the final, where they lost by a lone goal to Egypt.
Goal scoring has been Ghana’s achilles’ heel since the days of the likes of Opoku Afriyie, George Alhassan, Abedi Pele and Anthony Yeboah and for this tournament they are again looking very thin in this department. The other strikers in the squad are the unreliable Prince Tagoe, who must be short in confidence after getting knocks for his lack of goals for the country, and Marseille youngster Jordan Ayew.
It is in midfield that Ghana have been strongest with the Udinese pair of Asamoah Kwadwo and Emmanuel Agyemang Badu weighing in with some goals and holding forth along with the experienced Sulley Muntari.
The Black Stars will be without Hoffenheim central defender Vorsah for today’s clash as he is under suspension for his red card in the final qualifier in Sudan in October. Skipper John Mensah, whose fitness remains a serious concern after a recent long injury layoff, will now have to play alongside namesake Jonathan in the heart of the defence.
The problematic left back position would either be manned by youngster Daniel Opare, who is really a right back, or the recently capped Massawudu Alhassan. The Zebras of Botswana, on the other hand, have bar injured winger Joel Mongorosi a full complement of the team who qualified for their first-ever Nations Cup in style. – AFP.