adminMALABO. — Ghana’s quest for a fifth African Cup of Nations soccer title faces a stern test against the ever improving hosts tomorrow night.The Black Stars eased passed Guinea with an emphatic 3-0 score line to prolong their string of semi-final appearances in recent years — the fifth in successive Afcon tournaments.
A brace from Christian Atsu and a goal in between by Afcon debutant Kwesi Appiah, ensured Ghana’s ticket to the medal places and push the country near the chance to fight for the Afcon trophy which has eluded Ghana since the last time in 1982.
Head coach Avram Grant, who assumed duties in November 2014, has had a fine run in his team-building process with reserved expectations from his employers. His side is two games away from clinching the trophy but must first overcome Equatorial Guinea before their “crazy” home fans.
“Now we start to prepare for Equatorial Guinea. We saw their game yesterday (on Saturday) in the hotel,” Ghana coach Avram Grant said after the quarter-finals win over Guinea on Sunday.
The Israeli maintains his focus is on how his team improves its play, noting the expected difficulties in facing tournament hosts at such a stage.
“But the most important for us is to play our game. In all aspects of the game, I want to see improvements and I think that’s in progress. “— AFP.
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