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The boss of the Black Satellites advances Monday’s last tie against the young Scorpions in the continental youth championship The boss of the Black Satellites
Ghana coach Abdul Karim Zito has acknowledged there is some uncertainty ahead of Monday’s U-20 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final match against Gambia on Monday, but says his team will give it their all for a win.
The Black Satellites, who beat Cameroon 4-2 on penalties in the quarter-finals, will face the young Scorpions at the Stade Olympique in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital.
Interestingly, this will be the second meeting between the two teams in the tournament. On the third day of the group stage, Ghana gave up the lead to fall 2-1 at the Stade Municipal de Nouadhibou to the same rivals.
“Soccer is a game of uncertainties. There is always an element of surprise and that is what happened in the group stage against the Gambians, “Zito said during the pre-match press conference on Sunday, reports the official website of the Ghana Football Association.
“But we always have time to make amends, so we meet them again, what will change in our team is the character and the attitude. You can expect us to correct what we did wrong in the game we lost.
“African football is changing. Previously, it can easily be said that Ghana will beat Gambia, but now their level has improved. And there is always an element of surprise, but now we are entering this match like wounded tigers to secure a victory.
“We saw a lot of things that we weren’t happy with, but the players showed a positive attitude against Cameroon which gave us victory. They will be the same players, but a lot of things will change and that will depend on me and my players.” . “
Ghana qualified for the quarter-finals as one of the top two third-finishers after finishing behind Morocco and Gambia in the group stage.
Based in Nouadhibou for the first round, the Black Satellites opened their tournament with a 4-0 win over Tanzania before settling for a 0-0 draw with Morocco before the Gambia match.
“The weather conditions in Nouadhibou were one of the factors that affected us in the group stage,” added Zito.
“We had trouble adapting to the weather early, but fortunately we have adapted now and have been able to get to this stage of the competition.”
Ghana is looking to win the Afcon U-20 for the fourth time after previous successes in 1993, 1999 and 2009, when it won the World Cup.
