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Ghana coach CK Akonnor believes his team will have to find a way to deal with the absence of the talisman Andre Ayew in Tuesday’s African Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying game against Sudan.
The Black Stars will play as guests of the North Africans in a week four match at Al Hilal Stadium in Omdurman, five days after counting on two goals from the Swansea City forward to record a 2-0 win in a first leg. in Cape Coast.
Ayew, who scored twice in a similar fashion in Ghana’s last match before the November Afcon qualifiers, has been forced to withdraw from the reverse match due to an injury he sustained during Saturday’s training session in Accra.
“First of all, he [Ayew] he is the leader of the team and therefore if you don’t have your leader, it is always a problem, “said Akonnor, as reported by the official website of the Ghana Football Association.
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“But having said that, these are professionals, they have been in Europe for quite some time, they are doing well so they know what to do and of course, with a little guidance from the technical team, I think they will.” be able to do it right.
“The [Andre] it’s not inside, so we don’t need to talk about it. Yes, we have lost it, he fulfilled, he gave us two goals the other day.
“But now he’s not there anymore, so we have to deal with that and strategically we will figure out how to play and succeed.
“The likes of [Mubarak] Wakaso and [first-vice captain Richard] Ofori has always been positive within the team in terms of team spirit and how to get the guys to keep up and I think it has been positive and we hope that translates into tomorrow’s game. “
Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Ofori, despite being on the team in Sudan, will not be available for Tuesday’s game due to suspension for accumulating yellow cards.
Like Ayew, he was also in full team action in Thursday’s game.
“Well we need a balance [to win the game]. The right balance in attack and defense, “added Akonnor.
“In our first game, we found ourselves struggling when we lost possession and that’s what we’ve been working on since the last game.
“So, we are eager to improve in that area because we gave the opponent some fast break situations.
“And of course we hope they come with two forwards, they are playing at home, they need to win, etc. so we have to be better in that area and I think once we are good in that area, we will find a good situation.” .
A win on Tuesday will secure Ghana’s qualification for the Cameroon finals. Senegal and Algeria were the first countries to join host Cameroon in the qualifying group.
