[ 2014-12-03 ]

Ex Ghana striker Tony Yeboah tasks new Black Stars coach to win 2015 AFCON
Ex Ghana striker Tony Yeboah has dismissed talks
of a lowered expectation for the Black Stars ahead
of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

The GFA say they only expect the Black Stars to
‘just do well’ at next year’s event
following the appointment of former Chelsea boss
Avram Grant as the new head coach.

According to the GFA, the proximity of Grant’s
appointment to the Nations Cup in Equatorial
Guinea makes it difficult to expect success.

But former Ghana striker Tony Yeboah insists the
new coach must be tasked to win the competition
despite his relative short time with the side by
the time the competition kicks off in January.

“I disagree to the lowered expectation on the
Black Stars team for the Nations Cup,” the
former Hamburg star told Peace FM.

“The rationale that the coach will not have
enough time with the team and that he should just
go and do well with the side for me doesn’t
hold.

“There are coaches who are fired within the
first six months of their contracts for
non-performance.

“This is the Nations Cup and Ghana is strong as
we are, are always expected to win it.

“So the new coach must go for the trophy.”

Ghana have not won an African title in over three
decades and will be hoping to end the trophy
drought in Equatorial Guinea.

But the team’s relatively poor form in recent
times doesn’t inspire enough confidence to lay
claim to the Nations Cup.

Source - Ghanasoccer

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