[ 2014-12-31 ]

Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan admits Black Stars have defensive problems for AFCON
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan concedes the team has
defensive issues which must be resolved before the
2015 AFCON in Equatorial Guinea.

Reacting to a concern raised by a former defender
of the Stars, Frimpong Manso, that the defence
could be the nemesis of the team in Equatorial
Guinea, in an interview on GTV Sports last Monday,
Gyan said he shared the concerns of his senior who
had a vast experience in the game.

“ He might have seen something about defence
that needs to be tackled, so we have to accept it
in good faith.

“We need to respect that and start working
towards it.” he noted.

Gyan also admitted that the Stars were in a tough
group for the 2015 AFCON, insisting that South
Africa, one of the contenders in the group were
now in top shape and would pose a real threat to
the Ghanaians.

He also acknowledged the pedigree of Senegal, who
are also in the group, saying their team had now
improved tremendously and doing so well in
continental competitions.

He said considering the good performance of
Algeria at the last World Cup in Brazil they would
certainly come as one of the favourites in the
competition, just like Ghana.

“ Everybody knows what Ghana can do because we
have quality players, so our group is a group of
death indeed,” he stressed.

He urged his teammates to stay focused throughout
the group matches to ensure qualification from the
group.

Source - Ghanasoccer

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