Ghana will be looking to maintain their winning form at the African Cup of Nations today when the Black Stars meet Morocco in the final Group A match.
The Black Stars need only draw against the Atlas Lions in a game which kicks off at 17:00GMT at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra to stay top the standings and ensure a last eight berth in the tournament.
Morocco, who got off their campaign with a 5-1 beating of Namibia before losing 3-2 to Guinea, need to beat Ghana to improve their chances of qualifying past the group stage as they are tied on three points with group members, Guinea, who seem to have an easier match on Monday, against Namibia in Sekondi.
Both Group A games will kick off simultaneously at 1700 GMT.
Though Ghana needs only a draw to qualify, Black Stars coach, Claude Le Roy still wants to maintain a winning run in the tournament.
“We have six points but the three teams can go to the quarter finals. I think it’s better to have six points than three points. Because, I think a draw is enough for us to finish first. But we wouldn’t play for a draw; we would play to win this last game,” Le Roy said.
The coach says the Ghana’s opponents for Monday are under pressure.
"I've got a lot of respect for Morocco, but they're under pressure, we're not," Le Roy added.
However, Ghana will be missing Laryea Kingston through suspension as Le Roy tries to find a replacement winger.
“When you are a coach, you are always worried when a player like Laryea is out for a game. I don’t like that. I don’t like a player under suspension and I don’t like it when I see a player injured.
“But we have a lot of players in this squad who can take his place. I would maybe make a new adjustment to our tactics.
“I think our way of playing in the last game won’t be the same like the first two games.” Le Roy said.
Moroccan coach, Henri Michel is demanding that his team plays better against Ghana as he intends to go all out for victory.
"The question's simple, the answer difficult - we have to beat Ghana, in Ghana, if we're to continue our journey otherwise we'll be going home," Michel said.
However, Michel is counting on the return of Sofiane Alloudi from injury to help improve their chances. Sofiane scored a hat-trick in their opening match.
"He got injured, he's received treatment, now he's recovering.
"I can't say whether he'll be back in time, I'll just have to wait and see," the Morocco coach said.
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