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Ghana aim for Libya win at CHAN

10 years ago
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Ghana coach, Maxwell Konadu believes a second-straight win for his home-based team at the African Nations Championship will set them up for a place in the next round.

Following their opening win against Congo in Group C, Ghana will take to the field on Friday against Libya, who lead the log with a better goal advantage after they defeated Ethiopia.

With history to guide them, Konadu is plotting to leapfrog the North African's to the top and avert the experience of Ghana's first round exit in the 2011 CHAN finals in Sudan where they lost all three group matches.

"We want to beat the Libyans and register a second straight win in this competition. This will be a very good achievement for us," the Ghana coach told www.ghanafa.org ahead of the match.

"A second straight win will make things less complicated for us and that is our target."

Despite the optimism, the Ghana coach acknowledges the threat posed by Libyans to his team's dream of picking a second win at the tournament which is exclusive to players based in their home countries.

"The Libyans are a very good side and they are tactically disciplined. We respect them and we want to approach the match with all seriousness.

"We know them very well because we played a friendly with them in Tunisia, which they beat us. We also saw their match against Ethiopia and we were able to detect some of their weaknesses. This is what football is all about. You detect your opponents weaknesses and you take full advantage."

Konadu is seeking improvement upfront as he admits that his attackers need to be sharper.

"The attack is an area we are seeking improvement. We have been working very hard to improve upfront," Konadu said.