Ghana coach, CK Akonnor has insisted the team will prepare well ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations [Afcon] but stressed they will not underrate a
Ghana coach, CK Akonnor has insisted the team will prepare well ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations [Afcon] but stressed they will not underrate any team.
The Black Stars have been a tricky group with Morocco, Gabon and C0moros in Group C in a draw held on Tuesday night in Cameroon.
C.K Akonnor’s side will play their first two matches in Yaoundé before travelling up North to Garoua for the final Group C encounter.
However, Akonnor, who was present at the draw says the team will prepare for the tournament but cautioned that they will not underrate any team in the group.
“We came here with a lot of expectations and it is a good group for us but we are not underrating any team or country,” Akonnor said after the draw.
“Cameroon is like a home to because I have played here before but we will have to prepare well and come into the tournament stronger but as I said, we are not underrating any team.
“We topped our qualifying group but we must prepare well for this tournament,” he added.
The Black Stars will take on the Atlas Lions of Morocco in the opening match on Monday, January 10 at the Ahmadou Ahijo stadium in Yaoundé.
Ghana will then play Gabon on Friday, January 14 before battling Comoros on Tuesday, January 18, 2022.
The Black Stars are in search of their first Africa Cup of Nations title since 1982 and Coach Akonnor has been tasked to end the forty –two year trophy in Cameroon.
The 2021 Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations is scheduled for Cameroon from Sunday, January 9 to Sunday, February 6, 2022
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