Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah has a full-strength
squad to choose from, with midfielder Wakaso Mubarek available after
serving a suspension. Cape Verde also have no injuries ahead of the biggest game in their history. Whether coach Lucio Antunes changes his line-up from the team
that started against Angola
remains to be seen. Substitute striker Heldon scored the sensational
last-minute winner that booked the Blue Sharks' place in the last eight,
after coming on for regular starter Platini.
The tie marks Ghana's fourth consecutive Nations Cup
quarter-final appearance, after the comfortably topped Group B with two
wins and a draw. According to Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah:
Cape Verde captain Nando:
"There will not be pressure on my team. Why would there be? "People don't tell us we have to win the cup. Nobody
expects anything from us. If we beat Ghana, we would be 50% of the way
to winning this competition."Ghana have to win this match. All the pressure is on them. "My players can just enjoy being on the pitch one more time, to prove that Cape Verde has good players. "I really believe that we could beat Ghana. They are a
very, very strong team, but when the referee blows his whistle to start
the match, we have a chance."
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