Head coach of Black Stars, Otto Addo is very much aware of the rivalry that exist between Ghana and Nigeria reason he's treating tomorrow's game with so much seriousness and added they want to win to make Ghanaians proud in the upcoming Unity Cup tournament
The German-born Ghanaian tactician despite missing majority of his key players managed to put together 23 players for the tourney which was officially announced over the weekend
The four-time African champions will wish to have a full strength squad for the game but will unfortunately miss some key figures like Kudus Mohammed, Thomas Partey, Kamaldeen Sulemana due to knocks. The Turkish-based players as well the once in the Major League Soccer are also our since their leagues are still in session
However, the team opened camp last Monday blended with some new faces and also players that have been out of the senior national team for sometime now hoping to have themselves adequately prepared for the game
PAOK FC full&back Baba Rahman has returned after over a year absence so as Italian-based striker Felix Afena-Gyan who has also been out for almost three years. Majeed Ashimeru, Salis Abdul Samed and others have all bounced back and will be available for selection
Speaking ahead of the game, the former Borussia Dortmund trainer first of all seeks revenge from their last game and also to claim the bragging rights for the supporters knowing very well the kind of rivalry that exists between the two nations
"The last friendly we lost so we really want to beat them this time. I know about the rivalry so games like these is very important and a win here can get the fans behind us so we will have to do everything to win the game."
"It's a friendly but not really a friendly. We want our people to be proud of us as it's always about who has a better team. We are hoping to be successful even though it will be tough but we will like to win."
Ghana will open their Unity Cup campaign on Wednesday against West African rivals Nigeria before playing their second game on May 31 against either Jamaica or Trinidad and Tobago.
