{"id":337357,"date":"2011-03-25T08:04:51","date_gmt":"2011-03-25T08:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/25\/ghana-defender-john-paintsil-confident-of-congo-win\/"},"modified":"2011-03-25T08:04:51","modified_gmt":"2011-03-25T08:04:51","slug":"ghana-defender-john-paintsil-confident-of-congo-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/25\/ghana-defender-john-paintsil-confident-of-congo-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Defender John Paintsil Confident Of Congo Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"66\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- google_ad_section_start -->Welcome to Ghanasoccernet.com, Ghana&#8217;s most authoritative football news website.<\/p>\n<div><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanasoccernet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Johnpantsil.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25787\" title=\"John Pantsil\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/130d4b3dsil-300x225.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>John Pantsil<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Ghana defender John Paintsil hopes to ease the 2012 Nations Cup qualification pressure by winning in Congo on Sunday in a Group I tie. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The World Cup quarter-finalists must beat the Red Devils to take a giant step to Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.<\/p>\n<p>The Fulham player is tipped for the right-back slot in Goran Stevanovic\u2019s side and he is confident of snatching victory at the Alphonse Massamba Debat Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThis match is a crucial one and we are taking it very, very seriously,\u201d Paintsil told the GFA\u2019s official newspaper, Ghana Football.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThe plan was to win maximum points at home but after drawing with Sudan at home, there is the need to win away which makes this match very crucial.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ghana, though confident, would be wary of the threat posed by the Congolese, especially as they would have the home crowd behind them in such a competitive fixture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWe are determined to do well in Brazzaville and we are focused to achieve our target. It won\u2019t be easy though because Congo is not an easy side. And playing at home they will even be more troublesome,\u201d the Black Stars full-back stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dBut with determination and focus we will deliver. We are a strong team and with the right mental attitude I don\u2019t see why we can\u2019t win in Brazzaville.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n<div><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div><\/div>\n\n --><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/130d4b3dsil-300x225.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Taken from:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ghanasoccernet.com\/2011\/03\/ghana-defender-john-paintsil-confident-of-congo-win\/\" title=\"Ghana Defender John Paintsil Confident Of Congo Win\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ghana Defender John Paintsil Confident Of Congo Win<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Welcome to Ghanasoccernet.com, Ghana&#8217;s most authoritative football news website. 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