{"id":416205,"date":"2017-09-08T15:00:26","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T15:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/08\/2017-wafu-cup-gambia-vice-captain-pierre-mandy-plans-ghana-upset-in-opener\/"},"modified":"2017-09-08T15:00:26","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T15:00:26","slug":"2017-wafu-cup-gambia-vice-captain-pierre-mandy-plans-ghana-upset-in-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/08\/2017-wafu-cup-gambia-vice-captain-pierre-mandy-plans-ghana-upset-in-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 WAFU Cup: Gambia vice captain Pierre Mandy plans Ghana upset in opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/58151033.295.jpg\" alt=\"Sang Pierre Mandy.jpeg\" title=\"Sang Pierre Mandy.jpeg\" width=\"295\" height=\"230\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Gambia vice captain, Sang Pierre Mandy<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1504882826_615_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Gambia vice captain Sang Pierre Mandy believes they are capable of beating of Ghana in the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations opener.<\/p>\n<p>The Local Scorpions will tackle the Black Stars B in the opening fixture of the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations on Saturday at the Cape Coast Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are underdogs and we want to remain that. However our aim is to beat Ghana and I know we can achieve that on Saturday,&#8221; Mendy told the Press.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want to qualify to the next stage of the competition and we will take it game after game. We have good players and I know we will go through.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, the 23 year old midfielder who plays for Gamtel FC has lauded the reception received since their arrival in Ghana on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The reception from Ghanaians have been so great, we have not had any problem. 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