{"id":418857,"date":"2017-09-15T22:30:37","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T22:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/15\/wafu-cup-ghana-chase-second-win-in-group-a\/"},"modified":"2017-09-15T22:30:37","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T22:30:37","slug":"wafu-cup-ghana-chase-second-win-in-group-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/15\/wafu-cup-ghana-chase-second-win-in-group-a\/","title":{"rendered":"WAFU CUP: Ghana chase second win in Group A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Soccer News of Friday, 15 September 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>wafucup.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-09-15<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/30509581.295.jpg\" alt=\"Black Stars B Atingah Adae Vincent Wafu\" title=\"Black Stars B Atingah Adae Vincent Wafu\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Black Stars B<\/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\/1505514637_358_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Ghana will chase a second successive win in Group A at the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations when they face Mali at Cape Coast Sports Stadium on Saturday evening, kick-off at 18h00 local time.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament hosts got their second round off to a perfect start when they defeated Guinea 2-0 on Thursday. Second-half goals from Stephen Sarfo and Razak Patrick took the Black Stars to three points and top spot on the standings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe tension, the pressure, the atmosphere was quite different in the first game than this one,\u201d Black Stars coach Maxwell Konadu said at the post-match conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis time around the boys were relaxed and we were able to calm them down enough before the kick off and I think that also contributed to the performance this afternoon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mali, meanwhile, got their Group A campaign off to a solid if unspectacular start by holding Nigeria to a goalless draw in Thursday\u2019s early game. The \u2018Battle of the Eagles\u2019 was a closely-fought affair and coach Nouhoum Diane will feel his side is ready for the challenge offered by Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana and Mali have met in 17 previous matches, according to FIFA statistics. 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