{"id":419603,"date":"2017-09-18T11:30:25","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T11:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/18\/wafu-cup-nigeria-coach-salisu-yusuf-charges-players-to-go-all-out-against-ghana\/"},"modified":"2017-09-18T11:30:25","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T11:30:25","slug":"wafu-cup-nigeria-coach-salisu-yusuf-charges-players-to-go-all-out-against-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/18\/wafu-cup-nigeria-coach-salisu-yusuf-charges-players-to-go-all-out-against-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"WAFU Cup: Nigeria coach Salisu Yusuf charges players to go all out against Ghana"},"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\/51012993.295.jpg\" alt=\"Salisu Yusuf\" title=\"Salisu Yusuf\" width=\"295\" height=\"221\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Nigeria will face Ghana in the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations Group 1 match in Cape Coast on Monday<\/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\/1505734225_432_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Nigeria coach Salisu Yusuf demands absolute seriousness from his charges ahead of their all-important match with Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>The two West African giants will square off in the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations Group 1 match in Cape Coast on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The home-based Super Eagles drew their first two Group 1 games and they need to defeat Ghana in order to advance to the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a must-win game; we are certainly aware of that,&#8221; Yusuf said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Definitely, we will look at making a few changes because this is one match we must show character and efficiency at the rear, and middle and the fore.<\/p>\n<p>Yusuf stressed the importance of the match which be played at the Cape Coast Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not only must we avoid defeat; we must win to make progress in the championship,&#8221; the tactician continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That demands absolute seriousness and diligence and only the best legs will do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ghana&#8217;s home-based Black Stars are currently sitting at the top of Group 1 standings with six points, while Nigeria are placed second with two points.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria will face Ghana in the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations Group 1 match in Cape Coast on Monday &#13; Nigeria coach Salisu Yusuf demands absolute seriousness from his charges ahead of their all-important match with Ghana. 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