{"id":420383,"date":"2017-09-20T14:00:25","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T14:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/20\/maxwell-konadu-sure-of-final-berth-in-wafu-cup\/"},"modified":"2017-09-20T14:00:25","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T14:00:25","slug":"maxwell-konadu-sure-of-final-berth-in-wafu-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/20\/maxwell-konadu-sure-of-final-berth-in-wafu-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Maxwell Konadu sure of final berth in WAFU Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Wednesday, 20 September 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Graphic.com.gh <\/p>\n<p>2017-09-20<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/40220972.295.jpg\" alt=\"MAXWELL KONADU3\" title=\"MAXWELL KONADU3\" width=\"295\" height=\"158\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Maxwell Konadu<\/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\/1505916025_791_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Black Stars B coach, Maxwell Konadu, says he would approach tomorrow\u2019s semi-final game the same positive way as he did in their previous games to ensure victory a place in the final of the WAFU Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<p>Konadu said the wining mentality with which his side started the competition would be maintained tomorrow, and he was confident his team had what it took to scale the semifinal hurdle and later channel their energies into winning the final on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>At press time yesterday, Ghana\u2019s semi-final opponent was yet to be determined.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will do our best to win, we have to approach it with all seriousness,\u201d Coach Konadu told Graphic Sports yesterday, adding that they were battle ready for any opponent.<\/p>\n<p>He said the team had gradually overcome their 0-2 defeat to Nigeria last Monday which shook the players\u2019 confidence and also affected their morale in camp after the match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe team was demoralised after the defeat but we have been able to do a lot on them mentally to get them back to their feet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have encouraged them not to lose confidence but remain resolute and make sure nobody make them feel inferior,\u201d stated Konadu who indicated that the team would bounce back in grand style tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe team was playing well and winning all of their games and all of a sudden, because of injuries&#8230; this problem (the defeat) happens naturally they would be down.\u201d While blaming that defeat to the injuries in camp, the 44-year-old coach disclosed that the medical team was working around the clock to bring the players back to fitness ahead of tomorrow\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>Even before knowing his semi-final opponent, Konadu was planning for Sunday\u2019s final and looked forward to a possible second clash with Nigeria which he declared \u201cwould be a different ball game\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe story would be different if we meet them (Nigeria) for the second time. I am praying to have all my players fit for that game and they would see a different team altogether,\u201d a confident Konadu stated.<\/p>\n<p>He was unhappy with the competition rules which allowed teams to register only 18 players for the tournament and said it had been a major source of controversy among all the participating teams because it gave coaches little flexibility in the selection of players, some of whom had to play match after match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think if the squad size had been increased it would have minimised injuries and pressure on the players to play match after match.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 4 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\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>Sports News of Wednesday, 20 September 2017 Source: Graphic.com.gh 2017-09-20 Maxwell Konadu &#13; Black Stars B coach, Maxwell Konadu, says he would approach tomorrow\u2019s semi-final game the same positive way as he did in their previous games to ensure victory a place in the final of the WAFU Cup of Nations. 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