{"id":421690,"date":"2017-09-24T13:30:27","date_gmt":"2017-09-24T13:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/24\/wafu-cup-final-ghanaians-optimistic-of-victory-over-nigeria\/"},"modified":"2017-09-24T13:30:27","modified_gmt":"2017-09-24T13:30:27","slug":"wafu-cup-final-ghanaians-optimistic-of-victory-over-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/24\/wafu-cup-final-ghanaians-optimistic-of-victory-over-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"WAFU Cup Final: Ghanaians optimistic of victory over Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Sunday, 24 September 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-09-24<\/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\/72809593.295.jpg\" alt=\"Wafu Vox\" title=\"Wafu Vox\" width=\"295\" height=\"214\" \/><span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Football fanatics in Cape Coast fans expressed optimism despite the team\u2019s short comings<\/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\/1506259827_702_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Football fans in Cape Coast are very optimistic that the Black Stars B will later tonight beat arch-rivals Nigeria to retain the West African Football Union (WAFU) Cup of Nations trophy.<\/p>\n<p>The two football giants will face off on Sunday, at the Cape Coast Stadium in a game which can be best described as \u201crepeat or revenge\u201d? <\/p>\n<p>The Super Eagles of Nigeria exposed the weaknesses of the Ghanaian side when they beat the Black Stars B 2-0 in a Group A encounter in Cape Coast.<\/p>\n<p>Although Ghana had sealed qualification to the semis of the tourney, the defeat inspired the team to work hard and qualify for the final.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria are determined to maintain their dominance and win the trophy, and Ghana Coach Maxwell Konadu faces a tough task to prepare his side adequately to revenge their defeat a few days ago.<\/p>\n<p>The local-based senior national side will have the opportunity to grab the USD $100,000 cash prize if they win the trophy on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>However, in an interview with Ghanaweb.com, football fanatics in Cape Coast, fans expressed optimism despite the team\u2019s short comings in the previous game. <\/p>\n<p>Some also believe that it\u2019s a host and win affair for Ghana and for the Cape Coast dwellers this is an opportunity to prove that Ghana can win a trophy on their land.<\/p>\n<p><b>Watch the interview in the video below<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c1SFKHAlMGc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 4 updated by: 4 --><\/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 Sunday, 24 September 2017 Source: www.ghanaweb.com 2017-09-24 play videoFootball fanatics in Cape Coast fans expressed optimism despite the team\u2019s short comings &#13; 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