{"id":425201,"date":"2017-10-04T21:00:24","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T21:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/10\/04\/kwesi-appiah-confident-of-victory-over-uganda\/"},"modified":"2017-10-04T21:00:24","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T21:00:24","slug":"kwesi-appiah-confident-of-victory-over-uganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/10\/04\/kwesi-appiah-confident-of-victory-over-uganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Kwesi Appiah confident of victory over Uganda"},"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,  4 October 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>ghanacrusader.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-10-04<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/32935231.295.jpg\" alt=\"Kwesi Appiah Smirk\" title=\"Kwesi Appiah Smirk\" width=\"295\" height=\"155\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Kwesi Appiah<\/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\/10\/1507150824_41_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Head coach of Ghana\u2019s Black Stars, Kwesi Appiah, says his players are in \u2018high spirits\u2019 ahead of their penultimate FIFA 2018 World Cup group E qualifier against Uganda at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars on Wednesday ended their three-day training tour in Kenya as they set to depart for Kampala on Thursday for the crucial encounter which could possibly reignite their slim chances of qualifying to next year\u2019s football showpiece in Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars have been dealt a huge blow with five of their key players missing for Saturday\u2019s encounter against the Cranes. The players namely Asamoah Gyan, Thomas Agyepong, Jonathan Mensah, Harrison Afful and Christian Atsu have all being ruled out due to injury.<\/p>\n<p>But according to Appiah, the absence of star players in his squad will not affect the team\u2019s performance during the must-win tie in Kampala.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe squad is in high spirits especially after huge win in Congo. We are hoping to extend that form in Kampala,\u201d Appiah told Nation Sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not under pressure but a win will be very positive for us. 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