{"id":435077,"date":"2017-11-07T16:44:06","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T16:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/11\/07\/kwesi-appiah-eyeing-the-future-ahead-of-egypt-clash\/"},"modified":"2017-11-07T16:44:06","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T16:44:06","slug":"kwesi-appiah-eyeing-the-future-ahead-of-egypt-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/11\/07\/kwesi-appiah-eyeing-the-future-ahead-of-egypt-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Kwesi Appiah eyeing the future ahead of Egypt clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Tuesday,  7 November 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>kwese.espn.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-11-07<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/31397463.295.jpg\" alt=\"Coach Appiah 04.14\" title=\"Coach Appiah 04.14\" width=\"295\" height=\"447\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=150834795848671\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=150834795848671\">&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1510073046_362_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Ghana are already out of the running for the World Cup, but Kwesi Appiah still believes there&#8217;s a lot at stake in their final qualifier.<\/p>\n<p>Kwesi Appiah has a tough task on his hands this weekend as Ghana host Egypt in their final World Cup qualifier. Not only does the Black Stars coach have to navigate a way past the Pharaohs, but he also has to convince a nation that the fixture matters&#8230;and that he&#8217;s the right man to lead the national side moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s fixture at the Cape Coast Stadium will bring an end to a campaign that Ghana will want to forget as soon as possible, and Appiah also hopes that it marks the beginning of a new cycle, one that culminates in Nations Cup success in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have heard people say there is nothing at stake but that is not true,&#8221; Appiah told Kwes\u00e9ESPN. &#8220;Every game from now is a step towards 2019 and I have made that point clear to all the players.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the Black Stars&#8217; miserable campaign, Appiah can point out improvements in the last few months.<\/p>\n<p>In the last three matches, all away from home, Ghana beat Congo-Brazzaville, and drew with Uganda and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>Appiah&#8217;s impact may have come too late to save the Black Stars&#8217; World Cup campaign, but the sense remains that he&#8217;s steering the team back onto the right path.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The call ups suggest to me this team is a rebuilding phase,&#8221; former international Sam Johnson told Kwes\u00e9ESPN. &#8220;For every squad, he calls up two or three different players.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It unsettles everyone in the squad in a positive way. The manner he has kept out some old players and how some of the new ones have taken their chances is positive for the team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For the match against Egypt, Appiah has called up new boys Nasiru Mohammed of BK Hacken and Belgium-based midfielder Nana Ampomah.<\/p>\n<p>There is a return to the side for Mubarak Wakaso and Bologna midfielder Godfred Donsah for what could be his first senior cap, but Appiah has left out regular centre-backs Jonathan Mensah and John Boye.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I said from day one that I want to build a team towards 2019 and that has been reflected in the call-ups,&#8221; Appiah explains. &#8220;I have made the point of inviting new players because it is best to observe them in a certain environment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are some players I know well and others I need to see. As time goes on, there will be a more settled group to work but the door will not close entirely.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Atletico Madrid&#8217;s Thomas Partey is suspended for the Egypt game but it looks increasingly likely that Appiah&#8217;s future teams will centre heavily around him.<\/p>\n<p>He has been a regular feature in the coach&#8217;s plans alongside Daniel Amartey of Leicester City, who the Ghana boss describes as a real leader on the field.<\/p>\n<p>However, some of Appiah&#8217;s calls have stirred immense controversy, and suggest he is effectively phasing out some players.<\/p>\n<p>He has not called up the Ayew brothers Andre and Jordan for the last two Ghana games and continues to ignore Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu and Jeffery Schlupp despite their good form at club level.<\/p>\n<p>He insists the door is not shut on any players, but Johnson has argued that the debate around the high-profile omissions are unhealthy for team building.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I heard people complain a lot about how players were becoming too comfortable, how they didn&#8217;t contribute much to the national team,&#8221; he continued, &#8220;and yet when Appiah drops them, there is an uproar. 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