{"id":647377,"date":"2019-06-29T02:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-29T02:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Friday, 28 June 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>citinewsroom.com<\/p>\n2019-06-28\n\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/06\/75545365"},"modified":"2019-06-29T02:00:33","modified_gmt":"2019-06-29T02:00:33","slug":"appiah-on-potential-early-exit-you-must-be-prepared-for-anything-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/06\/29\/appiah-on-potential-early-exit-you-must-be-prepared-for-anything-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Appiah on potential early exit: You must be prepared for anything"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Friday, 28 June 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>citinewsroom.com<\/p>\n<p>2019-06-28<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/06\/75545365.295.jpg\" alt=\"James Kwesi Appiah Open Hands\" title=\"James Kwesi Appiah Open Hands\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Kwesi Appiah, Black Stars head coach<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Ghana coach, Kwesi Appiah, says he is \u201cprepared for anything\u201d as the country stares at potential early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars must avoid defeat against defending champions Cameroon in their second Group F game on Saturday at the Ismailia stadium, to avoid exiting the competition at the group stages for the first time since 2006.<\/p>\n<p>IBF Lightweight Ch\u2019Ship: Richard Commey to keep the title as Beltran fails to make weight<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he is afraid he might be sacked if Ghana fails to qualify, Appiah laughed off the question before saying;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCoaching is risk-taking. Any coach who is afraid of being sacked isn\u2019t a great coach. As a coach, you have to be prepared for anything. Unfortunately, that\u2019s the job we have found ourselves in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, I don\u2019t believe in being afraid of whatever happens along the line,\u201d Appiah concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana must win against Cameroon on Saturday to boost their chances of qualifying to the next round after they drew 2-2 against Benin in their opening game.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana has reached the last 4 of the AFCON in each of the last 6 editions but have failed to win the trophy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports News of Friday, 28 June 2019 Source: citinewsroom.com 2019-06-28 Kwesi Appiah, Black Stars head coach Ghana coach, Kwesi Appiah, says he is \u201cprepared for anything\u201d as the country stares at potential early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. 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