{"id":1027150,"date":"2022-03-19T23:38:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T23:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/19\/ex-ghana-coach-speaks-ahead-of-nigeria-games\/"},"modified":"2022-03-19T23:38:48","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T23:38:48","slug":"ex-ghana-coach-speaks-ahead-of-nigeria-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/19\/ex-ghana-coach-speaks-ahead-of-nigeria-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Ghana coach speaks ahead of Nigeria games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"470\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FJadQ1FXIAMxEFw-1.jpg\"   alt=\"Black Stars\" title=\"Black Stars\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Stars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Ghana coach, James Kwasi Appiah has called on the entire country to rally behind the Black Stars ahead of the 2022 World Cup playoff games against Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana, who are four times African champions, will play their rivals, the Super Eagles for a slot in the Mundial later this year.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars will host Nigeria on March 25, 2022, at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, before travelling to Abuja for the reverse fixture on March 29, 2022, at the Abiola National Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Kwasi Appiah, who guided the Black Stars to secure qualification to the World Cup in Brazil 2014, in an interview noted Ghana\u2019s game against Nigeria will not be easy but said with support from Ghanaians the team can qualify.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/EPmv_0YWAAUxe9C.jpg\" alt=\"Kwesi Appiah\" class=\"wp-image-1747863\"  \/><figcaption><strong>Kwesi Appiah<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt is about Ghana and I will entreat all and sundry to rally behind the Black Stars against Nigeria for us to win,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not going to be an easy game but I believe if we support the team wholeheartedly, we will be victorious,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars having missed out in the last edition in Russia will be aiming to book a place in the global showpiece.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana has played in 2006, 2010 and 2014 in Germany, South Africa and Brazil respectively.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"OIb0odxRwe0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Forgiveness and when to forgive - My Daughter Durga Chat Room on Adom TV (18-3-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OIb0odxRwe0?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Stars Former Ghana coach, James Kwasi Appiah has called on the entire country to rally behind the Black Stars ahead of the 2022 World Cup playoff games against Nigeria. 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