{"id":1029950,"date":"2022-03-21T21:34:56","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T21:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/21\/we-are-more-than-capable-of-beating-nigeria-in-playoffs\/"},"modified":"2022-03-21T21:34:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T21:34:56","slug":"we-are-more-than-capable-of-beating-nigeria-in-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/21\/we-are-more-than-capable-of-beating-nigeria-in-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"We are more than capable of beating Nigeria in playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-05-27-at-22.16.46-696x522.jpeg\"   alt=\"Didi Dramani\" title=\"Didi Dramani\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Didi Dramani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Assistant coach of the Black Stars, Mas-Ud Didi Dramani, is confident the team will beat Nigeria for a place at the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>The two West African giants will meet at the Baba Yara Stadium on Friday, 29 March 2022 and before the return league tie in Abuja on 29 March 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana is aiming for a fourth appearance after missing the 2018 Olympics in Russia, while Nigeria is hoping to qualify for a seventh.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the Ghana FA media, the former FC Nordsjaelland trainer insisted he is confident in the chances of Black Stars against the Super Eagles.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are at a very crucial stage in the World Cup qualifiers and this is the time for us to show love and undiluted support to the Black Stars. We are heading to the battlefield against an old foe and a familiar opponent in Nigeria,\u201d Dramani, former Ghanaian champion with Kotoko, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust as we have witnessed over the years, these matches are close and cagey but we believe that the players and the entire nation are ready. It doesn\u2019t matter the opposition or where the games take place. What matters is the readiness of the team. With pride and passion, I strongly believe that we are more than capable of winning this battle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is going to be 180 minutes or more of frantic and uncompromising action between two great football nations in Africa but I believe that the stars will shine and Ghana will conquer. God bless our homeland Ghana and make our nation great and strong,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Dramani was appointed assistant coach to Otto Addo after the\u00a0Ghana Football Association\u00a0dissolved the technical team headed by Milovan Rajevac following Black Stars\u2019 woeful showing at the\u00a02021 Africa Cup of Nations\u00a0earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/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=\"1x9lrSjvrtc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam on Adom TV (21-3-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1x9lrSjvrtc?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>Didi Dramani Assistant coach of the Black Stars, Mas-Ud Didi Dramani, is confident the team will beat Nigeria for a place at the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar. 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