{"id":1196787,"date":"2022-09-01T21:08:45","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T21:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/01\/black-galaxies-told-not-to-concede-against-nigeria\/"},"modified":"2022-09-01T21:08:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T21:08:45","slug":"black-galaxies-told-not-to-concede-against-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/01\/black-galaxies-told-not-to-concede-against-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Galaxies told not to concede against Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"545\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1659521120_997_Screenshot-2022-08-01-102302-696x545.png\"   alt=\"Black Galaxies\" title=\"Black Galaxies\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Galaxies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Great Olympics head coach,\u00a0Yaw Preko, has cautioned the\u00a0Black Galaxies not to concede against Nigeria ahead of the return fixture of the 2023 CHAN qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>The second leg is scheduled for Saturday, September 3, at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja with kick-off scheduled at 15:00GMT.<\/p>\n<p>Annor Walker\u2019s side took a two-goal win in the first leg of the final qualifier game at the Cape Coast Stadium courtesy of goals from Daniel Afriyie Barnieh and Seidu Suraj.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the encounter this weekend, Preko has urged the Ghanaian team to protect their goal and prevent Nigeria from scoring.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large td-caption-align-https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-09-06-at-10.45.50.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-09-06-at-10.45.50-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Yaw Preko\" class=\"wp-image-2010739\"  \/><figcaption><strong>Yaw Preko <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201c[They have to] make sure they don\u2019t concede. Nigerians are not better than us in terms of football so I don\u2019t see the reason why we have to be afraid,\u201d Preko, who is a former Black Stars player, said as reported by Joy Sports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI coached in Nigeria for a season. They are not better than us. That is the time we beat them in the WAFU [tournament] in Cape Coast. We have what it takes. It\u2019s about confidence, the boys need to be confident. They managed to get two goals [in the first leg] which is good. We go in there not just about defending but to make sure we don\u2019t concede and play as a team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have a very good trainer [in Annor Walker] and a good technical team so I am not scared,\u201d added.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana is hoping to qualify for the tournament to be held in Algeria after failing to qualify for the last three editions.<\/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=\"MRHBOfzLSAM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PAUL and SILAS Week 5 Episode 3\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MRHBOfzLSAM?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 Galaxies Great Olympics head coach,\u00a0Yaw Preko, has cautioned the\u00a0Black Galaxies not to concede against Nigeria ahead of the return fixture of the 2023 CHAN qualifiers. 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