The Black Stars midfielder, Emmanuel Agyemang Badu is hopeful the team will secure win in Maputo on Sunday in the second leg of the 2017 AFCON qualifier.
Ghana defeated Mozambique 3-1 at the Accra Sports Stadium, the first a twin Afcon 2017 qualifier, but the OS Mambas were never a walk over.
Agyemang Badu believes the team struggled in the first half due to the poor condition of the pitch, but recovered well to see off the game.
“I think the first half was a bit difficult and we were having problems with the pitch too but we managed to control the game,” the udinese midfielder said in a post-match press conference.
“In the second half we just continued with what we had to do and we managed to win, so congratulations to my colleagues and the fans who came to stadium and helped us to win,” he said.
The former U-20 World Cup winner reckon the second encounter scheduled for Sunday in Maputo will be difficult, but they have enough quality to to win.
“I know the second leg will be difficult as you can see from the game, they showed here today that they are a good side but with the quality and commitment that we have in camp, we will kill the game there and qualify the nation to Afcon 2017, ” he said.
Ghana sit top of GroupH with 9 points.
Agyemang Badu Hopeful Of A Win In Maputo
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