CAN U-20: The former Malian captain predicts a tough match against Ghana

Sports News from Friday, February 8, 2019

Source: ghanacrusader.com

2019-02-08

Mali's former Under-20 skipper, Ichaka Diarra, has invited the Ghanaian Black Satellites to give the Malians a tough fight in the last Group U match of the Africa Cup of Nations Total U-20 in Niger.

Diarra, 24, who was part of the 2015 team that beat Ghana in the last game of this tournament, warned Malians to expect a hard fight against Black Satellites.

According to the back center of AS Diaraf, author of the only goal against Ghana at the 2015 U-20 CAN, the Black Satellites will enter this match with a revenge in the lead after what s & rsquo; Has pbaded in the last two editions.

In an interview with the writer of Ghanacrusader.com, Samuel Zigah, the big center shared his thoughts on the tournament so far, describing it as very competitive.

"For the moment, I can say that the competition is very close and that all the teams give the best of their abilities.[Mali] fought very hard to reach the final of the tournament. "

Asked about his point of view on the last Group B match between Mali and Ghana on Saturday, former Esperance player and AS Djoliba admitted that the match would not be boring. , pointing out that the Malians had queued lately, suspecting revenge on the Black Satellites' spirit.

"It will not be an easy match, if we look at the Senegal 2015 tournament, we beat Ghana 1-0, so it will be a revenge match and a physical match, it will not be easy for both teams."

The last game of Group B has big stakes for both teams, knowing that a win guarantees the qualification for the semi-finals and an automatic qualification for the World Cup. Both teams are tied on 3 points. Ghana has a better goal difference, which means a draw. for Ghana could ensure their qualification to the next stage.

Mamoutou Kane is the head coach of Mali and he hopes to win a clear victory over his compatriots from West Africa.

"The most important thing is to win, so we managed to do it because in this game[against Burkina Faso] it was only a question of winning. The way and the style do not count. "

"We will now enter the next match to try to win and see how the standings come at this stage," he told the media after the victory against Burkina Faso.