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The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has
confirmed Tuesday, October 15 as the day Ghana will host Egypt in the 1st leg
of the crucial Brazil 2014 World Cup play off at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium
in Kumasi.
The match was earlier scheduled for October 13 but the decision to push the date of the match as we are told has been inspired by a move to give Coach Akwasi Appiah more time to work with his full squad before the crunch game.
As a matter of fact, the first time I heard
this new development, not only was I surprised but I became worried as well. “How
could the GFA? is the Ghana Football Association
(GFA) now gambling with the fortunes of our adorable Black Stars? I soliloquized.
Even though I believe football could be played
anytime and anywhere, it beats my mind that for the second successive time, the
Black Stars are not being allowed to play on a Sunday when Ghanaians enjoy
their football most.
A lot of debates are ongoing about the change in
dates, but I wouldn’t want to go into that just yet. But, I’m tempted to ask
that did a change in day (Friday) play any role when Ghana played against the
Chipolopolo of Zambia at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in the last group game of
the World Cup qualifiers?
I need someone to convince me that this sudden
change has anything to do with adequate preparations. This match with the
Pharaoh’s of Egypt is so crucial to the extent that all hands must be on deck
in order to win against the experienced North Africans.
A Sunday for me, would have afforded such a
massive support for the team but unfortunately the “movers and shakers” of our
football thinks otherwise. But for now, “I’ll wait and See” the outcome of this
“Tuesday” match…
I shall return…
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