Sudan Predicts 'Awful Football' After Training Pitch Complaint Ahead of AFCONQ Tie Against Ghana
- The Sudanese national team trained at St Thomas Aquinas Park ahead of their game against the Black Stars
- The assistant coach of the Falcons of Sudan has disclosed that the training facility was not up to their standard
- Sudan will engage the four-time African champions in a crucial AFCON qualifier in Accra on October 10, 2024
Based on their training pitch experience, the Sudanese national team has predicted a tough time in their AFCON qualifier against Ghana.
The two sides will clash at the capital city's Accra Sports Stadium today (October 10, 2024), as the journey to the 2025 AFCON intensifies.
The Black Stars of Ghana are without a win in their opening two games while the Falcons have one win after their two games played.
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The Falcons of Sudan will be led by former Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah, whose backroom team also consists of other Ghanaian trainers.
His assistant, Ignatius Fosu, who previously coached Medeama SC, said at the pre-match presser that their training pitch was not the best.
“Preparations have not been bad but our only problem has been with the training pitch," he said, as quoted by Ghana Soccernet.
“It’s not been the best but we’ll take it like that. We’ve not trained at the Accra Stadium yet, but what we were given at the St Aquinas is not good.
“If the pitch at Accra is anything close to what was given us at St Aquinas, then we are going to see some awful football,” he added.
Sudan could compound Ghana's AFCON misery
Having worked hard to ensure the game would be played in Ghana, the Black Stars have been through a turbulent time over the past few weeks.
The Baba Yara Sports Stadium was banned due to its playing surface, per Modern Ghana, while the team's AFCON hopes are still in the balance.
Under Appiah's guidance, Sudan have lost only twice in nine games and even a draw could end Ghana's hopes of moving on to the main tournament.
Kurt Okraku blasts Black Stars players
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that the president of the Ghana Football Association, Kurt Okraku blasted players over their dismal Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers campaign.
The Black Stars lost their opening game in Group F to Angola in Kumasi before sharing the spoils with Niger in their second game, needing a win to keep their slim hopes alive.
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Source: YEN.com.gh
