Former Ghana Football Association [GFA] chairman, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe has urged the Black Stars to shed blood on the pitch in order to pip the Super Eagles to the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup ticket.
The first leg of the decisive play-off ties hold tomorrow at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi with the reverse fixture coming up at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja next Tuesday.
But Nyaho-Tamakloe according to mordernghana.com has pleaded with the Black Stars players to show eagerness and hunger against Nigeria in the 2022 World Cup playoff games, adding they will have the needed support from the country.
“This game is not about the Ghana Football Association or the technical team, it is about the players,” he said on Asempa FM. “The players must be prepared to die on the pitch against Nigeria. We know what goes into such games.
“I don’t know any of the players but I believe when they show on the pitch that they are ready to sacrifice, they will surely have the support from Ghanaians,” he added.
In a related development, the current GFA boss Kurt Okraku has said the Black Stars have the needed quality to beat Nigeria in the playoff games of the 2022 World Cup.
Okraku was quoted as saying that the Super Eagles are pretending to be giants ahead of the game but he remains optimistic that the Black Stars will emerge as the winners of the game.
“We are facing a familiar opponent and that is Nigeria and we know such games are all crucial,” he said.
“They are pretending to be giants but they will suffer defeat against the Black Stars of Ghana.
“We are Ghana and we know our quality and what we have when it comes with such games.
“ I am confident that the Black Stars will make us and the entire country proud on Friday and qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar,” he added.