Africa Games: We have to stay true to ourselves – Black Satellites coach Desmond Offei ahead of Senegal clash
Black Satellites coach Desmond Offei has opened up ahead of his outfit crucial game against Senegal in the semifinal of the 13th Africa Games.
The Ghana U20 team will take on their West African opponent in a crunch encounter at the Accra Sports Stadium this evening.
Ghana finished top of Group A after recording two wins and one draw to progress to the last four of the tournament.
Senegal has dominated African football in the past year. Winning almost all trophy they competed in including Beach Soccer.
Ahead of the game, Desmond Offei says his side must stay true to themselves and multiply their effort to ease past Senegal.
"For us once again, it's against a very tough opponent. Senegal is a good team and they did well last year in the U17 and U20 tournaments. They went to the World Cup and got one loss and two draws," he said in a pre-match presser.
"We are also in a rebuild and my players have rested well and we are preparing really well for the semis. There is no luck in the semis. To reach the semi-finals means you are doing something right," added the gaffer.
"We have to stay true to ourselves and what we did in the past we to replicate and multiply it. We have to be tactically aware and be sharp on the duels. We need to be well organized and control the ball well. That's what we stand for and I think we are improving game by game. We need to be focused on the game at hand against Senegal."
The winner of the match will face the victor from the other semi-final between Uganda and Congo.
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