Kuffour says Ghana has psychological advantage as suspended Ayew join mates
Ghana and Bayern Munich legend Sammy Kuffour the Black Stars of Ghana has a psychological advantage over the Super Eagles of Nigeria in Friday’s must-win Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup match in Kumasi.
Kuffour a member of the Black Stars says the Ghana national team has gone undefeated against the Super Eagles in sixteen years, a record which could play in the hands of Ghana in this fixture according to the former Bayern Munich defender.
Nigeria’s last triumph over the three-time World Cup participants was at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations held in Egypt.
“I was playing that game, 2006, they beat us 1-0 AFCON and from then, they never get any chance to beat us. We always win against them”, Kuffour told JoyNews.
“Psychologically, we have the advantage. In this case, when you look on paper, they are much better than us player to player but when you look into the details of Ghana-Nigeria, the history, we are ahead of them”, the Ex-Ghana centre-back said.
It is believed Augustine Eguavoen’s side boast of top-class players capable of ending that wretched record against Otto Addo’s outfit.
Meanwhile, Ghana captain Andre Ayew has arrived in the country to give support to his colleagues despite not being available for the all-important clash against Nigeria in the 2022 World Cup playoff.
Ayew is serving a suspension following his red card received at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
The Al Sadd forward received a straight red card in Ghana’s third group game against Comoros after a challenge with the goalkeeper.
His absence is seen as a big blow to the Black Stars but to mitigate the impact the former West Ham player has flown into town to pep talk his colleagues to victory.
The Black Stars are hoping to qualify for this year’s World Cup after missing out on the last edition in Russia.
It is also a rescue mission for the national team after a poor showing at the recently ended African Cup of Nation in Cameroon.
The team had its last training session at the Baba Yara on Thursday and is ready for the game.
Ghana take on Nigeria on March 25 in Kumasi, at the Baba Yara Stadium before travelling four days later to Abuja for the second leg at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium.
