Ghana senior national team head coach Otto Addo is upbeat of his side’s chances in Abuja after a scoreless drawn game in Kumasi on Friday night.
The 46-year old believes the Super Eagles will be forced to come out in search of goals in Abuja which could help the Ghanaians to also attack.
Ghana and Nigeria played out to a goalless draw at the Baba Yara sports with the decider set on Tuesday at the MKO Moshood Abiola stadium for the second leg.
“I think the guys did well but under these circumstances, I can say they followed the plan and even though we made some mistakes, they stuck to the plan. We had good positions and good runs,” Addo said in the post-match press conference.
“We had good positions, good runs. We created some chances and controlled the game in the first 30 minutes and there were some breaks and some fatigue.
“We couldn’t press like we would have wanted to, but in all, it was a deserved draw.”
Otto Addo said the performance of his team during Friday night’s game showed that they have talented players who can cause problems for the Super Eagles in Abuja on Tuesday in the return leg.
“The Nigerians saw that we can play as well. Even though the Afcon wasn’t good I think we matched them up,” the Ghana coach said.
“They have high quality players but in all it was equal. The pressure will be on them at home and no away goals can hurt a lot.”
