Soccer News of Saturday, 18 January 2014

Source: Ghana FA Media

Yahaya Mohammed Backs Teammates

Suspended Black Stars striker, Yahaya Mohammed is confident his colleagues will deliver in the crucial final Group C game against Ethiopiaon Tuesday.

The Ghana striker! who scored Ghana's goal and was adjudged the man-of-the-match in the game against Libya received his second successive yellow card of the competition thus ruling him out of the decisive match.

But he says his colleagues can do the job in his absence.

"Everybody can play. We have so many strikers including Seidu Bancey and Paul Asare. They are all capable of playing just that we cannot all play at the same time. I have belief in them that they can do it coming Tuesday," Yahaya Mohammed said.

He was also optimistic the team will achieve the right result against the Ethipians although he conceded the Ethiopians, who have lost their first two games, are a very good side.

"We are so confident and we are so determined because we know Ethiopia is a very good side. it's unfortunate they lost their first two games. we are going all out and we are not going to underrate them that they have lost two matches."

Yahaya Mohammed also expressed delight at winning the man of the match award.

"I felt so happy because it's not easy to be picked as the man of the match.