Africa-Press – Ghana. Interim Black Stars coach Otto Addo has strongly defended forward Jordan Ayew after boos from fans following his performance against Nigeria on Friday night.
The Crystal Palace attacker was booed as he left the pitch following his substitution for Kwesi Okyere Wriedt late in the game at the Baba Yara Sports stadium.
“The booing I think is for me, no problem. I think it’s normal. Jordan played well and had a very good performance especially in the first half,” he said after the game.
“What they [fans] don’t know is we watch a lot of matches – me and my squad. I think we know what each of them is capable of,” he added.
The team will return to Accra on Saturday for a little shake up at the Accra Sports stadium before leaving for Abuja on Sunday. Ghana will travel via a chattered flight.
Ghana will then train at the Mashood Abiola stadium on Monday, the venue for the crucial second leg.
In the first leg at the Baba Yara sports stadium, coach Otto Addo handed debuts to Dennis Odoi and Felix Afena-Gyan, both of whom impressed.
Ghana had chances to take the lead, with Abdul Fatawu Issahaku and Mohammed Kudus coming close at either side of the half.
Afena-Gyan could have give Ghana the lead deep in second half after a corner kink from Kudus evaded everyone.
Meanwhile, Nigeria gave Ghana a scare when the referee awarded a penalty only for the decision to be reversed by VAR.
The second leg will be played on Tuesday night at the Mashood Abiola stadium.
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