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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Black Stars of Ghana head coach Chris Hughton says he has no alternative than to defeat the Mambas of Mozambique on Monday, January 22 to book a second-round berth at the Africa Cup of Nations 2023 which is underway in Cote d\u2019Ivoire.<\/p>\n

Ghana need to beat the Southern African nation at Stade Olympique in Ebimpe to either finish second in Group B or grab one of the four third-placed teams tickets for the round of 16.<\/p>\n

The Black Stars are in a very critical situation as they encountered the same scenario in 2021 in Cameroon and they couldn’t survive following a shocking 3-2 loss to debutants Comoros Island.<\/p>\n

Hughton insists he is very wary of the situation but he insists his charges are well equipped for victory.<\/p>\n

“We are all aware that this is a situation that we would rather not be in,” Ghana coach Chris Hughton told reporters on Sunday.<\/p>\n

“We would rather have more points, and we feel, certainly from the performances and the goals we have conceded, that we should be in a better position, but we are not.”<\/p>\n

“The conversation is not difficult. This is a game we have to win,” he added<\/p>\n

Ghana lost 2-1 to Cape Verde in their Group B opener before gifting Egypt two goals as the game with the seven-time AFCON champions ended 2-2.<\/p>\n

ALSO READ<\/b>: AFCON 2023: Ghana coach Chris-Hughton defends Bukari after howler against Egypt<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Rwanda. Black Stars of Ghana head coach Chris Hughton says he has no alternative than to defeat the Mambas of Mozambique on Monday, January 22 to book a second-round berth at the Africa Cup of Nations 2023 which is underway in Cote d\u2019Ivoire. 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