Ghana assistant coach Mas-Ud
Didi Dramani claims they are not underrating opponents in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifications group stages following draw.
The Black Stars will play against minnows Central African Republic, Angola, and Madagascar in Group E of the qualifiers for next year’s Cup of Nations during the draw on Tuesday.
Dramani said the Black Stars are not going to downplay the threats of the opponents after the draw ceremony in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The former Asante Kotoko tactician stated that every country is improving in their development of football as they look to turn things around globally.
Speaking about Ghana’s chances in the qualifications which begins in June 2022, he said;
“We shouldn’t underrate any team currently. Do you know that Angola’s Petro Atletico is in the Champions League? How many teams in the GPL are competing with them. If Hearts failed then it tells you that every country is reviving their football. Football has become something global currently. You cannot be in your zone to underrate the other teams.”
“Yes, sometimes names count but the name only is not enough. It should go with a purpose so what is important is knowing the team likely to compete with. I think that one is enough to give you justification for preparations but I don’t agree for you to underrate their names.
“I think everybody is putting their ideas together in terms of football development and every country is instituting the football structure arrangements to begin to do something comprehensively and I think that the other three countries are also doing same so you just have to come together, get full of challenges in terms of using that one as preparations for the future.
“The qualifiers allow you to see more players and the opportunity to do things in a certain way and then intentionally put things in the right ways.”
