{"id":100363,"date":"2015-03-18T08:53:39","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T08:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=100363"},"modified":"2015-03-18T08:53:39","modified_gmt":"2015-03-18T08:53:39","slug":"ayc-2015-satellites-spurred-on-by-ghana-nigeria-rivalry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/03\/ayc-2015-satellites-spurred-on-by-ghana-nigeria-rivalry\/","title":{"rendered":"AYC 2015: Satellites spurred on by Ghana-Nigeria rivalry\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Black Satellites captain, Joseph Owusu Bempah says the ecstasy and pride associated with beating Nigeria at any level will spur his colleagues on when the two sides meet in the CAF Under 20 Championship on this evening.<\/p>\n<p>The two giants meet in a mouthwatering semi final clash to determine who plays in Sunday\u2019s finals and the Satellites captain is confident his team will upset the Flying Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatches against Nigeria are very tough and special,\u201d Bempah told www.ghanafa.org. \u201cit\u2019s a kind of match that can make a player and also endear you to fans back home in Ghana. It is also a history making match means so it means so much for us and we are determined to go all out and make history for us and our country Ghana.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Satellites captain admitted the Flying Eagles are a very good side who appears to be many people\u2019s form team following their unbeaten run in the group stage. But Bempah likened a Ghana versus Nigeria encounter to a Hearts and Kotoko matches, which he claimed knows no form guide. \u201cThey are a very good side but Ghana and Nigerian games are completely different. It\u2019s like Hearts and Kotoko games \u2013 it knows no form guide. On paper the Nigerians appear to be the form team for many going into this game because they haven\u2019t lost a game so far in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut for us, that will not count.We know the Nigerians are a very good side but we are well aware of our objectives which is winning the ultimate. We can\u2019t get to the ultimate without going past Nigeria so we will put in all our efforts to achieve our targets. \u201cWe are ready for the Nigerians. Our mentality is high and our physical conditioning is also high.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: Ghanafa.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Satellites captain, Joseph Owusu Bempah says the ecstasy and pride associated with beating Nigeria at any level will spur his colleagues on when the two sides meet in the CAF Under 20 Championship on this evening. 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