AFCON 2017: Black Stars head Coach Avram Grant says victory over Rwanda will not seal qualification for Gabon 2017

By Rahman Osman

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Black Stars head Coach Avram Grant has refuted suggestions that a win against Rwanda will secure qualification for the next AFCON competition to be staged in Gabon.

Ghana are favorites to top Group H and started the qualification series in blistering form as solitary goals from Christian Atsu, Jeffrey Schlupp, David Accam and a brace each from Aston Villa striker Jordan Ayew and skipper Asamoah Gyan giving Ghana a 7-1 victory, with Mauritius grabbing a consolation through striker Andy Sophie.

Their opponents Rwanda also secured an impressive 1-0 away victory in Maputo against Mozambique.

The winner between the Rwanda and Ghana game will wheel clear in Group H but Grant says there is still a long way to go in the qualifiers.

“In any result nothing will finish tomorrow that is certain,” Grant said

“But for us the game against Rwanda is a target but we have a bigger target.”

“My target is to put Ghana in the highest level of football in the world and I think it would not be easy but it is achievable.”

“As I said before in many aspects of the game we are better now intelligence, fighting spirit, tactical, individual we are better.”

“When I received the team how many people played in the top European side but now we have five players in the English Premier League.”

“Players have moved from their previous clubs to better clubs and all these is as a result of their performance in the national team.”

"So the sim is to ultimately achieve the bigger picture and be among the vest around."