Black Stars Charles Kwablan Akonnor has said that he is not tensed going into his first game against Mali.
The friendly match that will be played in Turkey in October will be the coach's first match since taking over the team.
"I can only be proud of myself and the things I have done. I can only thank Ghanaians for giving me that opportunity and more so, the Football Association, the Ministry and the Government for bringing somebody of their own to do this job. I am certainly happy and I want to do this to the highest level of my own understanding in this game and I need support from each and every Ghanaian," Akonnor told GFA website.
I am not tensed; this is a friendly match and it is important for me to look deep into it and see who can help the team and make it better. We want to be a team that will attack and play constructive football, easy-going football, but with lots of discipline."
I want to try as much as I can to bring our style of play, I have been around for a while and everyone knows how I go about my team, how they play and that is the Ghanaian way of playing, and so I want to do my best in that area."
I am not perfect, I will need advice, help and support from anybody and once we do that, this is ours so let us do it right without any misunderstanding. We will disagree, agree but the bottom line is to hit the target, which is for us to win the AFCON."
Akonnor would have been in charge of his first match six months ago had it not been coronavirus pandemic.
Due to the spread of the virus, the Black Stars' Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sudan in March.
The match was postponed and will be played in November.