Ghana defender Jonathan Mensah expects Guinea to profit from neutral grounds in AFCON qualifier

Published on: 09 October 2014
Ghana defender Jonathan Mensah expects Guinea to profit from neutral grounds in AFCON qualifier
Ghana defender Jonathan Mensah

Ghana defender Jonathan Mensah expects Guinea to play under no pressure as they face the Black Stars in Saturday's 2015 AFCON qualifier in the Casablanca. 

The Syli Nationales opted to play the tie in the Moroccan city following CAF's directive to the West Africans to move the game from Guinea with the deadly ebola virus reported in the country.

The Guineans will not be able to command home fans due to travel arrangements and fears of the spread of the virus.

And, Mensah feels that could play to Guinea's advantage.

"I don’t know if their fans will be coming to the stadium to cheer them on, but I guess even the smaller number that will be coming to the stadium will be very noisy. For me, I think that, it’s even an advantage for them because there won’t be a lot of pressure on them," the Evian TG defender said.

Normally, there is pressure playing at home, because the fans demand a lot, so moving the game from their home to Casablanca will be positive thing for them."

Ghana are second in Group E, a group Uganda top with Guinea and Togo following downwards.

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