In all, coaching is putting your thinking into action, Zito explained during the post-match press conference, as reported by Footballinghana. Now, I studied them and revisited the match they played against us, then I saw that we gave them enough space to operate because they are full of technique, that is the No. 14, 20, 10, 8 and 12.
“We tried something called tracking and getting free - track them, get free and play - so denied them the space to operate. You can t deny them for the whole 90 minutes but where it mattered, were able to make a case.
“That was what I saw and we planned against that. Psychologically, the attitude was different and we were more determined to win than Gambia.
Ghana exact revenge … beat Gambia for AFCON U-20 final
March 2, 2021
The Black Satellites produced an imposing performance to qualify for the AFCON Under-20 final by beating Gambia 1-0 at the Stade Olympique yesterday.
Gambia’s Young Scorpions had overturned a 1-0 deficit to upset the Satellites 2-1 in their last Group C clash and placed second ahead of Ghana – who qualified as the third best side.
It was the reason many dreaded yesterday’s encounter, but not the courageous Satellites who exacted a sweet revenge that may have crushed Gambia hearts.
The Ghanaians took charge of the early exchanges and dominated as they capitalised on a swift counter attack that resulted in a free-kick that Percious Boah’s dreaded left foot missed narrowly.
History awaits debutants Uganda and Tunisia and the chalice is playing for the championship at the first time of asking in the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. The Hippos are the surprise package of this year’s finals and head coach Morley Byekwaso says they also go into today’s clash at the Stade Olympique in the capital Nouakchott as underdogs. However, Byekwaso insists they are not short of belief on the basis of their journey that also saw them.
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The defeat contributed to the Satellites third-place finish in Group C, and they snuck into the quarter-finals as one of two best third-placed teams at the championship.
Ghana now await the winners of the second semi-final fixture between Tunisia and Uganda for a showdown in the final on Saturday.
Coach Zito made one change to Ghana s starting set-up, bringing back Mohammed Sulemana into the team in place of Matthew Anim Cudjoe.
Tournament joint-scorer Modou Bojang, who has two goals to his name, headlined Gambia s first XI.
After Ghana and Abdul Fatawu Issahaku saw a penalty shout in the sixth minute ignored, the midfielder fired a second attempt 10 minutes later but his shot was saved by Gambia goalkeeper Lamin Saidy.