Chris Hughton, the coach of the Ghanaian national football team, has expressed confidence in his team’s ability to defeat the United States in their upcoming friendly match.
Despite facing criticism from some Ghanaians for his perceived tactical shortcomings, Hughton has called on his players to elevate their performance in the match, which will take place on Tuesday at the GEODIS Park Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
This comes after Ghana’s recent 2-0 loss to Mexico at the Bank of America in Charlotte, North Carolina, which marked their fourth consecutive defeat against the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup champions.
The two friendlies against Mexico and the USA are intended to prepare the team for the World Cup qualifiers in November and the AFCON in January of next year. During a post-match press conference, Hughton was asked about his expectations for the upcoming match against the USA.
The coach stated:
It is exactly the same message for the players, what we don’t want is to leave this international camp with two poor results. The result of that, is always you are looking for reaction from the team in the second game [USA]. If you are able to get the right reaction, which I am quite sure that we will from the team, then it gives you a better possibility of putting in a performance that can get something out of the game in the second game [USA]. So what we have to do is to learn from the things you didn’t do so well in the first game, [Mexico].
