Niger vs Ghana:
- Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
- Date: Monday, 28 January
- Kick-off: 17:00 GMT
Niger coach Gernot Rohr:
"For the motivation it [playing
Ghana] is wonderful. We are a little country of football and we are
playing against a big country of football - so we will have a beautiful
game.
"We had a lot of chances to score a goal, we could have beaten DR Congo - now we hope that against Ghana we will play a good game.
"We had a lot of chances to score a goal, we could have beaten DR Congo - now we hope that against Ghana we will play a good game.
Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan:
"I didn't know much about them until I saw their first game against Mali.
"They are a very organised team and they fight - I think they can cause harm to us but we aren't looking at that. We are Ghanaians and we are looking forward to a win.
"So it's not going to be easy but we'll be trying our hardest to get a maximum three points and qualify for the next stage."
"They are a very organised team and they fight - I think they can cause harm to us but we aren't looking at that. We are Ghanaians and we are looking forward to a win.
"So it's not going to be easy but we'll be trying our hardest to get a maximum three points and qualify for the next stage."
"I've seen that the crowd [in Port Elizabeth] was with us and it was a good atmosphere in the stadium and I hope my players will do the same against Ghana."
Lineup, Bookings (0) & Substitutions (0)
Niger
- 16 Daouda
- 08 Kourouma
- 13 Chicoto
- 18 Dan Kowa
- 19 Koudize
- 21 Bachar
- 23 Soumaila
- 03 Lancina
- 10 Talatou
- 02 Maazou
- 07 Sidibe
Substitutes
- 01 Alzouma
- 04 Amadou
- 05 James
- 15 Alassane
- 06 Laouali
- 12 Sakou
- 14 Issoufou
- 17 N'Gounou
- 20 Amadou
- 09 Kamilou
- 11 Issoufou
Ghana
- 16 Dauda
- 04 Pantsil
- 15 Vorsah
- 21 Boye
- 23 Afful
- 07 Atsu
- 08 Agyemang
- 10 Adomah
- 11 Rabiu
- 20 Asamoah
- 03 Gyan
Substitutes
- 01 Adjei
- 12 Larsen
- 02 R Boateng
- 05 Awal
- 13 Akaminko
- 19 Mensah
- 06 Annan
- 09 D Boateng
- 14 Asante
- 17 Clottey
- 18 Boakye
Ref: Badara Diatta
CONGO DR VS MALI :
- Venue: Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
- Date: Monday, 28 January
- Kick-off: 17:00 GMT
Mali coach Patrice Carteron:
"We need a point to qualify for the quarter-finals and must forget about [the 1-0 defeat to] Ghana and focus on the Congolese.
"The destiny of Mali is in our hands."
DR Congo coach Claude LeRoy:
"We know that only a win will now qualify us for the quarter-finals.
"It will be rough and tough for us against Mali, but at least we know what we have to do."
"We will attack because that has always been my philosophy. I love to play offensive football."
