{"id":815307,"date":"2024-12-28T02:17:08","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T08:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/28\/nigeria-vs-ghana-ogunmodede-and-dramani-talk-tough-ahead-of-chan-2025-decider-in-uyo\/"},"modified":"2024-12-28T02:17:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T08:17:08","slug":"nigeria-vs-ghana-ogunmodede-and-dramani-talk-tough-ahead-of-chan-2025-decider-in-uyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/28\/nigeria-vs-ghana-ogunmodede-and-dramani-talk-tough-ahead-of-chan-2025-decider-in-uyo\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria vs Ghana: Ogunmodede and Dramani talk tough ahead of CHAN 2025 decider in Uyo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dramani-and-Daniel-Ogunmodede.png\"><\/p>\n<p><img width=\"750\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dramani-and-Daniel-Ogunmodede-750x394.png\" alt=\"Soccer Nigeria vs Ghana: Ogunmodede and Dramani talk tough ahead of CHAN 2025 decider in Uyo\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   data-full-width=\"1200\" data-full-height=\"630\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Ghana boss, Mas-Ud Didi Dramani and Super Eagles B stand-in coach, Daniel Ogunmodede, have both exchange words ahead of their deciding 2025 CHAN qualifying clash, <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The long-standing football rivalry between Nigeria and Ghana takes centre stage again as the Super Eagles B and the Black Galaxies prepare for their decisive second-leg encounter in the 8th African Nations Championship qualifiers on Saturday at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo.<\/p>\n<h4>Get Our Sports News First \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VagMHLcA89MZvw0Btc21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join Our WhatsApp Channel Now! <\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Both teams remain determined to secure a spot in the CHAN finals, with the first leg in Accra ending goalless despite Ghana creating more chances. Black Galaxies\u2019 coach, Dramani, is confident his side can capitalise on opportunities this time around.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe were unlucky not to score in Accra, but tomorrow is another chance to get the goals and book our place in the CHAN finals,\u201d Dramani said during the pre-match press conference. \u201cIt\u2019s never easy playing against Nigeria, but we will approach this match with an attacking mindset.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145139\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145139\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/imago1001569461-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Didi Dramani\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145139\">Maxwell Woledzi 36 of FC Nordsjaelland and assistant coach Didi Dramani celebrating [Photo Credit\/ Imago]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In recent CHAN and international tournaments, Ghana has been a thorn in Nigeria\u2019s side. The Black Stars denied Nigeria World Cup qualification for Qatar 2022 and eliminated the Super Eagles from previous CHAN editions in 2009, 2014, and 2023. However, Ogunmodede is determined to break the cycle.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHistory doesn\u2019t matter in this game,\u201d Ogunmodede declared, as quoted by NFF comms. \u201cWe are not distracted by past results. Our focus is on winning tomorrow and securing qualification. The team is prepared physically, mentally, and psychologically, and we urge our fans to come out in large numbers to support us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145138\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145138\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/imago1031326608-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Daniel Ogunmodede\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1704\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145138\">Coach Daniel Ogunmodede of Remo during the Naija Super 8 Play-Off between 3sc and Remo Stars [Photo credit\/ Imago]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fan support could prove crucial, as Ogunmodede emphasised the role the crowd played during the first leg in Accra. The Nigerian coach hopes for a similar atmosphere in Uyo to spur his players to victory.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Soccer Ayomide Oguntimehin\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ayomide-Oguntimehin-pics-150x150.jpg\"  height=\"80\" width=\"80\">\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/ayomide-oguntimehin\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tAyomide Oguntimehin\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tAyomide Oguntimehin is a CAF-accredited sports journalist and Editor at Soccernet.ng, with a proven track record in conducting interviews with Super Eagles stars such as William Troost-Ekong, Taiwo Awoniyi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Ademola Lookman, and many others. He has also made a significant impact in breaking transfer news stories.<\/p>\n<p>Grounded in video editing, video journalism, social media management, and content strategy, Ayomide brings a wealth of expertise to his work.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2024\/12\/nigeria-vs-ghana-ogunmodede-and-dramani-talk-tough-ahead-of-chan-2025-decider-in-uyo.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Ayomide Oguntimehin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Ghana boss, Mas-Ud Didi Dramani and Super Eagles B stand-in coach, Daniel Ogunmodede, have both exchange words ahead of their deciding 2025 CHAN qualifying clash, Soccernet.ng reports.\u00a0 The long-standing football rivalry between Nigeria and Ghana takes centre stage again as the Super Eagles B and the Black Galaxies prepare for their decisive second-leg encounter [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":815308,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44767,27096,2005],"tags":[44766,15956],"class_list":{"0":"post-815307","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ghana","8":"category-nigeria","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-ghana","11":"tag-nigeria"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=815307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815307\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/815308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=815307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=815307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=815307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}