Ghana Black Stars dey face serious wahala for dia camp for Vienna as dem prepare for friendly match against Austria. Reports show say two players lose expensive Rolex watches wey value reach $20,000, and one technical team member lose cash wey pass $2,000. The tiefing happen for team hotel while players dey for training session. Black Stars management don report the matter to Vienna police, but investigation dey tough because hotel CCTV cameras no dey work that time.
Despite the off-field wahala, head coach Otto Addo dey focus on the match wey go hold for Ernst Happel Stadium. Addo talk say, “We want to win every match we play, and this is for sure. Now the full focus is on Austria. We saw what they do, we have analysed them well and very hopeful that the players will do it at the end.” The match na part of preparation for 2026 FIFA World Cup wey go hold for USA, Canada and Mexico.
Austria coach Ralf Rangnick dey respect Ghana team strength. Him talk say, “Ghana is a strong team in terms of play, but they also have a certain physicality, athleticism, and dynamism. This is a great test for us because we need to bring our strengths to the field.” Austria forward Michael Gregoritsch add say, “Ghana is a physically strong, technically well-trained team that can transition quickly. It’s a perfect test to see how we fare against non-European opponents.”
For team news, Ghana dey miss Inaki Williams wey withdraw because of injury, while Mohammed Kudus still dey recover from thigh injury. New faces like Derrick Luckassen, Patric Pfeiffer, Marvin Senaya, and Daniel Agyei fit make dia debut. For Austria side, Carney Chukwuemeka fit make him debut after switching allegiance from England. Veterans like David Alaba and Marko Arnautovic dey expected to play.
This friendly na first meeting between Ghana and Austria since 2007 when dem play 1-1 draw with Sulley Muntari scoring for Black Stars. Ghana recent form no too sweet as dem lose last two friendlies against Japan and South Korea without scoring goal. Austria dey better form with three wins from last five matches, including 10-0 victory over San Marino.
Possible starting line-ups show say Ghana go likely use Lawrence Ati-Zigi for goal, with defenders like Alidu Seidu, Alexander Djiku, Derrick Luckassen and Gideon Mensah. Midfield fit include Thomas Partey and Abdul Samed, while attack get Jordan Ayew and Antoine Semenyo. Austria go likely start with Alexander Schlager for goal, defenders like Stefan Posch, Kevin Danso, David Alaba and Philipp Mwene, midfielders like Konrad Laimer and Nicolas Seiwald, and attackers like Christoph Baumgartner and Marko Arnautovic.
The match go hold today by 5pm GMT and TV3 Ghana go show am live for Ghana fans. After this match, Black Stars go travel to Stuttgart to face Germany on Monday, March 30 for another friendly. Both matches dey important for World Cup preparation as Ghana dey in same group with England and Croatia, while Austria dey face Algeria for group stage.
Despite the robbery incident, Ghana captain Jordan Ayew dey positive about the match. Him talk say, “We want to play for our country, we want to do well for our country, so every game is important. Tomorrow is going to be a tough game, but we’ll do our best.” The team management dey work with police to find the thieves and recover the stolen items.
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