Black Satellites head coach Maxwell Konadu has revealed that his technical team has been working closely with the players to address the defensive mistakes that proved costly in Ghana’s opening defeat to Nigeria at the U20 WAFU B Championship.Speaking ahead of Thursday’s crucial Group B clash against Burkina Faso, Konadu admitted that errors such as conceding a penalty had been a major focus in training.”We’ve spoken to the players and done some work, which we’ll finish today before the Burkina game. Giving away a penalty is never easy for a defender because they’re also doing a job for the team.”We’ve discussed what to do and what not to do in certain areas of the pitch. Hopefully, tomorrow they won’t repeat those mistakes.”The former Asante Kotoko coach revealed that his technical team has focused on rebuilding the players mentally and physically ahead of the Burkina Faso clash.”We have prepared the boys psychologically and physically for tomorrow’s encounter. What happened on Monday, we’ve kept that behind us. It’s past and gone. There is nothing we can do about it.”Ghana must win to keep their hopes of qualification alive. The top two teams in the group will advance to the semi-finals, with the finalists securing qualification to the 2027 U20 Africa Cup of Nations.”We are anxious to win the game, but that shouldn’t lead us to throw everything away. We have to manage the game depending on how it unfolds.”The match kicks off at 6:00 PM GMT on Thursday, July 30, at the Charles Konan Banny Stadium in Yamoussoukro.
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