Africa: Pride and Quarter-Final Place At Stake in Mangaung

The last day of group matches in Group C of Orange African Nations Championship South Africa 2014 provides a tale of two contrasting goals but built on same mission. Ethiopia without points or goals from after two games want to exit CHAN on a high note but Ghana needs at the very least a draw to reach quarter-finals. The two sides clash on Tuesday 21st January night at Mangaung's Free State Stadium. Ethiopia defender Beyadgelegn Eliyas told Cafonline.com ahead of the encounter that the fans back in Ethiopia are already disappointed by their elimination from the competition and the teams wants to repair some of that damage by wining against Ghana, "We will be playing for pride. I am confident we are going to beat Ghana. We need goals and off course we didn't manage a goal till now. But we have to go back home with three points. My teammates and l are very well prepared to make something of tomorrow's game." Said Eliyas

The St George FC defender came in as a substitute for the captain of Walia antelopes Debebe Degu during the second match against Congo. His performance did not go unnoticed and it may well be that he will start against Ghana but the 23 year old says the fact that they are out of contention may just release the pressure of expectation and allow the team to play flowing football and attain a positive result. Eliyas says "lack of finishing was our failure. We have created so many chances but we couldn't make them count. So we need to get better on that.

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