The chase for the 2015 African Cup of Nations will take its next step on Wednesday. Two teams attempting to qualify for the tournament will do battle in a match between Ghana and Togo. The contest scheduled for 11 a.m. ET will be held at Tamale Stadium in Tamale and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
What They're Saying
Ghana midfielder Michael Essien (via CAF Online): "I hardly played in Brazil, which was disappointing for me personally and as a whole we didn't do well based on our performances and experience at past World Cups. [The year] 2014 didn't live up to expectations, and overall, it was a poor campaign.
"The semifinals prediction [I made] was an ambitious one," he added. "But it's always good to have high ambitions and we certainly set out to do better than 2010. Unfortunately, we didn't get anywhere near that because we didn't win games. Apart from the Germany game, which we could have even won, the rest of the games were just not sufficient to see us advance from the group stages."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Ghana's Andrew Ayew has been instrumental during the qualification stage of the tournament. The 24-year-old has two goals and is continuing his stellar club form at Olympique Marseille, in which he also carries two goals in league play.
Ghana's Projected Lineup (4-2-2-2): Braimah - Afful, Baba, Boye, Mensah - Rabiu, Badu - Asante, Wakaso, Waris, Jo Ayew
Togo's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Akakpo, Donou, Dakonam, Amevor - Ouro Akoriko, Segbefia, Floyd Ayité, Gakpé, Dossevi, Adebayor
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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