Former Ghana International Yaw Preko has warned the Black Stars to avoid complacency ahead of their international friendly against Qatar on Monday.
The Black Stars were thumped by Mali on Friday in CK Akonnor’s first game in charge of the team as head coach.
Ghana lost the game by 3-0 at the Emir Sports Complex at Antalya Turkey.
Analysing the defeat against Mali, the former Ghana U-20 coach said, the players did not take instructions from the technical bench which also led to the defeat.
He advised that the team should be wary of Qatar who have seen much improvement in the game due to the investment they have made and not to underrate them ahead of the friendly game.
“Qatar is not a small football country and we must give them that respect. Ghanaians should not underrate them in this game”, he told Ohene-Bampoe Brenya on Happy Sports on Happy 98.9FM.
Qatar are defending champions of the Asian Cup after winning the tournament last year.
Meanwhile Black Stars coach CK Akonnor will looking for redemption after losing his first game in charge of the team.
Akonnor has twerked his starting line up from the previous one against Mali ahead of today’s game.
The Black Stars will be hoping to put in an improved performance tonight against Qatar. The game is part of Ghana’s build up to next months 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sudan.
Below is the starting line up
Razark Abalora (Goalkeeper)
Benson Annan
Alexander Djiku
Joseph Aidoo
Baba Iddrisu