Friday, March 23, 2007

Osam Duodo sets sight on the World Cup (From Veronica Commey, GNA Special Correspondent in Lome, Togo; Courtesy Ministry of Education, Science and Sports)

Lome, March 21, GNA – Black Starlets coach, Fred Osam Duodo says his
sight is set on the World U-17 Championship billed for the Republic of
Korea later in the year after the Ghanaians failed to make it to the
finals of the continental competition.
The Korean event will be the coach's second in succession at that
stage when he led the Gambians at the last edition and says his dream
will be to produce a result that will make the continent proud.Coach
Duodo told the GNA Sports that his mind is now preoccupied with to
mould an all round team that will take the world by storm at the
global summit.
The Starlets are now to compete for the bronze against Tunisia on
Sunday after losing 1-2 to Togo at the semi-final stage of the
competition.Coach Duodo will come face to face with at least taking a
medal home when he parades his boys against Tunisia in search of a
bronze medal on Sunday.
He told the GNA Sports that his desire is to at least pluck the
bronze medal and travel to the world cup this summer as the third
force on the continent.Coach Doudo said he will revamp the team ahead
of the World Cup in his quest to dazzle the world in the competition
which Ghana won in 1991 and 1995.
"Thankfully we have about five months to prepare and I will make
the most out of every single day towards my dream of improving on this
side".He mentioned goalkeeping among the crucial areas he will be
looking at.The former Gambian coach told the GNA Sports that improving
on the aggressiveness and stamina of the boys will be another area of
concern.
"Like you rightly said, the team lacks enough fire up it's
belly so I'm going inculcate that aspect as well in them".The coach is
thinking of introducing a few new faces into the team to enable him
get the very best.

23 March 07