He said they plan to play against Ghana like a final and frustrate the Black Stars as well.
With the Blue Sharks facing the seven-time champions, Ghana and Mozambique will fight it out in the other game of the group on Monday.
"We will play at 200% to win this match. We know Ghana hasn’t won a match and understandably are somehow frustrated and don’t have a peace of mind even though they have some quality. They play with the motivation of the fans also. We will try to provoke them and approach the match as a final," he said at the pre-match presser.
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Both Ghana and Mozambique have a chance of progress as at least the third best placed team at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d'Ivoire.
The Black Stars drew 2-2 with Egypt, same as Mozambique and the Pharaohs but both teams lost to Cape Verde, who are top of the table.