Black Stars
Zambia deputy Minister of Sport and Youth Chinga Miyutu has bragged by rubbishing the Black Stars as ?playboy? for the Chipolopolo insisting Ghana is not a ?threat? to their ambition of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup.
The two countries will clash in September in Kumasi as they fight for Group D?s sole spot for the playoff place for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Ghana have the advantage over the Zambian having after waltzing to the top of the Group on Sunday after beating Lesotho 2-0 in Maseru.
This came after Zambia were held to a 1-1 draw by a gallant Sudanese side which means they have now dropped to second and one point behind the Ghanaian.
This means the Black Stars only need to draw the game in Kumasi to secure their place at in the final phase of the qualifiers.
However Miyutu says Zambia has an edge over Ghana having beaten the Black Stars twice last year.
Zambia beat Ghana 1-0 in the semi-finals at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Bata, Equatorial Guinea on February 8 and a similar margin in the 2014 World Cup qualifier in Ndola on June 9.
?We have played Ghana before. We have beaten them in several crucial games. They [Ghana] are a playboy to us not even are they [Ghana] a threat to us,? Miyutu said.
He is optimistic the Chipolopolo will qualify to the last round of the qualifiers and subsequently to the World Cup finals.
Zambia are second in Group D with 11 points, one behind rivals Ghana. Lesotho and Sudan have two points each.
Zambia need an outright win in Kumasi to cruise to the last round while Ghana need a draw.
