Hearts of Oak defender Fatawu Mohammed has admitted he became frightened when he saw the large nature of the FNB Stadium during Monday’s 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying clash with South Africa.
The 29-year-old earned his Ghana debut when he lasted the entire period of the FNB Stadium for the Black Stars.
Speaking to the media in a post-match reaction the Hearts defender admitted he was scared by the large nature of the FNB Stadium pitch.
“Honestly, I got a bit scared when I saw the FNB Stadium because the pitch is very very huge and it wouldn’t have been easy with supporters in the stands. Because the moment you enter the stadium you realise that indeed you are in a stadium. But at long last we played in an empty stadium so that eased some pressure off; If the supporters had been there the way the pressure was high it (the pressure) would have been more. But without the supporters it felt like no man’s land,” he said in an interview with Asempa FM.
It could be recalled by former Ghana international Emmanuel Addoquaye Pappoe made similar comments during the 2006 FIFA World Cup when played in Ghana’s loss to Italy in the Black Stars’ opening game of the season.
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