{"id":18132,"date":"2019-02-13T08:07:11","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T08:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=18132"},"modified":"2019-05-29T21:52:16","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T21:52:16","slug":"felix-annan-optimistic-ahead-zesco-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/felix-annan-optimistic-ahead-zesco-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Felix Annan optimistic ahead of Zesco Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Asante Kotoko will host Zesco United at the Baba Yara stadium in Kumasi on Sunday and goalkeeper Felix Annan is confident that they are ready for the clash.<\/h3>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nSpeaking before the game, Felix Annan revealed that they are aware of the pressure on them and are hoping to turn it to positives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPressure is bound to happen in everything you do. We know the fans expectation of us is very high. It\u2019s normal to feel pressure from the fans but we don\u2019t have to play under pressure,&#8221; he told Graphic Sports.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will deal with it as it is and turn it into a positive outcome. What we have to do as a team is to absorb the pressure and react in a positive manner. The pressure should rather be a motivation for us to deliver and we are very confident that we are going to win,\u201d he added.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asante Kotoko will host Zesco United at the Baba Yara stadium in Kumasi on Sunday and goalkeeper Felix Annan is confident that they are ready for the clash. Speaking before the game, Felix Annan revealed that they are aware of the pressure on them and are hoping to turn it to positives. \u201cPressure is bound<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9536,8417],"tags":[6875,8633,7715,9650],"class_list":{"0":"post-18132","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-caf-confederation-cup","8":"category-featured","9":"tag-asante-kotoko","10":"tag-caf-confederations-cup","11":"tag-felix-annan","12":"tag-zesco-united"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ANNAN.jpg?fit=600%2C398&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-4Is","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18165,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/felix-annan-best-goalkeeper-ghana-kotoko-coach-ck-akonnor\/","url_meta":{"origin":18132,"position":0},"title":"Felix Annan is the best goalkeeper in Ghana &#8211; Kotoko coach CK Akonnor","author":"Clinton Eleto","date":"February 14, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Asante Kotoko\u00a0coach CK Akonnor heaped praises on goalkeeper Felix Annan after their victory against Zesco United on Wednesday at the Baba Yara Stadium. 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