We missed several key players at the tournament but should have done better. We were a bit unlucky in the end as we went out on goal difference and Senegal got through even though we had beaten them.

We have to win our next two matches against Senegal and Zimbabwe, it's that simple.

As a result, most pundits have written us off and I came under strong pressure from the media in Ghana but we have pulled our socks up and are determined to give our fans in Germany something to cheer about.

Indian Wells was missing 10 of the top 15 players. And Miami (which is a mandatory tournament) missed some players.

We were playing without several key players and had juniors on the bench, thus, it was difficult to do better under the circumstances. Each side had its half and it is going to be difficult to get a result in Milan.

They are two of their key players,