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Amidu Karim: Nothing changes, our aspiration to qualify remain intact

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson The Assistant Coach-1 of Sierra Leone Amidu Karim says his side’s aspiration to defeat their Benin counterparts on Tuesday, June 15 at the General Lansana Conte Stadium in Conakry remained unhindered despite the change of date for the match. “It’s clear Football is a demanding sport which requires the body, mind and soul to succeed,'' Karim, who represented Sierra Leone in the 1994 and 1996 editions of the African Cup of Nations in Tunisia and South Africa told this writer. "And I can authoritatively confirm that our camp is unhindered and super ready to face the Squirrels of Benin on Tuesday despite the 24hrs postponement of the match. "As a technical team we've put behind us the controversies on Coronavirus test results which led to our match against Benin being postponed to another date.  "We’re a nation determined to make history by returning to this year's AFCON since 1996 and tomorrow’s match-day will earn us our ticket to C...