Egypt vs. Ghana World Cup Playoffs Second Leg Predictions: Will Ghana's Fear Gives Egypt the Edge?

Ghana continues to express fear ahead of the second leg of the World Cup qualifiers against Egypt.

Ghanaian coach James Kwesi Appiah recently revealed that he was scared that an Egyptian elimination in November from the World Cup could spark a tremendous amount of violence from fans. He noted that he is afraid that his players will also be harmed by the reaction from fans.

"Our players are professional and I don't think anything will intimidate them if the security situation is right. If Egypt loses, they may attack their players, involving us. It is a situation that I hope is sorted soon," Appiah said, according to Ahram Online.

Appiah said he expects his team to play the game despite the Ghana Soccer federation's opposition to the idea of playing in Cairo.

"I told the players that we had just finished 45 minutes of a 90 minute game, because it is a home and away encounter, and until you have finished the away game you can't celebrate," said Appiah. "The return leg is the most important game now. We need to go in as if we are down by a goal."

Ghana holds a 6-1 aggregate advantage heading into the final match and would need to lose by 5-0 or more to be eliminated from the World Cup.

While this peak is seemingly insurmountable, the constant mentions of fear from the Ghana camp should give Egypt a huge edge heading into the match. While the narrative should be about Egypt feeling the most pressure heading into the game, Ghana has seemingly turned the pressure on itself with constant references to danger. This is something that Egypt should have no trouble exploiting. If they start early, then maybe, a major upset will result from the game.