Ghana striker Kwesi Appiah will likely be in the stadium at the African Nations Cup on Friday when his former team Cambridge United face Manchester United but he will try to find out the score.

Ghana take on Algeria in Group C at the Estadio Mongomo a few hours before the English League Two (fourth tier) club, where he has just completed a loan spell from Crystal Palace, host giants United in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

"Obviously my focus is on what is going on here in Africa and the Nations Cup. This is a big deal for me. I'll make sure my attentions are first on this game," he told reporters.

"In England I can imagine everyone is going crazy (over the FA Cup tie) but here we have a Nations Cup to worry about. But as soon as I can get a chance to see the score, I will.

"Unfortunately I wouldn't have been able to play against Man United anyway but it is certainly a good draw for the club. They deserve it, they've done well in the cup.

"We were expecting a big team in the round before but didn't get it but now it (United) is a massive, massive club. It will be a good game for sure."

 

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