Cafonline.com: How difficult has your campaign been taking into consideration there has been no competition in Egypt for well over a year? Bob Bradley: We needed to adjust without a league but the players deserve respect and admiration for the way they have handled everything Cafonline.com: Your team are the only one with a 100% record from the qualifiers into the play-off, how much pressure is that on Egypt going into the playoffs? Bradley: The pressure to qualify comes from the fact that Egypt has not played in a World Cup since 1990 and it is the dream of all the people. Cafonline.com: You were in charge of USA when Ghana won 2-1 in the round of 16 at 2010 World Cup. How do you intend to use the knowledge and experience from that time this time round? Bradley: The Ghana coach is now James Kwesi Appiah but the team is still very talented. We know Ghana is a strong team and we are focused on the first leg in Kumasi. Our staff has worked very hard on preparations for Ghana and we know their team very well. Cafonline.com: It is a known factor that football activities have been hampered in Egypt. How much a factor will it be this time going into the Ghana game as opposed to the qualifiers before? Bradley: We just completed a short camp where we had two friendlies with Uganda. This camp was important to work with the players whose teams have not been playing regular matches. Cafonline.com: Mohamed Salah has been your star player in the qualifiers, how important will he be for the playoffs? Bradley: Mohamed Salah is an excellent player and plays a very important attacking role in our team. Cafonline.com: Egypt failed to reach the CAN last year and do you see the World Cup ticket as a consolation in that regard? Do you think your team has the capacity to take Egypt to the World Cup for the first time since 1990? Bradley: We were disappointed not to qualify for CAN but the goal since I came to Egypt was always the World Cup. The players have responded to every challenge and believe we can get to the World Cup.
