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Ghana John Paintsil has praised the attitude of his colleagues ahead of this weekend�s decisive 2013 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Malawi. The Black Stars have been putting the paces together at their camping base in Nairobi ahead of Saturday�s showdown with The Flames in Lilongwe. Head coach Kwesi Appiah has been supervising the team�s training schedule and the experienced right back, who is making a return to the team after an eight months absence is delighted with the positive mentality of his teammates. �Everyone is ready to kill himself for the whole nation. The new coach has also brought in new ideas which is helping the boys,� Pantsil said �The training, technique and facilities have been fantastic. The new technique that coach Kwesi Appiah has brought is going to help the players. �I am very happy to see that everything has changed. When you come to the training grounds, you will not see or recognize who is a professional and who is a local player and this is what I wanted to see. �The unity is there, discipline is there and I am very happy to see that.� The Black Stars must protect their hold of their 2-0 advantage from the first recorded at the Accra sports stadium last month. The Hapoel Tel Aviv defender has meanwhile surrendered the Black Stars captaincy to striker Asamoah Gyan.