COACH Herve Renard says Zambia’s 2012 Orange Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final opponents Ghana are beatable but the Chipolopolo will need to be mentally strong in Wednesday’s match.

Renard, a former Ghana assistant coach, said while Ghana were beatable, their players were strong competitors, the quality which sometimes lacked among some Zambian players.

He said the Black Stars were mentally strong but that the Chipolopolo needed to be stronger when the two clash in the 2012 AFCON first semi-final on Wednesday here.

Renard reiterated that the Black Stars were at the moment the best team and most consistent in Africa and that he knew about 80 per cent of the Ghanaian players.

“Ghana for me is the best team in Africa. They are the most consistent. They qualified to the World Cup in 2006 and 2010 and were close to reaching the semi-finals of 2010 World Cup,” he said.