When Ghana lost on penalties today to Uruguay, my eyes welled up with tears. Over the course of the 120 minutes, my heart went out to Ghana. This was an African side which personified everything that is beautiful about the World Cup. Underdogs, pure athleticism, incredible skill and, last but not least, devastatingly wonderful goals. Ghana […]
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Today’s game between Uruguay and Ghana is an important one for many reasons. For one, it’s an unlikely quarter-final. Most pundits before the tournament wouldn’t have predicted either team to make it this far. But they have done so and they’ve thoroughly deserved it. But now’s the time for them to shine on the world’s […]
Since 1990, when Cameroon became the first African nation to reach the Quarter Finals of the World Cup, only one other African country has made it to the same point, Senegal in 2002. Despite the consistent leaps in quality, ability and tactical attitude, Africa has consistently failed to make the next breakthrough on the world […]
Who Will Advance From World Cup Group D?(answers) Who do you think will advance from Group D in the 2010 World Cup? It’s definitely a difficult group featuring one of the best teams in Africa, Ghana, as well as the gritty determinism of Serbia, the machine-like Germany and the underdogs Australia. Cast your vote who […]
The Top 5 Things Learned From The Previous Round of WC Qualifying: Ghana on the brink The Black Stars could be out of qualifying. In Group 5 of Round 2 WC African Qualifying, Ghana sits in 3rd place behind 1st place Libya and 2nd place Gabon only trailing Gabon on goal differential. Their talisman Michael Essien is […]
