Charles, our Observer in Ghana, documented pre-match events in Accra in video and pictures:
Photos posted 25 January 2008
Most people in Ghana thought that the
match with Namibia
would be a walkover. You could tell just from the way
people went to the stadium. But it wasn't the case. The Namibians came out and played a very tactical
game to frustrate the Ghanaians from walloping them as Morocco did in
their first game. Ghana
had all the possession but lacked the ability to put the ball in the back of
the Namibian net. Namibia
deserves credit for holding their own against the hosts as they played a
determined game. In the end it was Junior Agogo's goal that separated the two
sides.
After the match the street cleared quickly because nobody was in the mood to celebrate. People were venting their anger on Asamoah Gyan for being so wasteful in front of the goal. It was an average performance indeed from the Black Stars; confirming the fact that the absence of Skipper Stephen Appiah is affecting the team. But Ghana can take consolation in the fact that she has six points from two games and a point from Morocco in the last game, which isn't a bad score.
There were interesting scenes before the match. Just check this video out!"
Video posted 25 January 2008
The match ended 1:0 in
favour of Ghana.
Even though they won, a lot of people were very disappointed because they were expecting more. They were expecting to beat their Namibian counterparts by a slew of goals.
There were no cheers and chants of jubilation everywhere like after the first match. This time, almost everyone was just moaning about the team's poor performance, especially about Asamoah Gyan because he had loads of chances but just wasted them. The night was dull and everyone went to bed. Everywhere was quiet."
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Great photos man ! But the
Submitted by Anonyme (not verified) on Sun, 27/01/2008 - 18:44.Great photos man ! But the Ivory coast will kick your ass. No doubt about that. Go Didier go !
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Thanks for your comments
Submitted by Charles Ameg... on Mon, 28/01/2008 - 08:48.Thanks. Ivory Coast are great and no doubts about that but you will see real Ghanaian soccer come February 10, 2008 against Ivory Coast if they make it to the finals.
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