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Mahama ‘Begs’ Black Stars Avenge 2010 Heartbreak Against Suarez’s Uruguay

Mahama ‘Begs’ Black Stars Avenge 2010 Heartbreak Against Suarez’s Uruguay

Like most Ghanaians, former President, John Dramani Mahama can’t get over the Black Stars’ heartbreaking loss to Uruguay at the 2010 World Cup. The Ghanaian national team were on the verge of becoming the first African country to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup before Luis Suarez battered Dominic Adiyiah’s goalbound header off the line with his hands, in the final seconds of extra time. Suarez was sent off but Asamoah Gyan missed the spot-kick. The match went to a shootout, which Uruguay won. That memory continues to haunt the players, fans and clearly the former President, who brought…
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We Can Beat Any Team In The World- Otto Addo

We Can Beat Any Team In The World- Otto Addo

Black Stars head coach Otto Addo believes that Ghana can beat any team they are drawn against. Ghana will play in Group H against Portugal, South Korea and Uruguay; a tough group. But the former Black Stars player thinks with the right style of play, the nation can excel. “First of all we want to play our style of play and I think Ghanaian teams in the past always play good football and this is also what we want and we had previous tournaments where I think showed that Ghana has good footballers and this is also what we want.…
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‘Nicaragua Won’t Be As Tough As Brazil’ – Otto Addo

‘Nicaragua Won’t Be As Tough As Brazil’ – Otto Addo

Black Stars coach, Otto Addo, has stated that Ghana’s friendly game against Nicaragua will afford the technical team the opportunity to try new systems as he does not expect the South Americans to pose a similar threat to Brazil. Ghana face Nicaragua on Tuesday evening in Spain, four days after succumbing to a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Brazil in France. The games form part of Ghana’s preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, scheduled to begin in November 2022. “It’s another good test match for us, just to find each other the patterns, prime connections and we are…
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