The team known for its strength on the African continent will want to keep the hope of Ghana alive in the quest for another continental glory by winning the match against Mali. This comes in the wake of a rather disappointing performance against Democratic Republic of Congo in Ghana’s opening match in Group “B” which ended 2-2 on Sunday.
For some soccer fans ,a straight victory by the Stars looked quite difficult as the Congolese have always been tough customers for the Black Stars.
For the ordinary Ghanaian, the first match should have been won without much difficulty as the Black Stars had taken a 2-0 lead by the 46th minute but the sweet victory on the minds of Ghanaians did not come into fruition at the end of the game sending waves of mixed feeling among the fans of the Stars, both home and abroad.
Unfortunately, this unpredictable performance by the Stars have already sent some soccer pundits, analyst and soccer-loving fans revising their notes about the country’s chances after having been as tipped one of the favourite teams to clinch this year’s trophy
In the interest of the team and the country at large, going ahead to win this trophy will keep the country’s name in the history books as one of the power houses when it comes to soccer.
The team has struggled for more three decades looking for another cup to decorate the trophy table of Ghana after the country’s last cup in 1982. This long absence of a trophy has rather shifted the glory to the Pharaohs of Egypt (National team) who currently have six(6) of the cups to their credit since the inception of the competition in 1957 .
The team will be locking horns with the Eagles of Mali and the outcome of this match could determine the fate of the country, whether it can redeem its image after over 30 years of the search for another trophy.
The Malians on the other hand will be looking forward to stretch their lead in Group “B” after beating Niger in their first match. The Malians sit on top of the Group with 3 points followed by Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana respectively with a point each and Niger with no point after losing the first match.
The statistics of this Group makes todays matches quite dicey especially for the Black Stars who would want to win the trust of all Ghanaians after letting the country down on Sunday with a draw in their first match.
The Black Stars of Ghana has only one thing in mind; victory and nothing else.
GO AFRICA! GO GHANA!! GO BLACK STARS!!!
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