“BLUE SHARKS ATTACK GHANA TODAY”

If pedigree in football is a factor in today’s quarter final match between the Black Stars of Ghana and the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde, then I would humbly ask anxious Ghanaians to sleep and not bother to watch the match but modern football has always proven pundits wrong.

This is simply because, Cape Verde is not well-known in football circles as compared to Ghana which is a power house in Africa and a team to reckon with on the world stage but the sharks can “kill” the Stars if complacency sets in.
The Blue Sharks have not had a lot of encounters with Ghana’s Black Stars as a couple of games between the two teams have gone the way of the latter.

Cape Verde was the last country the Black Stars of Ghana played before qualifying for the World Cup in 2006(Germany).
The most recent was a friendly one which ended 1-0 in favour of Ghana but today’s match might bring something different on board as the Ghanaians would want to jump to the semi-final and keep their continental glory dream alive. For many Ghanaians, winning today’s match is a must but modern football does not follow any logic. It often goes the way of the best and lucky team for the day.

Although the match seems crucial, Cape Verde is bearing no pressure as against Ghana which must win at all cost in order to make their chase for a title which has eluded them for over 30 years a viable one.

Ghana and Mali qualified from Group ‘B’ made of Ghana, Mali, DR Congo and Niger. Cape Verde on the other hand, found themselves qualifying with South Africa; the host nation,leaving Angola and Morocco in Group ‘A’.

In the on-going African Cup of Nations in South Africa, some teams have disappointed soccer- loving fans including Zambia; the reigning champions, Angola among others could not qualify from the group stage but Ghana can’t afford to crash out. GO AFRICA! GO GHANA!! GO BLACK STARS!!!