This evening the country is in mourning as the Black Stars crash out of the World Cup.
The only thing that came between them and the semi-finals was a deliberate handball by Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez – well that and a huge penalty miss from Asamoah Gyan. I feel really badly for the whole team, and I don’t think there’s much doubt that FIFA needs to change the rule so an automatic goal can be awarded if a ball is prevented from crossing the line by a deliberate handball.
In general, Ghanaians seem to have taken the loss pretty well (aside from a few conspiracy theorists who insist without any proof that FIFA is biased against African teams and deliberately tries to cheat them) but it was really quite devastating for the whole country.
On a lighter note I was interviewed on local t.v. yet again before the match. It seems a white guy in a Ghana jersey is ratings gold.
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