Go Ghana!!!!

So Ivory Coast didn’t make it. But at least Ghana did, and now carries that hope of the continent.

Today my whole family sat that the edges of the our seats cheering Ghana on in their match against the USA hoping that an African team would make it into the quarter finals. It was a very stressful time, especially as the game went into overtime. We were rewarded with a win. Ghana has beaten the best American team that we have seen for a while and revived that hope of the continent.

South Africa has made our continent proud by hosting what is probably the best world cup ever – showing that from an infrastructure and logistics perspective, we are up there with the best. Ghana has made the continent proud from a soccer perspective – just when everyone was writing the African continent off, they have managed to become the third African team ever to qualify for the quarter finals.

Well done Ghana!!! As my brother-in-law, who is in London, said “Today we are all Ghanaian”. My household is certainly celebrating.