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 Strap in lads because in this thread we're 'ghana' learn some stuff about the best team in Africa, that's right it's Ghana  Ghana the football team are from Ghana, the country, which is in Africa, which is a continent, not a country, despite what people who run pub quizzes in Liverpool might tell you  HONOURS FOR GHANA THE FINEST AND MOST POWERFUL TEAM OF AFRICA Africa Cup of Nations 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982 Jalco Cup 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959 Nkrumah Cup 1959, 1960, 1963 Azikiwe Cup 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967 West African Nations Cup 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987 WAFU Nations Cup 2013 Uganda Independence Tournament 1962 Independence Cup 1964 Addis Abeba 25th Anniversary Tournament 1983 Burkina Faso Tournoi Amical 1984 Samuel K. Doe Cup 1986 Black Stars Tournament 1993 Egypt Tournament 1994 Great Artificial River Championship 1999 LG Cup 2003 Four Nation Tournament 2007 Liberian Independence Anniversary Tournament 2010 African National Team of the Year 1983, 2006, 2010 FIFA most improved team of the year award 2005 Look at all those loving trophies. Ghana are brilliant and love to win. They also have a winning record at World Cup Finals, and their best ever finish came in 2010 where they were cruelly knocked out in the quarter-finals by cheating dirtbag and 2-time TRP Villain of the Year Luis Suarez. This time they've been drawn in Group G (for Ghana), along with Portugal (poo poo), Germany (cheats) and USA (lol). Will win all their games and get to the semis no problem imo.  Their football team is nicknamed the Black Stars, which isn't racist because it refers to the black star on their flag rather than the black stars in their team. And what a team it is:  Most African teams have some ancient European journeyman manager in charge, but Ghana, ever the innovators, have put a Ghanaian manager in charge. His name is Kwesi Appiah and he had never managed a domestic football team prior to getting the Ghana job, although he did win the 2011 All-Africa Games, where his under-23 team played every person in Africa and won. He also received technical training from Liverpool, so expect some seriously sizzling starts as the Rodgers System is implemented with an African infusion. NOTABLE PLAYERS OF GHANA BECAUSE gently caress DOING THE ENTIRE 23-MAN SQUAD Adam Larsen Kwarasey, GK, 19 caps  A young but promising goalie, Kwarasey is 26 and has played 130 times for Stromsgodset in Norway. He's half-Norwegian and played for their under-21s before doing a Giggs and declaring for Ghana. He won the Tippeligaen in 2013 and was instrumental in their performances. I assume. I didn't actually watch it. Wikipedia says 'In January 2012, Kwarasey was described as a "potential legend" for Ghana' so there you go. Wall of Scandi-Ghanaian bricks between the sticks. No one cares about the other two goalkeepers. DEMON DEFENDERS Samuel Inkoom, 44 caps 1 goal  He plays in Ukraine but spent last season on loan in Greece, so he'll have learnt a lot about defending. Jonathan Mensah, 19 caps 1 goal  No, not that Jon Mensah. He's not going this time, and instead they cloned him and Jonathan Mensah is going in his place. He plays for Evian, which is a brand of bottled water. John Boye, 26 caps 3 goals  His name is John Boye, that's about it really. Daniel Opare, 10 caps  One of Ghana's most exciting prospects. Was really good at the 2007 under-17 World Cup, got signed for Real Madrid's B-team, went to the Belge league at Standard Liege and now he's signed for Porto, so he's one to watch. Look out for his 'incredible footspeed and precision crossing' according to wikipedia. Jeffrey Schlupp, 1 cap  A surprise addition to the squad, J-dog has had a smashing season at Leicester City as they got promoted to the Barclays and managed to win himself a place on the plane. MIDFIELD MAESTROS Sulley Muntari, 81 caps 20 goals & Michael Essien, 56 caps 9 goals  Now you're loving talking. Look at those two. They're going to gently caress the USMNT right up. Kwadwo Asamoah, 59 caps 4 goals  The 27th best footballer in the world according to some poll on wikipedia, Kwad the Lad is coming into the World Cup fresh off the back of a Serie A win with Juventus. Andre Ayew, 47 caps 4 goals  Is always on the verge of a big money move to the Barclay's that never materialises so he must be good. Kevin-Prince Boateng, 11 caps 2 goals  Played at every level for Germany right up to under-21, then decided he didn't fancy playing for a team of war-losing cheats and played for Ghana instead. Good lad. According to wikipedia KPB 'is known for his intense dynamism; physical strength, extreme aggression, man-to-man marking, tempestuous sliding tackles, endurance, immense work rate, exceptional high jumping, acrobatics, both footedness, footspeed, and ball-juggling tricks'. So watch out for all of those. Albert Adomah, 13 caps 1 goal  Not really on the same level as the others but he plays for Middlesbrough. This one's for Pissflaps. Has a Level 2 qualification in Decorative Finishing and Industrial Painting from the College of North West London. SIZZLING STRIKERS Asamoah Gyan, 77 caps 39 goals  Used to play for Sunderland, then went on loan to the UAE and never came back. I don't know if he's still good but he was magic for like 2 months in 2010. Jordan Ayew, 10 caps 2 goals  Plays in France, is highly rated, is young. Will probably be playing for Arsenal next season. 
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The denchest team in the world cup for sure, up the black stars!!
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May 26, 2014 14:40
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feel it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dluxLg4Hh_8
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May 26, 2014 14:44
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Ghana are 'ghana' gently caress the US up if you know what I mean!!!
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May 26, 2014 14:45
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Not 'ghana' read all of that iykwim lol
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May 26, 2014 14:49
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In the eternal words of Shakira "We're all Africans". Welcome brother.
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May 26, 2014 14:53
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KPB got injured so much at Milan because he was shagging his girlfriend too often
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May 26, 2014 14:53
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i hope ghana loses all its games except for a draw against portugal
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May 26, 2014 15:02
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 best fans. best team. go ghana
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May 26, 2014 15:11
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I didn't quite get it. Is saying "the black stars" safe or not? 
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May 26, 2014 15:14
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It is safe Ghana are the "Blacks" and that's ok its like saying Real Madrid are the Whites and we each have our preference, some like the Blacks some are more into the Whites
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May 26, 2014 15:23
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John "Boye"? Really?
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May 26, 2014 16:39
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I like Ghana and I felt bad when Luis Suarez handballed them out of being the first African team to make the World Cup semis, but it's their own fault for missing the penalty afterwards anyway. If they weren't in the Group of Death I would fancy them to reach the knockouts. As it is I expect them to inflict a humiliating defeat on the USA but lost their other two matches and go home early.
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May 26, 2014 17:56
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No Anthony Annan? He was a rock in 2010, a literal rock!
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May 26, 2014 18:03
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tetsman posted:Ghana are 'ghana' gently caress the US up if you know what I mean!!! Fake and Ghana
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May 26, 2014 18:44
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This is gonna be me when Ghana play the USA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gPLpYENEe8
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May 26, 2014 22:44
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Ghana have a lot of Jozy-esque players, virtually the entire squad in fact. Looking scary.
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May 26, 2014 22:50
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MoPZiG posted:
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May 26, 2014 22:54
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Was hoping the other Boateng might appear (Derek), idk if he's injured or just too old.
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May 26, 2014 23:06
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Hands in the air, Ghana is here
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May 26, 2014 23:11
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The Blacks (Ghana) and the Reds (Portugal) will beat the Black-Red-Yellows (Germany) and the Hamburgers (U.S.A.) and will win the World Cup due to mutual friendship and sportsmanship.
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May 27, 2014 01:28
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Mans posted:The Blacks (Ghana) ... Mods?
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May 28, 2014 00:09
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Muntari and Boateng where expelled from the team, apparently.
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Jun 26, 2014 13:48
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Polidoro posted:Muntari and Boateng where expelled from the team, apparently. african_football.txt
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Jun 26, 2014 14:29
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Polidoro posted:Muntari and Boateng where expelled from the team, apparently. Also Ghana had to fly $3mil over and deliver to the players lol
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Jun 26, 2014 14:30
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Hegay posted:Also Ghana had to fly $3mil over and deliver to the players lol They needed a police escort:  Also apparently they were thrown out of the team for fighting with each other? Who knows.
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Jun 26, 2014 14:43
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Gigi Galli posted:They needed a police escort: Boateng said they had been laughing and joking around and then they got told to leave training and when Boateng asked for an explanation their manager got real mad??
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Jun 26, 2014 14:46
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Does Boateng still get his physical wad of cash?
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Jun 26, 2014 15:41
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Gigi Galli posted:They needed a police escort:
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Jun 26, 2014 15:42
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mynameisjohn posted:have u seen fast and furious 5?! of course they had a f**cking ESCORT! lmao
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Jun 26, 2014 15:44
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I was really hoping for a Ghana showing today to kick one of the master race teams out, but with this drama, and the fact that those jerks will probably just play to tie anyway, it's not looking good 
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Jun 26, 2014 16:22
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Gigi Galli posted:They needed a police escort: I hear 3M can get you a lot of escorts in Brazil.
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Jun 26, 2014 17:25
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Boye is all over the place: Contract with Rennes not renewed, captured kissing his money and scoring an own goal. A real Black Star!
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Jun 26, 2014 17:45
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Worth every penny imo
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Jun 26, 2014 17:53
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Jun 26, 2014 19:13
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KPB did a post-mortem interview with Bild (link here, auf Deutsch: http://sportbild.bild.de/fussball-wm/2014/fussball/boateng-interview-abrechnung-mit-ghana-36596722.sport.html) where he went into more detail about some of the poo poo that went down in Brazil. Highlights: --The team had to fly in two separate flights (including a nine-hour layover on Boateng's flight) to their training camp in Miami --On the flight down to Brazil, the players sat in coach while the Ghana FA president and his family got to sit in business class, and upon arrival at their Brazil training camp their luggage--including KPB's boots and other football equipment--was lost --In Manaus the team stayed in a hotel that Boateng described as "a dump that couldn't have been FIFA approved": he mentioned that he had to change rooms because his first room was leaking so bad it felt like a swimming pool --There was only one training boycott, but they were planning more in case the money wasn't paid on time --Apparently Kwesi Appiah, the manager, actively turned several players in the squad against KPB and Muntari as a way to force them out of the team --He was only notified of being dropped the morning of the match, when someone slipped a note under his hotel room door --This all after several Ghana FA officials personally visited KPB when he was with Milan to persuade him to play for the national side and promised him that travel conditions would be improved and pay would get to him/the other players on time
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sulley muntari update: still my n*gga heres a video of him smokin on that dro and blowin on that chronic at the world cup Im FRICKING loving this sh*t!!! http://m.101greatgoals.com/blog/sca...e-ganja-farmer/
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