Ghana takes silver
A few days ago Ghana played the semifinal against Nigeria. A friend spent several hours erecting this antennae on his neighbors roof the day before to ensure he would have reception for the big game.
Ghana won that day, and today played against Egypt for the African Cup of Nations, a competition that has gripped the continent for weeks now. The game was beautifully played, but in the last ten minutes we let them sneak a goal in. There was not enough time to make amends, and Ghana lost the gold to Egypt, who is winning for a record 3rd year in a row. Our team is young, 7 starters were not playing, but there was still great hope in Ghana that we would be partying seriously tonight. Alas.