BLACK STARS AND THE PROMISE LAND 2

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The Black Stars of Ghana became the fourth African nation to qualify for next year’s World Cup in Brazil, despite suffering a 2-1 loss away to Egypt, in the second leg of their play-off. The Black Stars travelled to Cairo, boasting a 6-1 advantage from the first leg in October and were never in danger of suffering any upset.
Amr Zaki gave the Pharaoh of Egypt the lead in the first half, but it was just a false flicker of hope. The second half almost panned out that way, before Gedo struck in the closing stages. There was also enough time for Kevin-Prince Boateng, to pull one back for the visitors, who qualified 7-3 on aggregate. Ghana joins neighbours Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroun, as the continent’s flag bearers.
At long last the mission to the dream land has finally come to pass and there has been celebration everywhere in Ghana. And even President John Mahama has congratulated the senior national team, the Black Stars, for qualifying to play in next year’s World Cup in Brazil as Ghana’s third consecutive participation in the tournament, and Mahama urged the team to work hard to bring the cup home. He also compelled the team to minimized jubilations and starts preparations because it is easier to qualify than to win.
He added that our participation in the Brazil 2014 tournament should not end with us saying “we could have done better.”And "This time we don't have to say we almost got there, but this time we have and bring the cup home. The whole nation will be watching. This is the time the team needs to work harder to be able to bring the cup home", said President Mahama.
As 24 millions of Ghanaian soccer fanatics who watched the critical FIFA World Cup qualifier march of the Black Stars of Ghana and the Pharaohs of Egypt were stunned to have seen a number of group supporters in President John Dramani Mahama’s customized T-shirt.
Which has resulted in political difference and question on everybody lips as whether it about “PATRIOTISM OR MAHAMISM”? : As a result the national democratic congress (NDC) communications team member, Dela Edem has described as inopportune, the noise being made about Ghanaian supporters clad in President John Mahama’s T-shirts during the second leg World Cup Qualifier in Cairo, Egypt .According to Dela, the T-shirt was to inspire the Black Stars to give off their best and to ensure Ghana qualifies to the world cup in Brazil.
  Speaking on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo Thursday, Dela Edem said those raise concerns are just being duplicitous.Dela explain that the custom-made T-shirts were not authorized by government but rather a young man circulated it in Egypt as part of his input to the national course.“Out of the 300 supporters only 42 got the T-shirts with the caption JM supports the Black Stars, at the back is Ghana not NDC,” he stressed.
“There is absolutely nothing wrong with it. Even the players who were happy to see the supporters wearing the JM T-shirts gave them Puma branded caps to complement it”.Dela Edem said people should not act as if wearing a John Mahama T-shirt is a crime in Ghana.

Well all we ever want was to go to the promise land and if it has happened as we desire why rising concern over customized T-shirt. This does not mean that I’m in support with what went on at Cairo. But in first place was it a crime/wrong something to put on the face of country president Mahama on football grounds? Secondly was it the only appropriate way to inspire our players? Well I leave the questions for you to answer and judge for yourself........... still counting what happens next with the promise land?.......