Great Soccer Expectations, Who Deserves The Trophy?

The African Soccer Cuisine was fingerlicking. Everyone say'Natty CONGO'!The 2 Congos were doing their thing.When you want a country that can 'test' GH in terms of 'Soccer Pride' then it's D.R.Congo.My own cousin Bob Wilson is nicknamed KALALA. How GH beat them in the group stages by 2-1 and then Pierre Kalala getting the 66th
min. winner in the 1968 AFCON final.

The rumpus between Asante Kotoko and Englebert is written in the Kumasi Golden Book,how Robert Mensah,Ibrahim Sunday and the 'weapons of mass destruction[Abukari,Yaw Sam and Malik] yes,they were denied their third trophy in Kinshasa Town,dubious penalty and all,Proper Scintillating Out of this world Soccer Utopianism.

Youth of today enquire and learn about that 'CONGO ASHANTI ROY'of which my childhood consisted,legends galore!Cousin Bob is referred to as Kalala till this day. Come and see 'Natty Congo' whaaat!Brazzaville took a 2 goal lead thinking it was done and dusted.They'd last won the trophy in '72 whilst Kinshasa took the '74 trophy so they both had great ancestry.

Yes it's the 2nd half and DR is down by 2 and Robert Kidiaba is mad at his defence. Yet their 'liver never quivered' as the street parlance goes 'no shaking at all before'men!!Systematically they played soccer confidently, ripping through with card after card after card to show they had a myriad of tricks up their hoses.The dividends flowed. 4 goals they got with 'natty' Mbokane getting a brace.They twice hit the bar as well and everyone scream out 'ROOTS NATTY CONGO I,CONGO BONGO!!!Oh my God,I doff my hat!

Then the Saturday night movie was at hand.The homesters came out against 'old crows' Tunisia.Full vim they had but it didn't take too long for Tunisia to hold onto the reins with their innate Maghreb cunning.The homesters got going with full vim,yes they'd each been promised a quarter of a million 'Obama dollars'.Put yourself in their shoes.Yet Tunisia managed to get a goal and Balboa,Kikeboula and Nsua were kept under wraps and with injury time in sight the 'movie villainry' on him started.

This dude cunningly entered the box and managed a tumble with an opponent on him ,it was a 'CROOKED tumble and honestly the ref has an alibi in that he saw proceedings from behind,so it was the assistant ref who failed to scrutinise well enough.

Whether the ref' had been 'dollarbilled' or the 'Fates' were rewarding them for a disallowed goal in a prior match,no,I cannot tell,but tumble this dude did and the penalty was given,come and see the 'resurrection of the dead' and 'remission of sins'.The crowd were both befuddled and ecstatic at the same time,who on Earth had finagled

such reprieve.It certainly wasn't from Heaven.Everyone say 'referee is God',RESPECTETH THOU?2006 World Cup,Italy in extra time, 119th min of this semi final and it's goaless and in this last action of the game Grosso enters the opposing box and stops.

Then in a one on one he pushes the ball beyond opponent and tumbles down as he moves and this was 'Sicilian style cunning'It was so convincing.The Italian slotted the penalty and dubious or not,they went on to win the Word Cup. Grosso resurrected people and so did this dude.'Chancellor of the University' Balboa was lethally calm as he slotted the ball gladly into the net.They weren't going to give up and Balboa took full responsibility and run from centre arc to the 'D'and he was bodily checked off the ball,he was pushed first and smart Alec will show you how he's been

legally fouled,football is for the brainy,for with the ball in the 'D' Balboa proceeded to curl a World class free kick to the right 90'.Proud to be AFRICAN!IT WAS A CLASS ACT!! Dreams come true,E.Guinea was in the semis.The homesters all left the theatre with 'blowman' Balboa's excellent rifling skills on their lips,such shooting

was not the norm.They'd lived to fight another day.

Then it was time for the CONAKRY boys company vrs ACCRA 'bwai'! The outcry against Jordan Ayew was idiotically misconstrued into something negative by lesser endowed 'soccer imaginations'.I had no time for any kid's gloves pamperings and pussyfooting about the the matter for my 'beloved son' Quincy Owusu Abeyie was finagled out of the squad in 'can of worms' circumstances and then we got to watch this 'punishment' match after match because we all love Abedi Pele ?Post Brazil GH was in no mood for any behind the scenes puppeteering.

As if to reward us for our honesty,within 3 minutes Awasi Appiah [Jordans replacement] broke loose through the left channel,to Andre Ayew the ball went and with his back to goal and 2 dudes on his case, he lets go a cunning backheel which finds Atsu who is allowed to play it by Akwasi Appiah who is also ready and with the 'keepers sight blocked by his own man Atsu places gently,yes 3 minutes gone and when we complain about Jordan they say 'we don't know football',yes Andre actually said this to the people of GH erroneously.

God knows,no Jordan,3 minutes,GH 1,Guinea 0!!The Guineans were shellshocked and GH was buoyed,The Black Stars spaced themselves fantastically,so effective was this refined spacing that the Guineans had no space in which to play those 'electrical'passes/off the ball moves,yes when Conte and Traore were in their element woe betides you but not today,GH MADE THEM PLAY'BUSY FOR NOTHING DISJOINTEDNESS 'WHAAAT!!Their wings were clipped.

So well did GH that a throw in to the left back was miscued and latched unto by Akwasi Appiah who mercilessly planted it home. Akwasi Appiah had upstaged Jordan Ayew and proven the true experts right.Okay, imagine Akwasi Appiah had been as lethargic and 'spiritless'[Dede plays with spirit] as Jordan,no one hates anyone,but GH is on a serious warpath.

Then Atsu lived up to the 'Ayigbe Messi' tag.The toss to the right wing was chested onto his feet on the touch line,he wrigggles leftward with an opponent on him and proceeds to send this curling dispersal of a glider which dipped into the farpost 90',it was from dreamland AYIGBE MESSI had made a very important ANNOUNCEMENT.

For once GH was ADORABLE.Afriyie Acquah did some wicked disposession from behind and Wakasso was sliding on the 'park slide'.There were such long periods when our 'keeper was on holiday and that was a very good sign.Frank Akyeampong came and had some fun as we were already 3ni up.Still Quincy's lightening pace and step overs will ensure the true elevation of these lovely GH youth who are now learning the 'FANCY AND EFFICIENT GH SOCCER BLUEPRINT'.

The Algerian/Ivorian match saw the genius of Mr. Bonney of Manchester city fame.The dude stole 2 goals as the Ivorians played a determined game to overawe Algeria by 3 goals to 1.The Algerians had been totally deflated by GH's western neighbour and they accepted the thrashing in good faith.

The top 4 in Africa have emerged with the Ivorians clashing with Natty Congo and then the'Thursday Theatre' will have a very important 'gunman' in the works.Yes the Chancellor himself,yes can the intelligence of Balboa and his 'partners in crime',namely the enterprising Kikeboula,Emilio and Edu,boy oooh boy can these sophisticated

lot stand tall against a 'worldly wise' GH who didn't even know they were World Champs.

Who told you if we'd done the HONEST selection Germano wouldn't have 'chopped'5 clean goals with Dede,Gyan and Quincy most especially showing all and sundry that when the GH bwai dem meet,it's a whole different ball game,Oh Natty,the milk's already spilt in Brazil,fight on GH FIGHT ON!! CAN YOU IMAGINE THE FINAL GAME? IMAGINATION TAKES ME HIGH,HIGH,HIGH!!!

CHEERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!