President set to receive Ghana's world champions

Satellites will take the U20 WOrld Cup trophy to president Atta Mills

Ghana's victorious U20 World Cup team will present the three trophies they won at the tournament to the country's president at the seat of government later on Monday.

 
Prof. John Evans Atta Mills will receive the players at the Castle after the Black Satellites became the first African side to win the U20 World Cup on Friday.

But before that, Ghana's heroes will parade the trophies on the streets to the millions who supported and prayed for them throughout the tournament.

Prof Mills will then receive captain Dede Ayew and his team-mates as he is expected to announce a 'handsome' package for the team as they did the country and continent proud.

Ghana was set alight with joy on Friday night as the Black Satellites pipped Brazil 4-3 on penalties to win the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Cairo, becoming the first African team to do so.

Motorists tooted their horns, fans waved Ghana's flag of red, gold and green with the black star in the middle, rolled on the ground, ran up and down streets, and sang in praise of the footballers when Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu held his nerve to slot home his penalty kick for an historic victory.

"Hail Ghana!" shouted many people from all walks of life.

"We have won! We're world champions!" one sports fan shouted as he raced up and down from a TV repair shop in Accra, where he and about a dozen others watched the nail-biting finals.

Goalkeeper Daniel Agyei was specially hailed by fans, who noted that his heroism saved the day for the Africans.

Ghana's victory gives Africa its first FIFA U-20 World Cup trophy and was sweet revenge over Brazil, who had defeated the Satellites in the finals in 1993.

 
Read all the stories and reaction from the Satellites win on Friday:

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Please click the links below to see the pictures of the Satellites win on Friday:

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