Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - RE: World Cup Diary 3

My brother,

No need to lament yesterday's loss by the Black Stars. They gave a good account of themselves, the god of football was unkind to them yesterday. But this happens sometimes. I am as proud of his young, aggressive Ghana team as I am distressed by the lethargic and ugly display of the Super 'Chickens' of my own Nigeria yesterday. 

In today's football, the game's fortune sails better on the fleet-footed and skillful legs of the young, not tired old legs. See Spain's opening match. Ghana has lot going for them with this young team. All they need is a bit more tactical discipline and team cohesion. 

Folu

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On Jun 17, 2014, at 7:18 AM, "Assensoh, Akwasi B." <aassenso@indiana.edu> wrote:

Dear Brother Kwasi:

 

Many thanks for your very helpful World Cup Diary #3, which is like a consolation prize in a lost competition.

 

My two teenage sons, born in America but cheered yesterday evenly for Ghana and America, can't believe that their father's ancestral home (Ghana) soccer or football team would be defeated so easily! They have pounded me with "Why, and What happened, Dad" questions.

 

My response to our two teenage sons (Kwadwo and Livingston Kwabena Assensoh) was as simple as this: Ghana's national team, the Black Stars, suffered from the "fatal disease of over confidence".

 

We will continue to pray for Mother Ghana and the Black Stars because as young Kwadwo reminded me, Ghana is still playing in the group!

 

Hopefully, Coach Kwasi Appiah -- our Kwasi/Akwasi name's sake -- will, henceforth, open his ears and listening devices in order to get advice so that he WILL now know how to start the Black Stars for any international game: to use seasoned players but not mainly novices! Amen!!

 

Coach Appiah should, please, make amends to do the right thing (as Spike Lee of USA would admonish) because we cannot afford and, also, we do not need the usual after Ghana coup d'états' intellectual refrain and dissection of  "What Went Wrong" lectures!

 

A.B. Assensoh.

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From: Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng [gapenteng@outlook.com]
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Subject: World Cup Diary 3

Dear friends
please find my World Cup Diary 3 attached. 


Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng
Consultant in Communication, Culture and Media
President, Ghana Association of Writers
Member, National Media Commission
 
PAWA HOUSE
Roman Ridge, Accra

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