Thursday, May 26, 2011

Playing for Africa Peace in the City of Accra

On a rain-drenched Accra afternoon, when Michael Essien partly 'bribed' Ghanaians to accept him in their hearts on his return to the Black Stars, and partly put on a spectacle to appeal for peace on the continent, it was so wonderful to see Drogba and Kalusha, Ljunberg and de Jong, Ashley Cole and StepApp all play on the ridiculously sloshed field in a charity match. Somebody wondered why they did not apply to play it in Tripoli or Mogadishu or Abyei.
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1 comment:

  1. yeh26 May, 2011

    Well, since it was meant in part as an appeasement offering (of sorts) to his Ghanaian fans and non-fans, it had to go down in Accra - feigning patriotism!

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