Ghana Black Stars Visit President Before Africa Cup

Ghana's national football team the Black Stars have met with the president on the eve of the African Cup of Nations in South Africa.

Published

5 months ago

Categories

Sports, World

Topics

Africa, Sports

People

John Dramani Mahama, Asamoah Gyan, Kwesi Nyantakyi, Mubarak Wakaso

Places

South Africa, Ghana

Transcript

SHOTLIST: ACCRA, GHANA, JANUARY 3, 2013 SOURCE: AFPTV -VAR Black Stars players sitting at presentation SOUNDBITE 1, Kwesi Nyantakyi (man), Ghana Football Association president (English, 13 sec): "We hope to win this trophy. The whole team is committed to winning this trophy after having missed several opportunities for the past 31 years. We believe that this is our time." -VAR Black Stars players sitting at presentation SOUNDBITE 2, Mubarak Wakaso (man), Black Stars left winger (English, 19 sec): "Because we have a good team and we have good players, even sometimes if I look at the players that we had, I think we deserve more than the cup. We deserve more than the cup. We can even get the World Cup, without problem. But football is a game." -VAR Black Stars stand during presentation -Black Stars players sitting at presentation SOUNDBITE 3, Asamoah Gyan (man), Black Stars captain (English, 26 sec): "So we make sure, we go to South Africa, and then make every Ghanaian proud. You know, it's been a while since we've lifted the cup, and this, I'll say, is like a nightmare to the players, we know this, and the whole of Ghana. So, this time, we will make sure we make everybody proud by bringing the cup back to Ghana." -Black Stars walk past banquet area -Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama poses with Black Stars -Fan poses for photo with Blacks Stars player -Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama poses with Black Stars --------------------------------------------- NO AFP TEXT STORY