The local senior national team, the Black Galaxies, will tomorrow Saturday, January 28, 2023 take on their counterpart from Niger in the ongoing TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Algeria.
The Black galaxies on January 19 came from behind to defeat Sudan 31, after a grueling 90 minutes, to set the stage for qualification to the quarter final..
The team finished with six points in Group C – three points behind Madagascar who topped the group with nine points after demolition.
Football or soccer is considered one of the most popular sports in the world. For most Ghanaians, it is, unarguably, the greatest bounding factor, a strong ‘pillar’ of unity begging to be harnessed. Unfortunately, for some time now, it has become a business for those who have been put in charge to manage it.
The popularity the sport gained in the 90’s is not as we are witnessing today and this has led to the decline and the lack of interest people are showing in the game.
Our sports stadiums cannot even boast of having 2000 people visiting to cheer their local teams up.
The lack of interest Ghanaians are showing in the participation of the Black Galaxies in the ongoing CHAN, is borne out of the heartbreaks soccer fans have suffered over the years for supporting any of the national teams. The last time Ghana won any trophy was in 2009, when the under 20, lifted the world cup in Egypt.
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is so fixated in choosing the new coach for the cash cow; the black Stars that they have failed to rally Ghanaians to support the Black Galaxies, who are on an important national assignment.
This newspaper joins millions of Ghanaians to wish the gallant players and the technical team the best of luck, as they get ready to conquer Africa, by first of all defeating Niger and progressing to the Semi-Finals.
When the Black galaxies players file out for their quarter final match against Niger tomorrow, they should display the highest levels of patriotism and be rest assured that all Ghanaians are behind them.
