Ghana Carries Dreams of ‘Mother Africa’ at World Cup
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Ghana, the youngest squad at the soccer World Cup, is carrying the hopes of a continent into today’s quarterfinal against Uruguay.
Of the unprecedented six African teams at the tournament, only Ghana made it past the opening round. The Black Stars, whose average age is 24.1, would become the region’s first-ever semifinalist by winning at Soccer City near Soweto.