The lead story on the front pages of both the Daily Graphic and the Ghanaian Times is about the 1-0 victory of Ghana?s Under-20 soccer team, the Black Satellites over their Malian counterparts. While the Graphic headline says: ??Africa U-20 kicks off...Ghana in good start...Thanksto the magic of penalty?, the Ghanaian Times headline reads: ?Satellites manage a win...And set to work?. The Graphic account has that one moment of blunder can unmake the dream of a country, while a moment of brilliance can actualise the dream of another country. The paper says this was the first lesson learnt on the opening day of the 11th African Under-20 Youth Championship in Accra with Ghana smiling away with a lucky lone victory over Mali. The Times, on the other hand says the national Under-20 team, the Black Satellites, kept hopes alive yesterday when they began the 11th African Youth Soccer Championship with a slim 1-0 victory over their zealous Malian counterparts. The Graphic says the Malians baffled the fans, high and low, with their brilliance, power and pace, adding that at one stage, they had their Ghanaian counterparts chasing their shadows. It says the situation of the Ghanaians was so desperate and embarrassing that only a moment of magic could turn their game around. The Graphic says luckily for the Satellites and unfortunately for the well-drilled, athletic-looking Malians, who made good use of open spaces and played coherently to a rehearsed pattern, that moment came just on the stroke of half time. According to the Times, it was a significant victory for the Satellites who have in the past, found the Malians difficult to handle at the youth level. The paper says so elated were the Satellites that they danced for almost 15 minutes to the brass ban music provided by Ghana National Supporters? Union, underlining the importance of the victory.
The lead story on the front pages of both the Daily Graphic and the Ghanaian Times is about the 1-0 victory of Ghana?s Under-20 soccer team, the Black Satellites over their Malian counterparts. While the Graphic headline says: ??Africa U-20 kicks off...Ghana in good start...Thanksto the magic of penalty?, the Ghanaian Times headline reads: ?Satellites manage a win...And set to work?. The Graphic account has that one moment of blunder can unmake the dream of a country, while a moment of brilliance can actualise the dream of another country. The paper says this was the first lesson learnt on the opening day of the 11th African Under-20 Youth Championship in Accra with Ghana smiling away with a lucky lone victory over Mali. The Times, on the other hand says the national Under-20 team, the Black Satellites, kept hopes alive yesterday when they began the 11th African Youth Soccer Championship with a slim 1-0 victory over their zealous Malian counterparts. The Graphic says the Malians baffled the fans, high and low, with their brilliance, power and pace, adding that at one stage, they had their Ghanaian counterparts chasing their shadows. It says the situation of the Ghanaians was so desperate and embarrassing that only a moment of magic could turn their game around. The Graphic says luckily for the Satellites and unfortunately for the well-drilled, athletic-looking Malians, who made good use of open spaces and played coherently to a rehearsed pattern, that moment came just on the stroke of half time. According to the Times, it was a significant victory for the Satellites who have in the past, found the Malians difficult to handle at the youth level. The paper says so elated were the Satellites that they danced for almost 15 minutes to the brass ban music provided by Ghana National Supporters? Union, underlining the importance of the victory.
