Today’s highly anticipated encounter between Ghana and Uruguay is a game with a special significance for Ghana’s Afropop singer KiDi.
It’s a “revenge match!” he declared on Twitter.
“Go Black Stars, go,” he also cheered.
He once more used the emoji for crossed swords to criticize Uruguay.
The tweet was posted on Monday, November 28, in the jubilation of Ghana’s 3-2 victory over South Korea in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Ghana had lost 3-2 to Portugal in their Qatar 2022 Group H debut, but this victory gave them reason for optimism.
The West African nation faces off against Uruguay, their bitter rivals who prevented them from achieving history at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, on Friday, December 2.
Ghana was on the verge of becoming the first nation from Africa to advance to the World Cup semifinal round.
However, Luis Suarez parried the ball with his hand, denying Ghana the victory in the frantic match’s closing seconds.
Asamoah Gyan’s subsequent penalty, which was similarly unsuccessful, broke the hearts of many supporters throughout Africa, but especially in Ghana.
To advance to the round of 16, the Otto Addo-led Ghana Black Stars must defeat Uruguay tomorrow.
Luis Suarez has emphasized that tomorrow’s game is a must-win while noting that Portugal and Ghana are leading Group H with 3 and 6 points, respectively.
“We have one point and the final match against Ghana is do and die. We have no option than to win to make our fans happy,” he has noted to the press.
“We are going to put our lives and soul in this last match,” he emphasised, adding confidently that: “Ghana is a good team but we know them, we have beaten them before and we know how to beat them again.”