{"id":421757,"date":"2017-09-24T18:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-09-24T18:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/24\/photos-thousands-defy-rains-to-fill-stadium-ahead-ghana-vs-nigeria-clash\/"},"modified":"2017-09-24T18:00:23","modified_gmt":"2017-09-24T18:00:23","slug":"photos-thousands-defy-rains-to-fill-stadium-ahead-ghana-vs-nigeria-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/24\/photos-thousands-defy-rains-to-fill-stadium-ahead-ghana-vs-nigeria-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Thousands defy rains to fill stadium ahead Ghana vs Nigeria clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/66790122.295.jpg\" alt=\"Wafu Final8\" title=\"Wafu Final8\" width=\"295\" height=\"221\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The fans in Cape Coast have been overwhelming since day one<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1506276023_783_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Thousands of football fans in and around Cape Cost have defied the heavy rains and are gradually filling the Cape Coast Stadium ahead of the much anticipated West African Football Union (WAFU) Nations Cup grand finale between Ghana\u2019 Black Stars B and their Nigerian counterparts, the Super Eagles today.<\/p>\n<p>The supporters, most of whom are clad in Ghana paraphernalia have already thronged the stadium for a feel of what is expected to be a fierce encounter between the two giants of African football.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fans in Cape Coast have been overwhelming since day one &#13; 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