{"id":1260654,"date":"2022-12-01T19:46:16","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T19:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/01\/ghana-fans-relish-revenge-against\/"},"modified":"2022-12-01T19:46:16","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T19:46:16","slug":"ghana-fans-relish-revenge-against","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/01\/ghana-fans-relish-revenge-against\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana fans relish revenge against"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1651162277_103_113170333_suarezhandball-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Luis Suarez said he made the 'save of the tournament'\" title=\"Luis Suarez said he made the 'save of the tournament'\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luis Suarez said he made the &#8216;save of the tournament&#8217;<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>When Ghana face Uruguay on Friday in their decisive final World Cup group match, one name will be on the minds of many from the West African country: Luis Suarez.<\/p>\n<p>The Uruguay striker broke Ghanaian hearts at the 2010 World Cup when his deliberate handball stopped a certain goal in the dying stages of their quarterfinal.<\/p>\n<p>Suarez was sent off but Asamoah Gyan missed the resulting penalty \u2013 cue wild celebrations from Suarez on the sidelines \u2013 and Uruguay then beat the Black Stars in the penalty shootout.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>It is a dark day scorched deep in the memory of many Ghanaian football fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were waiting to celebrate, but we cried in the streets,\u201d said Samuel Quist, 36, buying a Ghana team shirt in the capital Accra in preparation for Friday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hated that day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This time it is Uruguay who are up against it \u2013 a Ghana win would put them into the last 16 and send Uruguay home, but a draw for Ghana could also be enough.<\/p>\n<p>Current Ghana skipper Andre Ayew, the only player left from the 2010 squad, attempted to play down talk of revenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone felt bad (in 2010) but for me, I just want to get to the next stage,\u201d he told reporters in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRevenge or not, we would go with the same determination and desire to win because we want to get to the next stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not looking back, I don\u2019t want to focus on the past,\u201d added the softly-spoken 32-year-old forward.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"uapNsLaasIw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Premtobre Kasee on Adom TV (01-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uapNsLaasIw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luis Suarez said he made the &#8216;save of the tournament&#8217; When Ghana face Uruguay on Friday in their decisive final World Cup group match, one name will be on the minds of many from the West African country: Luis Suarez. 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