All About U20

I wish it was a kind of UFO, but it is actual U20 that attracts all the attention now in Ghana.

The U20 stands for soccer world cup for Under 20 years old players, currently held in Egypt. If you meet someone on the street, especially a young men, he will tell you about the recent game in which Ghana's Black Satellites beat Uzbekistan by 2:1.

It could not be Ghana without talking about the national pastime, just like talking about the U.S. without baseball games. And when talking about soccer in Ghana, you will encounter street players around every corner of the city, much like pitchball to Americans and Ping-Pong to Chinese.

Speaking of soccer, Ghana's national team Black Star was beaten by Japanese team other day, and it was instant feeling of collective defeat. One local friend told me that before the game, the Japanese were beaten by Black Star every single time and they had been looking for revenge, and now they finally got it. He then clinched his teeth and I was feeling relieved for not being a Japanese.

Back to U20, as three time African Champion, Ghana team is heavily favored to take the World Cup. We will have to wait and see.