Samuel Inkoom believes Ghana can become the first African team to win the World Cup after beating the USA 2-1 to reach the quarterfinals on Saturday where they will play two-time winners Uruguay.
“We are ready to live the ultimate dream,” said the 20-year-old midfielder. The USA had produced stirring second-half performances to force a draw against Slovenia and a win over Algeria in the group stage, and threatened something similar when Landon Donovan equalised from the penalty spot after 61 minutes in Saturday’s second-round match.
But the way Ghana resisted the US surge and went on to grab a winner has strengthened Inkoom’s already bristling self-belief. “They are a very good team, the US, for me,” he said. “The formation is there, the coach is very good. But we took our chances. That was the difference between us.”
As he pointed out after the game, the confidence he expressed then was entirely justified, and he is just as optimistic looking ahead to the quarterfinal on Friday. — AFP