Mahama pokes fun at Black Stars players over anthem silence at World Cup
President John Mahama has taken a light-hearted swipe at Ghana’s Black Stars over their failure to sing the national anthem during the team’s World Cup matches, joking that players who cannot sing it should not make the national team.
Speaking at the Jubilee House after Ghana’s exit from the tournament, the President said he was struck by the silence of some players during the anthem before the Black Stars’ final game — a 1-0 loss to Colombia that ended the country’s World Cup run.“During the World Cup, our players were not all singing the national anthem.
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