The Black Stars of Ghana
How the Ghanaian football team won a famous Africa Cup of Nations victory in 1965.
In the 1960s, the Ghanaian football team dominated Africa, winning tournament after tournament. Known as the Black Stars, they were an exciting attacking force which President Kwame Nkrumah hoped would help promote African unity. But in 1965, the Ghanaians faced an uphill struggle in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in Tunis.Their star striker, Osei Kofi, remembers the match for Witness.
(Photo: Osei Kofi speaking to the 大象传媒)
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