Story: Moses Dotsey Aklorbortu, Sekondi
Residents of the twin-city of Sekondi/Takoradi kept wake on Monday night after the match between Ghana and Morocco, which the Black Stars of Ghana won by 2-0.
Members of the community, irrespective of their social status, danced openly and hugged each other.
Many people did not stay at home to watch the match, but rather moved to various bars, restaurants and parks with giant screens to watch with other enthusiastic crowds.
The journey from Essipun to Takoradi, which is normally undertaken in 10 minutes, took the Daily Graphic news team more than an hour to cover.
At Enyensia, both young and old took over the highway jubilating.
By the blast of the final whistle, people rushed to the streets and were doing all the traditional and contemporary dances, amid all kinds of noise, just to be part of the celebrations of the vintage performance by the Black Stars.
The passion with which the people celebrated the Black Stars’ victory in the metropolis and other parts of the region was such that if Ghana had lost the match, the story would have been different.
At the Jubilee Park at West Tanokrom, traffic came to a standstill as the jubilant fans defied all efforts by a joint military-police team to clear the road for traffic to flow.
Motorists, who normally expressed anger under such circumstances, rather joined the people to dance and to celebrate the sweet victory.
The celebrations went late into the night as drinking bars played music loudly to attract patronage. By 2 a.m. people were still jubilating.
Some of the fans who talked to the Daily Graphic said they knew Ghana would carry the day. They expressed the view that with the team spirit exhibited by the players, Ghanaians should not be surprised to see Ghana win the Nations Cup.
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