Ghanaian football fans urge Black Stars to beat Colombia

ACCRA, July 3 — Football fans in Ghana have urged the country’s men’s national team, the Black Stars, to eliminate Colombia in their upcoming FIFA World Cup round of 32 clash to salvage the image of the African continent.

Despite an impressive group stage performance that saw nine out of ten African representatives qualify for the knockout stage, Morocco remains the only side from the continent to have advanced to the round of 16 so far.

South Africa, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal, DR Congo, and Algeria have all been eliminated in the round of 32, while Egypt and Cabo Verde are expected to face Australia and Argentina, respectively, late on Friday.