Story : Tim Dzamboe, Ho
Active night life prolonged in Ho and many parts of the Volta Region last Sunday after the Black Stars had defeated the Green Eagles of Nigeria by 2-1 in the hectic quarterfinals of the African Nations Cup tournament played last Sunday.
Carnivals erupted from various corners of Ho and spontaneously spread to form a large mass of people singing and chanting patriotic songs either with “borborbor”, brass band or any other rhythm one may found most attractive to join.
Along the Ho-Heve route towards the Ho Polytechnic was a brass band procession that moved towards the main centre of town through Ahoe.
Another group moved down the K.K house round about with a procession of “borborbor” towards the centre of town through the Ghana Commercial Bank road while the “ Zibo” boys group, a popular vibrant youth group moved across to Dome winning along large number of people into its very fast moving and swift marching.
There was no doubt that a very large number of people including the physically handicapped had poured onto the streets cheering the Black Stars some singing “ Anago du gari” , alluding that the Nigerians have chopped gari.
There were however a few extremists behaviour by some motorbike riders who defied laid down traffic regulations that put life at risk.
Some jubilants also blocked traffic at the Ray Makosa junction and danced to the music that came from a studio nearby, in addition to a blockade at the central market making movement of vehicles almost impossible. Perhaps policemen should be deployed to check such negative developments in the next victory to be celebrated.
Many people the “ Daily Graphic” spoke to after the match said it was a heartbreaking event last Sunday because they had sat on thorns until after the final whistle crowned the Black Stars.
Residents of the SSNIT flats roared into jubilation while many car owners left for town to witness the carnival.
Majority of respondents told the “ Daily Graphic” that it was “a sweet, good and genuine victory” in view of the background of the game in which a penalty was awarded the nation as the host and the expulsion of the captain , John Mensah, but still the Black Stars were still determined to sail through.
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