How Ghana Black Satellite won the Under 20 FIFA World Cup On October 16, 2009
Today marks exactly 14 years since the National Under-20 team, the Black Satellite, won the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Egypt in 2009.
Winning the World Cup by beating the Brazilians 4-3 on penalties became a world record for an African country to win an international trophy.
It was their third appearance at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup, and they won it successfully with Sellas Tetteh as the head coach and Andre Dede Ayew as the captain.
Dede Ayew and a Brazilian player
On that day, the young stars were eager and passionate to win the trophy since they had gone unbeaten by defeating Cameroon, Austria, and Panama in the group stage and proceeded to beat South Korea in the round of 16, South Korea in the quarterfinals, and Hungary in the semi-finals.
The final match was held at the Estadio Internacional de Cairo, which was filled with 67,814 football lovers.
The starting point for the Black Satellite
Daniel Agyei
Samuel Inkoom
Jonathan Mensah
Daniel Addo
David Addy
Abeiku Quansah
Emmanuel Agyeman Badu
Ande Ayew
Rabiu Mohammed
Ransford Osei
Dominic Adiyah
Starting lineup for the Brazilian under-20 team
Rafael Monteiro
Renan Ribeiro
Saulo
Bruno Betucci
Dallon Moreilla
Diogo Bittencourt
Douglas Pereiva
Fabrico Dornellas
Rafael Toloi
Allan Kodec
Willington Junior
The game became too much for the Black Satellite when David Addy received a Red Card and was sent out.
But the Brazilians were not able to take advantage of it to score the Black Satellite.
After 120 minutes of soccer action,the score line remained goalless until it was separated by penalties.
During the penalty shootout, Ghana scored 4-3 against the Brazilians.
Emmanuel Agyeman Badu was the skipper who scored the historic winning goal for the Under-20 team.
This historic victory over the Brazilians placed the Ghana under-20 team on the world map as the first African team to break the world and African chains in the history of football.
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After the tournament, the Golden Boot Award was given to Dominic Adiyah, who scored eight goals.
Their victory also paved the way for many of the players to get signed by some football clubs in Europe and the world at large.
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