German Football on a Low
VOXAFRICA.COM | 07-12-2009 21:29
“We are stronger, now”, said Joachim Low, Germany’s football coach. Full of confidence for his team’s latest performances, such as the one against Russia, he felt the need to warn his 2010 FIFA World Cup rivals. Did he forget that one of them is Ghana? Not really. Low considers Ghana the top African team along with Algeria.
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