 So what's this called? This dish? It's called Khufu. This soup. Yeah, this is the Khufu and the Khufu. And so it's just got lamb, baby and fish. And mushroom. And this is like a regular popular dish in Ghanaian culture? Dayman. He's scared to live a day like that. We often gather together, share a meal, whether it be after work, after uni for some of these gentlemen. Just to make sure that I guess we build those bonds, stay really close. And I guess, yeah, for us football is not just football, it's more so us building bonds with our team and just building those family ties and family bonds. And as you can see, we love sharing meals together. Whether it be traditional food, whether it be takeout, we often spend a lot of time together and I guess that shows. Team bonding is very important because the end of the day, football is there. But outside of football, I think that's the biggest thing. One thing all Ghanians always know is that you always know a Ghanian because they bring that culture from there to here. They will not lose their sense of identity even though they're in Australia. The Ghanian team has been in existence since the late 80s when the large majority of Ghanians migrated to Australia. It started to take form in the late 90s, early 2000s when the African Cup was born for the first time in New South Wales. It has since then grown into a really competitive side. The Ghanian team in the New South Wales African Cup that always had, I guess, a big, big standard or a high standard to sort of, you know, uphold. We've been one of the first African nations where we've had a big group of us sort of migrate to Australia. We've always had that expectation to be a top team and to always be up there. The new generation, very young group of guys and gentlemen, but I think there's a lot of energy. And I guess that's really, really, I find that's really good. So when it comes to training, you can kind of see that pretty much the boys already are hungry to play. Playing football from a young age in Ghana, it's all about entertainment. We're not privy to have television, as most probably not everyone would. So from a young age, we're playing the streets and that's how we entertain ourselves. We've brought that here and we've tried to capture it through the teams that we've had in years gone by and we're trying to maintain that heritage, that love, that creativity, that flair in our play in the generations, the first Australian generations that are here. So we hope to foster that through this forum. We normally train at Kellyville. Usually it's in the Kellyville, somewhere in Maryland, we play in community parks. So when we came to Wanderers, we were really, really grateful for their facilities. We found it really good. We like how professional it is. Soka is a language that unites everyone. Even movement with dancing and African, it's just all about that flow that brings us together and we're all able to understand it. It's great to be here the first day of the tournament. You can see in the background that we're just getting into the groom, getting into the vibe. We're just thanking God for allowing us to be here to get the inspiration, get the team spirit up so we can display that on the field today. In all of our players, we're super excited already. We had our training kits and then the first time they saw our new playing strips. So they were super, super excited. Yeah, the first game in any competition is a hard one. Emotions are flying, everyone's proved a point. We came in to the tournament. This is a road to recovery for us. We wanted to give it a good showing, but we lost our keeper. After 25 minutes, 30 minutes, our backs were up against the wall. The boys dug deep. Unfortunately, it wasn't to be. We went down to Cape Bird. A tough weekend last week for us. We sort of just came into the tournament. We had so many expectations from ourselves, from the coaches, from the community. So when we came here, it was like, oh, there's pressure, oh, there's expectations. And unfortunately we couldn't step up to that. That was probably the first time Ghana has copped that much of a loss in our opening game. The first game we had was quite humbling, going down to Cape Bird 4-0. Cape Bird pretty much celebrated as if it was they'd won the Grand Final. Yep, South Africa had a hard game coming off 7-1 win versus our 4-0 loss. Our competition is at risk and we don't want to go out. But every boy out there turned out today. Last week happened, it is what it is, it's in the past now. So all we can do is just go forward from here. Today there was nothing but a win. Everyone from the bench to those who started their new, we weren't going to accept anything but a win. So we came in and we did the job. We're coming off a high after 8-1. I told the third game, said to the boys, go out and enjoy yourself, do nothing different. You know what you have to do. The first half was very disappointing to be honest with you. The second half I just said to the boys, you've got 45 minutes left of the tournament to go. It's up to you what you want to do from here. Very happy to get into the next round and anything can happen from here. Sierra Leone John rivalry goes back a long time in this competition. Right back to the early 2000s. They've gone through a golden generation and still have some really good players left. And we've got some good young talent with matured talent. They want nothing more than to stop our recovery. And we want nothing more than to start our recovery with them. The way the boys played first half, it was tough. Both teams are going to take the lead. The second half, I think we really stepped, put our foot down and showed them that we've got the guts and the grit to move on to the semi-finals. And I'm very proud of the boys coming through with their win. 3-0, wasn't expecting it, but very happy, static. Yeah, Congo. They pretty much told us coming to this game that we're going to teach us a football lesson. Saturday. And we accepted to be taught a lesson. We were ready to learn. We were proud of the boys that had come to pressure on a day. And I'm very proud of them. A static without the accepted challenge. So step by step proven that we're on the road to recovery. It's been an outstanding tournament this year. And I think, firstly, the partnership with the Wanderers has just been an incredible platform to launch, I think, this and their future competitions with. And so, I think in terms of this year though, it's certainly made it a very special event and a special occasion of having just access to an amazing facility, a professional setup, which has been really, really next level. I think you would come into this final with a lot of confidence and I think we're well prepared. I think having the battle scars at earlier rounds of the tournament has definitely given us a lot of grounding. And so from there we're going into this final with a lot of confidence and sober judgment. Starting off, a lot of pressure on both teams. Sudan have been absolutely brilliant throughout the tournament. Second to none, the coaching staff said to the boys, you've proved to everyone that you deserve to be here and your road to recovery, you really embraced it. And now the destiny is in your hand. What you do today is all your hard work. The atmosphere was wild. I hadn't been playing in front of that many people before. Walking out there was definitely a lot of nerves and we had to really draw in our experience to get us through the final. Really strong, we were playing some good football and they seemed like they weren't ready for it. They were sort of overall experienced more than we were. We got that early goal, much of the surprise and that unsettled them and gave us a lot of confidence to push on. Then the second goal came which left them quite rattled and not knowing what to do. Half time gave them a bit of an opportunity to really look at things. Credit to the boys, they didn't take that step back and they kept going at Sudan. We got the goal, that set them back a bit. Credit to Sudan, they didn't relent. They got one back, emotions are running everywhere. We didn't get a lucky break which I thought, yes, lucky but we truly deserved it. Last kick of the game, Sudan gets a goal over time. Freddie got the ball in the left wing, had his man one on one, put him inside, put him on his right foot and just cracked it from about 24, 25 yards out. Let's defend, let's just keep believe. He's got that persona about him where he's confident in what he does. I had a mission to do and I knew I was going to do, I'm secure. I knew I was going to win it. This is something that I've never been a part of before my life. The bond and the closest that we have as boys. I am feeling relieved, excited, happy, every emotion you can think of. Amazing, words can't explain it. It's been seven years now since we all won the championship. It's family on and off the pitch. We eat together, we train together. Today the boys made me so proud. They make it so easy to coach and yeah, I just couldn't be more proud of it. The boys, unbelievable. Having a meal and a chat, it's gotten a 64th independence day so we're super excited. When we first spoke, we were preparing for the tournament and training really hard to ensure that we won the tournament and today we return as the 2020 African Cup of Nations winners. It was after hard work and dedication it all paid off. Being together is everything to us. It's something that we do on, I guess, every occasion whether it's happy time, sad times. Being together brings us a sense of community, a sense of purpose. Returning as a champion, it's even more exhilarating and I guess it's something that we strive to achieve from the beginning and especially with us being in the tournament for so long but the first time partnering with the Wanderers it means even more to us this win. Ghana 2020 champions, how does it feel? Feels amazing. Feels great, feels amazing. They welcomed me from the start and right to the end and I feel like I'm part of the team and part of the family. It was awesome and look honestly, if 2021 came around and they asked me to play again, I'd be more than happy to. It was an amazing, great experience and it was a privilege to be representing Ghana today. Thank you and thank you to the Wanderers. Thank you to New South Wales African Cup organization all the administrators in particular Bernard and Mari and all the supporting crew. We couldn't have done this without them. And to you, thank you. Thank you for all your support. I really appreciate it. When it was raining, you were there. When it was sunny, you were there. I'm glad you're here to enjoy it with us. I did tell you don't finish it till the final. So I'm glad you did it.