Ghana are only the third African team in history to make it to the quarter-finals at the World Cup after Cameroon (1990) and Senegal (2002), but achieving this remarkable feat hasn't affected the Black Stars' humble attitude, much to the delight of influential midfielder Stephen Appiah.

"This Black Stars team is strange. If you go to some of the teams, if you go to their camp after a big victory like our win against the USA, you'll see the players outside the lobby, drinking and going to bed late," said Appiah to fifa.com.

"But in our camp you won't even see the players outside. After a big win you'll see us in our room, maybe talking with our wives, with our girlfriends or friends. We will be playing cards or listening to music.

"I think it's a good thing because – as I always say – with big players, you don't see them out after a big victory. They always stay in and focus. I think it's a good sign. The moment you think everything is going well and you start getting a cocky head, then everything goes wrong."