Countrymen and women, loyalists and opponents, football enthusiasts and those who just don?t care, we were all very pleasantly surprised when the Black Stars beat Bafana-Bafana, weren?t we? I never in my wildest fantasies imagined that the Black Stars could beat the South Africans in their own backyard. But they did it and we are all very happy. Thank God for small mercies.

The victory over the Bafana Bafana has rekindled hopes that the Black Stars can qualify for the World Cup next year. I am hoping for the best but am also preparing for the worst. Am urging all of you to do the same. The Black Stars have often shown that they can only guarantee one thing ? disappointment. I sometimes like to call them the Black ?disappointing? Stars. Today, they are beating those you expect them to lose to. The next day, they are losing to those you expect them to beat.