Last updated: 23 june, 2010 - 11:29 GMT

Black Stars carry African hopes in the World Cup

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So Cameroon, Nigeria and the hosts South Africa have all been eliminated from the World Cup at the first round.

And prospects don't look very good for Ivory Coast or Algeria.

So can Ghana redeem Africa's image by getting a good result against Germany tonight?

BBC Network Africa's David Amanor has been talking to some optimistic market traders.

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