Asamoah

But I disagree with any suggestion that Ghana are defensive - Rajevac has certainly made them more compact that they have been in the past but they are also a highly enterprising team, as you would expect given that the presence of inventive swashbucklers such as Asamoah, Ayew, Tagoe, Gyan and even Prince-Boateng.

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And the contrast between the brave but beleaguered Yakubu and Tema staff doctor Patricia Asamoah could not be more marked.

'In 10 years' time, Ghana may not require any aid at all' 2012

In a forlorn Twitter plea for steers in the direction of other Premier League players who shun meat, the name of the former Liverpool Spice Boy Phil Babb cropped up on a number of occasions, as did those of – deep breath – Ramon Vegan, Earl Carrot, Stan Cauliflower, Asamoah Yam and Keny Jackett Potato.

The Knowledge | Vegetarian footballers in the Premier League | Barry Glendenning 2011

Apart from a curling shot in the 43rd minute, Asamoah Gyan barely featured; had he not put a volley in to the crowd with 15 minutes remaining, the Ghanaian's sum contribution to the second half would have been putting a toe on the neat pass from Danny Welbeck that set up Henderson's 51st minute attempt.

Sunderland's hopes of survival hurt by Birmingham and Simon Mignolet 2011

With the energetic support of the two Ghanaians in Udinese's midfield, Emmanuel Agyemang Badu and Kwadwo Asamoah, Di Natale was giving his side a point of reference and an attacking structure that frequently reduced Arsenal's defence to desperate last-ditch measures.

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At one point, unprompted, one of the recovering TB patients points to Asamoah and says: "She's my mother – she looked after me, it's all down to her."

'In 10 years' time, Ghana may not require any aid at all' 2012

But Asamoah remembers a different time: Before we got help from the Global Fund, these kind of patients in the ARV unit were all wheelchair-bound.

'In 10 years' time, Ghana may not require any aid at all' 2012

Kwadwo Asamoah and Dusan Basta scored the home side's other goals in the second half as Cesena struggled with 10 men after the dismissal of Maurizio Lauro on the hour.

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Asamoah is positively beaming as she shows us around.

'In 10 years' time, Ghana may not require any aid at all' 2012

Mweene saved a penalty from Asamoah Gyan in the semi-final.70 min: DIDIER DROGBA MISSES!

Ivory Coast v Zambia - as it happened | Jacob Steinberg 2012