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Elijah got into the spirit with a T-shirt from his grandparents. However, it wasn't enough for Ghana, who went down to Cameroun 1-0 in a hard-fought contest. Meanwhile, defending champions Egypt demolished Cote D'Ivoire and then went on to defeat Cameroun 1-0 in the final Sunday.

Ghana also beat Cote D'Ivoire 4-2 Saturday for a third-place showing.

Ghana through to semifinals...

...after beating Nigeria 2-1 with a 10-man squad, after Captain John Mensah got sent off. What an effort! I wish I was in Accra right now. Highlights from the match are here.

Ghana now faces Cote d'Ivoire, which demolished Guinea 5-0 Sunday night. (Photo: Ghana star Michael Essien challenging John Obi Mikel of the Super Eagles.)