Comments on: PWC14 Quarter-Final: Ghana v Nigeria https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/05/pwc14-quarter-final-ghana-v-nigeria Lollards in the high church of low culture Wed, 28 May 2014 09:19:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: cis logged out https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/05/pwc14-quarter-final-ghana-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1381873 Wed, 28 May 2014 09:19:42 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27364#comment-1381873 wow, I was pretty sure we were going to be totalled by Ghana – there’s always something super charismatic to the way Guru’s voice and Ball J’s production match, and that martial drum’s a great motif. ilx afrobeats thread regular Benny Brassic has done some great mixes of Ball J productions, for anyone who’s looking to find more stuff in this vein: ball j beats vol 1, ball j beats vol 2.

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By: Jonathan Bogart https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/05/pwc14-quarter-final-ghana-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1380209 Mon, 26 May 2014 21:49:32 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27364#comment-1380209 Cheers to the champs from a squad that was always plucky underdogs by comparison. Africa! Africa!

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By: jeff w https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/05/pwc14-quarter-final-ghana-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1377349 Sat, 24 May 2014 10:49:44 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27364#comment-1377349 Ghana for me. A belter of a track – and the best pronunciation of “karaoke” I’ve encountered. Nigeria a bit … too Jamaican here?

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By: koganbot https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/05/pwc14-quarter-final-ghana-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1375771 Fri, 23 May 2014 04:34:27 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27364#comment-1375771 Ghana’s been the team of the tournament so far, and the Guru track reveals something new with each listen. But I’m giving the edge to Nigeria here. Seyi Shay is focused, determined, self-contained, yet she’s inspired a whole forest of sounds to walk her path with her.

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By: thefatgit https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/05/pwc14-quarter-final-ghana-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1375008 Thu, 22 May 2014 16:29:54 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27364#comment-1375008 Sorry to see one of these teams go. They’ve both provided some of the most vital and compelling performances so far. And here, Nigeria’s Sean Paul lift must go on the goal of the Tournament reel. It’s a netbuster of epic proportions.

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By: Ed https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/05/pwc14-quarter-final-ghana-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1374088 Thu, 22 May 2014 00:16:17 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27364#comment-1374088 What a game… It’s a real shame one of them has to go out at this stage, because this would have been a worthy final.

Nigeria are imperious here, and not hurt at all by borrowing a play from Sean Paul’s all-time career high.

Ghana, though…. When it’s playing, I can’t imagine ever wanting to listen to anything else, and when it finishes I just want to hear it again. Off to track down the complete works of Guru now.

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By: lonepilgrim https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/05/pwc14-quarter-final-ghana-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1373906 Wed, 21 May 2014 21:15:26 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27364#comment-1373906 an extraordinarily high paced game from both sides – Nigeria’s striker looks likely to score from the off and she is well served by the midfield. However Ghana keep the ball and pass it with pinpoint precision. With several attacking players and a rock solid defence they show greater variety and an ability to get around Nigeria’s back four to seal the game by the narrowest of margins

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By: Matt DC https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/05/pwc14-quarter-final-ghana-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1373789 Wed, 21 May 2014 19:13:20 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27364#comment-1373789 Is she singing “you can be my real hamster” in the Nigerian chorus, or is it just me?

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By: Tom https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/05/pwc14-quarter-final-ghana-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1373647 Wed, 21 May 2014 16:11:08 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27364#comment-1373647 Nigeria’s workrate here is intense, haring after every ball, trying so hard not to let the Ghanaian side find its groove. The constant pressing game looks likely to pay off – this side has plenty of goals in it. Nice Sean Paul quote too.

The problem is that if Ghana DO get into this groove, they are absolutely deadly. The gaffer is right to be proud of his defence here, but there’s some real flair in attack as well, a striker who initially seems laid-back, but only because he’s reading the game acutely, trying all sorts of different angles and tricks.

Very, very, narrow Ghana pick for me, I think. Tremendous game, though.

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By: Matt DC https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/05/pwc14-quarter-final-ghana-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1373611 Wed, 21 May 2014 14:56:11 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27364#comment-1373611 This is the big one. Nigeria beat Ghana at the same stage in the tournament four years ago and this game was never going to disappoint, but… good grief this is impossible. At the moment I’m marginally favouring Nigerian flair over Ghanaian power here, although if Ghana had played ‘Lapaz Toyota’ by the same artist it would have been a banker.

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By: Kat but logged out innit https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/05/pwc14-quarter-final-ghana-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1373585 Wed, 21 May 2014 14:34:11 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27364#comment-1373585 What a cracking match, Brian! High scoring play from both sides and it’s going to be tough to call the result here. In my mind Nigeria have scored their goal of the tournament here (though I think Japan’s Stupig is still going to be the highlight reel producer’s centrepiece…) while Ghana just keep pounding out the quality shots – surely they can’t miss? Marvellous!

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