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Thoughts that the Black Stars have lost their shine since the World Cup were firmly put to rest in Tamale on Monday afternoon when thousands turned up to welcome the team ahead of Wednesday's clash against Guinea. Thousands of football fans, many on motorbikes, shocked players of the national team when they turned up in their numbers to welcome the team at the Tamale Airport. In what seems like a direct answer to the many critics who paint a gloomy picture for the future of the national team, fans in Tamale, in huge numbers proved that the Black Stars players are still cherished by many as police struggled desperately to hold back the thousands who were bent on meeting their star players. On the teams' arrival at the Tamale airport, on Monday, ahead of Ghana's Africa Cup of Nations qualifying clash against Guinea, the ecstatic fans, overjoyed by the historic sight, chanted the names of players while accompanying it with melodious tunes from the drums of the north to welcome the team.