{"id":104334,"date":"2025-11-27T11:56:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=104334"},"modified":"2025-11-27T11:56:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:56:56","slug":"i-cried-because-of-the-suarez-handball-incident-against-ghana-new-york-mayor-mamdani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=104334","title":{"rendered":"I cried because of the Suarez handball incident against Ghana \u2013 New York Mayor Mamdani"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New York Mayor-elect Zohran Kwame Mamdani has revealed that he cried when Luis Suarez stopped a Ghana goal-bound header against Uruguay at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.<\/p>\n

The quarter-final match was tied 1-1 as the clock wound down in the 120th minute of extra time. Ghana, the last remaining African team in the first Mundial hosted on African soil, launched a final attack.<\/p>\n

A scramble in front of the goal saw the ball heading toward the net after a header by Dominic Adiyiah. In a desperate, split-second decision, Suarez slapped the ball away with both hands on the goal line, an action usually reserved for a goalkeeper.<\/p>\n

The incident denied the Black Stars from making history as the first African nation to reach the World Cup semi-final after Asamoah Gyan missed the resultant penalty, and Ghana losing the penalty shootout.<\/p>\n

Mamdani, who was in attendance at the raucous FNB Stadium, told The Adams Friedland Show: \u201cI was at the Ghana-Uruguay game. That\u2019s where I cried in public. Yeah, Luis Suarez [sighed],\u201d adding, \u201cIt was the closest\u2026\u201d before being cut short.<\/p>\n

Host Adam exclaimed, \u201cAsamoah Gyan. Dude, I can\u2019t\u2026 Guys, this is like\u2026 The mayor caring about soccer is\u2026 The mayor caring about Arsenal is like Wakanda for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI cried in public\u201d<\/p>\n

New York Mayor-elect Zohran Kwame Mamdani reveals he wept when Luis Suarez stopped a Ghana goal-bound header against Uruguay at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.#JoySports pic.twitter.com\/AppLGOnqhV<\/p>\n

\u2014 #JoySports (@JoySportsGH) November 27, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mamdani has a personal connection to Ghana. Born in Uganda to Indian parents, he was given the middle name Kwame by his father in honor of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana\u2019s first president.<\/p>\n

He lived in Kampala until age five before moving to Cape Town, South Africa, when his father was appointed head of African studies at the University of Cape Town. The family later settled in New York City when Mamdani was seven.<\/p>\n

He was elected New York mayor on November 4, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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