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		Ghana soccer player John Pentsil parading the Israeli flag celebrating his team's goal against the Czech Republic. (AP)




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Ghana apologizes to Arab League over Israeli flag at World Cup

By Reuters

CAIRO - Ghana apologized to the Arab League on Wednesday for one of its football players waving an Israeli flag after his country's 2-0 World Cup win against the Czech Republic, the Arab League secretary-general said.

Defender John Pentsil plays for Hapoel Tel Aviv, and waved a small Israeli flag after Ghana's win in Saturday's match to acknowledge Israeli fans in Germany.

Amr Moussa said the league had received an official apology from the Ghanaian government expressing regret at the incident.

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The memo said Pentsil's action had no official support and Ghana hoped the incident would not affect Ghana's relations with friendly countries.

The Ghanaian Football Association apologised on Monday for Paintsil's conduct and said the Ghanaian FA was not trying to take sides in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Sports Minister Ofir Pines-Paz praised Pentsil for his actions and said Ghana had gained many Israeli fans

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1.	GHANA	18:25	\|	ROBERTO	21/06/06

2.	Right on John!!!	18:33	\|	Jackie	21/06/06

3.	Pathetic!	18:35	\|	Matze	21/06/06

4.	Ghana`s flag waver	18:39	\|	Jeffrey Blustein	21/06/06

5.	: ROBERTO ( Ghana )	18:40	\|	Gerald Zang	21/06/06

6.	Pentsil for President!	18:50	\|	David Brook	21/06/06

7.	Ghana FA kisses Arab League`s ____	18:50	\|	Raphael	21/06/06

8.	John Pentsil`s flag	19:04	\|	Beverley Ann	21/06/06

9.	Ghana	19:23	\|	David	21/06/06

10.	WONDERFUL	20:05	\|	Ben	21/06/06

11.	John`s a Great Man	21:03	\|	David	21/06/06

12.	Great Comments	21:10	\|	Frank Morris	21/06/06

13.	Israeli Flag in Germany	21:18	\|	Mark	21/06/06

14.	What a Wonderfull Moment!!!	21:46	\|	Eliane Israel	21/06/06

15.	israel`s cheap publicity stunt	22:00	\|	J	21/06/06

16.	Arab League	22:01	\|	Jeffrey Perlman	21/06/06

17.	Why apologise	22:28	\|	Chris Linthwaite	21/06/06

18.	Good Move by Ghana	22:47	\|	Habib	21/06/06

19.	obscene	22:57	\|	Mike	21/06/06

20.	Mark`s Question answered	22:57	\|	Ace	21/06/06

21.	Ghana`s John Pentsil	23:00	\|	Sandra Chitayat	21/06/06

22.	eh Sandra	23:29	\|	Habib	21/06/06

23.	That player should be dropped from the team now	23:35	\|	ramzey	21/06/06

24.	An innocent `thank you`! Give the guy a break....	23:39	\|	Me	21/06/06

25.	Ghana Grovels	23:47	\|	Joan Stuchner	21/06/06

26.	Canadian Supports Penstil!	23:58	\|	Joan Stuchner	21/06/06

27.	For what?	00:02	\|	Realistic Arab	22/06/06

28.	Mark and Habib	00:06	\|	AK	22/06/06

29.	Ghana	00:17	\|	Brod	22/06/06

30.	habib	00:31	\|	mordechai	22/06/06

31.	John Pentsil should try to get Israeli citizenship	00:31	\|	Andreas	22/06/06

32.	John Pentsil should try to get Israeli citizenship	00:33	\|	Andreas	22/06/06

33.	Why arabs concern?	00:45	\|	Levin	22/06/06

34.	J blaming the Jews, why would he do that?	00:54	\|	bbl	22/06/06

35.	Give him the "Jonathan Pollard Medal for Friends of Israel"	00:56	\|	Andreas	22/06/06

36.	Habib -- what makes him ignorant?	01:06	\|	bbl	22/06/06

37.	Andreas -- How bout Saudi citizenship?	01:10	\|	bbl	22/06/06

38.	make him live in Gaza	01:34	\|	shahid	22/06/06

39.	Double standards indeed	01:37	\|	Alan	22/06/06

40.	Habib	01:53	\|	Jack	22/06/06

41.	ghana apologizes to arab league	02:13	\|	ron block	22/06/06

42.	To Alan #39	02:28	\|	JonO	22/06/06

43.	We know Israeli Jews hate KUSHIS	03:01	\|	sharon	22/06/06

44.	This man is like a saint	03:10	\|	Ez	22/06/06

45.	Those who care	03:25	\|	G	22/06/06

46.	Grow Up	03:41	\|	Eddie	22/06/06

47.	What should Andreas`s Gratitude have to do with sportsmanship?	06:00	\|	Dennis M Starkman	22/06/06

48.	Shahid in Gaza	06:05	\|	Dennis M Starkman	22/06/06

49.	THE ISRAELI FLAG	16:30	\|	HENRY TETTEH	22/06/06

50.	WONDERFUL	16:54	\|	HENRY TETTEH	22/06/06

51.	SHARON	16:59	\|	HENRY TETTEH	22/06/06

52.	If it was a different flag, like U.S., would there be such uproar	02:53	\|	Marcy	23/06/06

53.	To Dennis M Starkman	03:46	\|	Tareq	23/06/06

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