The moment was like a fairytale. In the first group’s game of Cape Verde, against four-time AFCON winners Ghana, Garry Rodrigues came on at 1-1 with a quarter of a match still to go.
The winger looked sharp, created danger up front and in injury time his reward came when he managed to score the decisive 2-1. Without thinking, he took off his shirt and ran to the section in the stands where his father was sitting. A deep hug followed.
