he was made to apologize!! Isn't that rich? AND they reported it on their website.I'm delighted as it hows how much it bugged them. Let's try and guess who was behind that soppy and pathetic idea. Thanks BBC, for showing you care, but not a clever move at all, just laughable. Compliment to Israel 1-0

The arab and moslem world is very fuming about this very bad scene and Will take actions to punish him and his Banana republic country. We will boycot all trade with this Ghana and impose economic sanctions through arab league and organisation of islamic countries. Egypt has started moves to ban this traitor from playing again in Africa and throw out Ghana from the African football association. We will teach him a lesson so he will be an example to all those grazy zionist lovers. Alla is great Sheikh Abdul Haq Former Saudi international

I love it !!!!!!!!! Thank you Mr. Pantsil.

HASHEM BLESS YOU JOHN PANTSIL THANKU FOR THAT AMAZING MOMENT , THIS WONDERFUL MOMENT WHICH BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES !

you brought happiness not only to israel but to all the jews all over the world! thank you john and good luck to ghana.

Mr.Pantsil youare grait and brave MEN.Congratulation evrebody who saw Isrel flag.!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but to#4. Evrebody can see a grait hate Muslim country to Israel ,Jews and world HISTORY.#4 has dirty mouth and dirty brain its mean absent BRAIN if flag Israel he see and lost speach.

wave the Israeli flag and be proud of their nation. PS: He isnt Jewish

he should be made an honarary israeli citizen right away it woruld better to have him as a citizen rather than the israeli ararbs who hate israel. the muslim reposne should be very intersting he really didnt do anything wrong at all but when people hate they just hate

I understand the reasons why he did it, if I was in his shoes I would've been tempted to do the same thing. I was upset when the article said he may have been naive or acted out of ignorance. If a person wants to show honor to who or what they love, they should be willing to do it even if it's not considered "politicaly correct".

I'd like to think that people have better things to worry about than this guy waving the Israeli flag. If a Ghanian player waived the Palestinian flag or the Iranian flag or any flag of any country that wasn't my favorite, I think I'd say that's nice and go think about something more important, like maybe Brangelina.

What an idiot. He clearly did not realize what he was doing. Waving an Israeli flag is offensive to millions of people around the world in general and to the families of the victims of Israeli terror in particular. Everyone I know who supported Ghana in the past will turn against them and cheer any team that plays Ghana including the much hated USA.

He should be granted israeli citizenship....

- "the federation is apologizing for anyone who was offended by the event"? Offended? As if waving the Israeli flag is considered an insult? - "It has to do with Pantsil's naivety and unawareness"? As if showing solidarity with Israel is something that no informed, self-aware individual should be doing? - "the political ramifications of such an act"? As if it is expressing sympathy with the Israeli people, and making them happy, is something too political? Give me a f**king break. What in God's name is wrong with that Ghana spokesman! How can a flag of a sovreign country, recognized by the vast majority of the world, including Ghana, and proudly waving in the UN as well as countless of sports competitions, be "offensive"? The flag symbolizes Israel's right to self-existence. If someone finds this concept "offensive", it only speaks volumes about the extreme hate of this individual. I can understand how Ghana fans may feel disappointed by Pantsil not waving the Ghana flag, but - apologizing to Arabs because they were so hateful as to find the flag "offensive"? Who are they to deserve such apology? The Arabs should be left to stuff on this beautiful gesture, down their throats. Had some other player (from say, England), waved the Palestinian flag in his celebrations, would anyone in the English football federation apologize to Israel? Of course they won't. But Israel would never even complain. The Ghana spokesman has proven himself as a very small person.

If this guy had have pulled out a Palestinian flag nobody would have said a thing and he would have been on the front of every paper. No? Why did no one condemn the Italians when they won in 84 for the Pali's. Why should it be shameful in this world to wave an Israeli flag? The world has definitely come under Islamic control if this is true. Thanks for your response #16, true hatred within Islam is dificult to hide.

I hope the government will pull out all the stops to honor him. Israelis (and all Jews, for that matter), should be very proud of him. If nothing else, he deserves a prize for causing all that apoplexy among the racists who just love to brand Israel as an apartheid state. It's hard to imagine but one black African athlete, with a little flag stuffed in his sock, has done more to put the lie to that calumny than all the so-called media experts combined. You rock, John Pantsil!

Almost everyone's had it with you and yours, Mohammed, including, but not limited to, the families of the victims of Arab terror throughout the world.

So sorry that the mere sight of an Israeli flag can make you physicaly feel sick. That actually makes me feel good. It pleases me to see you in mental anguish, and despair....Cry baby cry. As a Jew, Saudis don't make me feel ill, even though women have no rights, and won't allow a Jew in your country. Why are you so afraid of us? Maybe because many of your people will see the truth that Judism brings, and you will not let one person in your country convert. How does it feel to only have 36 of 52 playing cards Mr. Haq? Thank you Mr. Pantsil

This man is simply stupid, and his country doesnt mean nothing for him, could you imagine beckham or zidane waving a spanish flag afer a victory of their national team?