By Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jr., Ph. D. English Department, SUNY-Nassau Garden City, New York January 23, 2017 E-mail: okoampaahoofe@optimum.net The announcement that the Black Stars’ players have agreed with the Sports Minister-Designate, Mr. Isaac Asiamah, to slash their match-winning bonuses by 50-percent in their AFCON camp in Gabon, comes as one of wistful acceptance, if also … Read more
Newcastle have moved to compensate for the absence of Ghana winger Christian Atsu during the 2017 AFCON by tabling a bid for Everton’s Tom Cleverley. Atsu is expected to miss at least six games in the English Championship if Ghana makes it to the semi-finals finals of the AFCON which starts on January 14 and … Read more
The President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged the senior national team to end Ghana’s 34-year wait for a trophy by winning the 2017 AFCON which starts on January 14 in Gabon. The Black Stars have been unable to add to their four AFCON triumphs since they last won it in 1982 in Libya. However, … Read more
Orlando Pirates defender Edwin Gyimah has been named in the Black Stars 26-man squad for a pre-AFCON camp in the United Arab Emirates City of Al Ain. The Stars technical team headed by coach Avram Grant concluded that the player has overcome the injuries suffered in a car accident during the Christmas holidays after an … Read more