Ghanaian-born English striker Eddie Nketiah played his first English Premier League game for Arsenal in their 2-1 defeat to Brighton and Hovers on Sunday afternoon. The young forward was introduced into the game with seven minutes to end proceedings at the American Express Community Stadium. The 18-year-old replaced Callum Chambers in the 83rd minute of … Read more
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released its 30-man African Footballer of the Year nominee list. Black Stars footballers Thomas Partey of Atletico Madrid and Christian Atsu of Newcastle United were both nominated for the 2017 African Player of the Year Award. Partey has been in sparkling form this year for club and country and … Read more
Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has become the second African player after Ghana’s Tony Yeboah to win the golden boot in Germany twice. Aubameyang achieved the feat of winning the golden boot in Germany twice after scoring a brace on the final day of the Bundesliga season on Saturday. The Gabon ace scored a last-minute winner … Read more
Tributes have been paid to former Gabon international Moise Brou Apanga who died on Wednesday from a suspected heart attack. The 35-year-old collapsed during a training session with his Gabonese club FC 105 Libreville. He played for the Panthers at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2010 and 2012. “We played together, we played against … Read more
Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has hit out at Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s sponsors Nike after the attacker’s masked goal celebration in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Schalke. After scoring his 24th goal of the Bundesliga season, Aubameyang, 27, put on a mask that was later identified as being part of a “The Masked Finisher” campaign by Nike. … Read more
Benfica head coach Rui Vitoria felt Borussia Dortmund were the better side in their Champions League encounter on Tuesday but was proud of his team for edging a 1-0 victory. Kostas Mitroglou scored the only goal of the game as the Primeira Liga leaders overcame a wasteful Dortmund in the first leg of their last-16 … Read more
Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang believes insufficient time together led to the hosts’ group-stage elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations. The Panthers needed to beat Cameroon on Sunday but could only draw 0-0. Aubameyang said: “It is really annoying because we had chances. Sadly there are days when it doesn’t go in, like my first … Read more
Gabon became only the fourth hosts to exit the Africa Cup of Nations at the group stage after a 0-0 draw with Cameroon, who reach the quarter-finals. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed a great chance for Gabon early on when he bundled the ball wide from two yards. His team-mate Denis Bouanga brought saves from Fabrice Ondoa … Read more
Gabon became only the fourth hosts to exit the Africa Cup of Nations at the group stage after a 0-0 draw with Cameroon, who reach the quarter-finals. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed a great chance for Gabon early on when he bundled the ball wide from two yards. His team-mate Denis Bouanga brought saves from Fabrice Ondoa … Read more
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his second goal of the Africa Cup of Nations to earn hosts Gabon a point from their match with Burkina Faso. The Borussia Dortmund striker scored a 38th-minute penalty to secure his side’s second 1-1 draw in Group A. Burkina Faso took the lead when Prejuce Nakoulma latched on to a long … Read more
The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations kicked off on Saturday, January 14 at the Stade de l’Amitie in Libreville, Gabon. Though there were four goals on the opening day, there were no winners. Hosts Gabon were held to a 1-1 draw by debutants Guinea Bissau in the inaugural game. 2015 African Footballer of the Year … Read more
The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations kicked off on Saturday, January 14 at the Stade de l’Amitie in Libreville, Gabon. Though there were four goals on the opening day, there were no winners. Hosts Gabon were held to a 1-1 draw by debutants Guinea Bissau in the inaugural game. 2015 African Footballer of the Year … Read more
Juary Soares’s late equaliser held hosts Gabon to a 1-1 draw by Guinea-Bissau in the opening game of the Africa Cup of Nations. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang looked to have put Gabon on course for three points when he popped up at the back post early in the second half to help in Denis Bouanga’s cross-shot. But … Read more
It has emerged that President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi and the head of the GFA’s Technical Directorate, Francis Oti Akenteng, did not choose Black Stars forward Andre Ayew as part of their top picks for the Glo CAF Player of the Year. Ayew was part of the initial 30-man shortlist for … Read more
It has emerged that President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi and the head of the GFA’s Technical Directorate, Francis Oti Akenteng, did not choose Black Stars forward Andre Ayew as part of their top picks for the Glo CAF Player of the Year. Ayew was part of the initial 30-man shortlist for … Read more
Leicester forward Riyad Mahrez has won the Confederation of African Football’s player of the year award. The 25-year-old Algerian, who inspired Leicester to the Premier League title, is already the PFA Player of the Year and BBC African Footballer of the Year. Borussia Dortmund’s Gabonese forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was second and Senegal and Liverpool striker … Read more
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang leads the cast for Gabon as the hosts became the first team to name their final 2017 Africa Cup of Nations squad. The team captain and Borussia Dortmund star will lead the home players out for the opening game of the tournament against debutants Guinea-Bissau on 14 January in Libreville. Gabon have also … Read more
Former Ghana captain C. K Akunnor says Andre Ayew’s omission from the five-man shortlist for the African Footballer of the Year award is not surprising to him. Caf picked Algerians Riyad Mahrez and Islam Slimani, Senegalese Sadio Mane, Egyptian Mohamed Salah and reigning African king Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon. “I’m not really surprised about Ayew … Read more
In light of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s 16th placed finish in the Goal 50 poll, we asked readers how the Gabon hitman ranked against some of the continent’s finest forwards in history. In making this year’s list—his first appearance in our celebration of the best players in the world—Aubameyang follows in the footsteps of Didier Drogba and … Read more
Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has confirmed nine-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt will train with the Bundesliga side. Bolt stated in an interview with The Guardian that he has “genuinely been talking to some people” regarding a switch from athletics to football, with an appearance on the Dortmund training ground mooted. Watzke has now … Read more