Black Stars head coach, Avram Grant has admitted coaching the senior national team of Ghana is the toughest challenge of his coaching life. The Israeli trainer has had stints with English Premier League clubs – Chelsea and Portsmouth and his native Israel’s national team. Grant, who’s in the final year of his 18-month contract with … Read more
Ghana failed to send scouts to watch their primary opponents Egypt who were playing against South Africa in an international friendly. The Black Stars were guest to the Golden Eagles of Russia at the same time the Egyptians were taking on the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in an international friendly. The Pharoah’s fell to … Read more
Thomas Partey in action for Ghana against Russia Statistics showed Ghana out performed Russia despite losing 1-0 on Tuesday night in the high-profile friendly played at the Lokomotiv Stadium. The Black Stars had 56.3% of possession and totaled 511 passes compared to Russia’s 391. Ghana had 79 accurate passes and their hosts completed 77. With … Read more
Former Ghana Sports Minister, Mallam Issah, has chastised Black Stars Head Coach Avram Grant, for failing to improve the standards of the National team and deliberately ignoring the players within the Ghana Premier League into the Black Stars. Ghanaians have raised serious concerns with Black Stars Coach, Avram Grant’s decision not to give more playing … Read more
Ghana coach Avram Grant is set to offer fringe players in the Black Stars opportunity to start the game against Rwanda on Saturday in the 2017 Afcon qualifier. Ghana has already qualified for the Afcon and the head coach of the team has hinted that he will offer the fringe players in the team the … Read more
Ghana coach Avram Grant has admitted he is disappointed following the ‘ordeal’ Black Stars players went through as they began their preparations for the final game against Rwanda in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at the Accra Sports Stadium on September 3. After announcing a 23-man squad, the ministry of youth and sports … Read more
Black Stars coach Avram Grant held his second training session with the players on Wednesday at the Accra sports stadium ahead of final AFCON qualifier against Rwanda. Grant supervised 19 players – an improved number to the 14 that trained on the first day – as the team stepped up preparations. New arrivals Samuel Tetteh, … Read more
Ghana coach Avram Grant fears there could be a repeat of Brazil 2014 fiasco if the Ghana FA and Sports Ministry continue to have a go at each other. The Black Stars are preparing for their 2017 Afcon final qualifier against Rwanda on Saturday, but the build-up to the game has been about off-field issues … Read more
The midfielder says the Black Stars are only concentrating on securing a positive result against Rwanda on Saturday. Ghana midfielder Mubarak Wakaso says they are focused on winning Saturday’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Rwanda, despite controversies surrounding the team. The Black Stars have been caught in the crossfire between the Ghana Football … Read more
Ghana coach Avram Grant fears there could be a repeat of Brazil 2014 fiasco if the Ghana FA and Sports Ministry continue to have a go at each other. The Black Stars are preparing for their 2017 Afcon final qualifier against Rwanda on Saturday, but the build-up to the game has been about off-field issues … Read more
Communications director of the Ghana Football Association, Ibrahim Sannie Daara, has hinted that his outfit plans to boycott the final Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Rwanda slated for September 3, 2016 due to the Ministry of Youth and Sports’s inability to provide funds to fly down the players. The Black Stars training scheduled for … Read more
Sports Minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye has slammed the Black Stars management as ‘lazy’ for refusing to name a squad full of home-based players for this week’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Rwanda. The controversial government appointee issued a late order four days ago that only home-based players must be used for the match … Read more
Crystal Palace are understood to be considering a late transfer swoop to sign FC Lorient and Ghana striker Majeed Waris. The window closes on Wednesday evening, but Palace, who have enduring a testing start to the Premier League season, are keen on a few late deals to bolster their limited squad. According to reports in … Read more
Avram Grant born on 6 February 1955) is an Israeli football manager currently the Coach of the senior national team of Ghana, Black Stars. Grant has spent the majority of his career coaching and managing in Israel, winning a number of national league and cup victories with different teams, and also managing the Israeli national team … Read more
The Black Stars will open their training camp in Accra Monday evening for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures against Mauritius. Coach Avram Grant has invited 23 players including home-based players Samuel Tetteh of WAFA, Mohammed Kadri of Ashgold and Wa All Stars goalkeeper Richard Ofori in the squad which began arriving in … Read more
Ghanaian Talent and Atletico Madrid youngster Thomas Teye Partey has been called up by Ghana for the first time, together with Kazakhstan-based Patrick Twumasi. They are among three debutants named in coach Avram Grant’s 23-man squad for the upcoming 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier with Mauritius on June 5. Partey gets a look-in following … Read more
Asamoah Gyan had a birthday party at his residence in Ghana on Saturday night. The party was star filled with high profile names. Black Stars coach Avram Grant, President of the Ghana Football Association Kwesi Nyantakyi, former Ghana international Stephen Appiah, Allsports.com.gh Editor Godfred Akoto Boafo, Lydia Forson and a host of other high profile … Read more
The Black Stars captain believes Andre Ayew will be his perfect successor to lead the team in the future. Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan claims Andre Ayew will be a great leader in the future with the Black Stars. Gyan, 29, has been dragging a nagging knee injury which has visibly affected his performance, with local … Read more
Ghana’s Black Stars were held to a goalless draw by minnows, Comoros in the first leg of second round of African qualifying to the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Friday. The Black Stars who were overwhelming favorites before the game, in the end had to even thank the brave but competency of an assistant referee … Read more
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has revealed that players of the Black Stars nearly called off their training at the Accra Sports Stadium on Monday because of the disastrous state of the pitch, insisting they will look for an alternative venue if the pitch is not improved on Tuesday. The sports ministry’s failure to pay the … Read more