Assistant Coach of the Black Stars Gerard Nus has vowed to stay in Ghana until his outstanding salaries and bonuses are paid by the Ghana Football Association (GFA). Nearly three weeks on from this year’s tournament in Gabon, all of the technical staff – bar Nations Cup coach Avram Grant – have still to be … Read more
A member of Ghana’s coaching staff at this year’s Africa Cup of Nations is staging a sit-in at a hotel in the capital Accra in a row over his salary. Nearly three weeks on from this year’s tournament in Gabon, all of the technical staff – bar Nations Cup coach Avram Grant – have still … Read more
The Black Stars Management Committee will meet the Executive Committee of the Ghana Football Association on Tuesday to submit their report and deliberate on the choice of the next coach for the senior national team following the departure of Avram Grant, the Ghana federation’s Vice President George Afriyie has revealed. George explained in an interview … Read more
Ghana’s assistant coach cum video analyst at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Gerard Nus has called on the Ghana Football Association to solve issues with payment of bonuses at the Black Stars level before future tournaments. Nus who has been to two Afcons with the Black Stars, is yet to be paid for his … Read more
While Avram Grant has packed his bags and left Ghana as coach for the Black Stars, two of the backroom staff he employed during that period are still locked in a battle to get paid as Ghana racks up more bills on them. The Ghana Football Association and the Ministry of Youth and Sports are … Read more
The dust seems to have settled following the semifinal appearance of the Black Stars at the just-ended AFCON in Gabon, a feat many have criticized the team for. The performance of the team at the event has compelled many Ghanaians who have combined hatred with passion to call for the head of the GFA President, … Read more
There is something unmistakably common in Africa: the continent’s aging and long-serving presidents. Its five longest presidencies stretch between 29 and 36 years, adding to a cumulative 169 years. Their longevity in office is matched by their old age, ranging from 71 to 91 years, and a combined 390 years. Gabon’s Omar Bongo had been … Read more
Ghana, once again, failed to live up to expectations at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon and the fallouts, as you would expect, have not been pleasant. It is almost three weeks after the tournament but Spanish coach Gerard Nus, one of three assistants to head coach Avram Grant at the tournament, still … Read more
New Columbus Crew acquisition Jonathan Mensah is happy with his early days at the Major League Soccer side. The 26-year-old joined the Black and Gold from Russian outfit Anzhi Makhachkala as a Designated Player via a Discovery Signing last month. He becomes the second Ghanaian international at the club, joining Harrison Afful, with whom he … Read more
Ghana International, Jonathan Mensah, is gradually gearing up for the Major League Soccer(MLS) after he was acquired from Russian club,Anzhi Makhachkala, by Columbus Crew SC. The 26-year-old was part of Ghana’s squad together with fellow club teammates Harrison Afful, at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon where Ghana was fourth-placed. According to the … Read more
Simon Menemy and Frank Dumas have applied for the vacant Blacks Stars job Two expatriates coaches have applied for the vacant Ghana job, media reports have claimed. Sportsworldghana have claimed Frenchman Frank Dumas and Scottish Simon Menemy have slapped in their CV to be considered for the top job. The Black Stars are without a … Read more
Goalkeeper Richard Ofori could be set for a move to Cape Town City, according to reports in South Africa. Ofori, who was part of the Black Stars squad at the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon and featured in third and fourth game against Burkina Faso is itching closer to a move abroad after guiding … Read more
Ghana attacker Andre Ayew has shed light on the Black Stars’ disappointing showing at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. The 27-year-old, who had fitness concerns last year following a thigh injury for new club West Ham United, netted twice at the tournament, but his goals were unable to propel the Black Stars … Read more
The market in Ambam, a colonial town with brick-red cottages and rusty roofs, near the southern borders with Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, is a cluster of booth-sized shops and stalls. Under one stall, a small deer with a slit throat lies next to a porcupine in the mid-January heat. Nearby, other game, concealed in jute … Read more
Great Olympics director Fred Pappoe is not losing sleep over potentially succeeding Kwesi Nyantakyi as Ghana FA boss. Pappoe, a former management chief of the Black Stars, has been hugely tipped to replace Nyantakyi if he decides not to seek re-election in 2019. Ex-Ghana FA boss Dr Nyaho Tamakloe has touted the credentials of Pappoe, … Read more
In-form Ghana international Daniel Amartey was part of the Leicester City team that left Heathrow this morning for Sevilla ahead of their Champions League game tomorrow. Amartey,missed all the league and cup games in January because he was with the Black Stars in Gabon for the Africa Cup of Nations. But under fire manager Claudio … Read more
Frenchman Herve Renard is among FIVE coaches shortlisted for the South African job. Renard, who guided Morocco to the quarter-finals of the 2017 Africa Cup of Gabon, is being considered for the top job. The former Zambia coach must fend off competition from African Nations Cup-winning coach Hugo Broos‚ former Bafana bosses Carlos Queiroz and … Read more
Veteran Ghanaian coach J. E Sarpong is urging the Ghana Football Association to appoint Marcel Desailly as head coach of the Black Stars as he has no doubts about former French international capabilities. Sarpong has argued the former FIFA World Cup winner has enough credentials to lead the West African nation after the departure of … Read more
The head of Ghana FA, Mr. Kwesi Nyantakyi, has every right to attempt to justify his accomplishments in football all he wants. Likewise, he can throw out childish debate challenge to the so-called “deadliest sports journalists” in Ghana to prove the extent of his debating skills all he wants, too. More so, he can cynically … Read more
Poachers are killing elephants for their ivory at an alarming rate in the central African nation of Gabon, leading to a loss of 80 percent of the population in the last decade. Some 25,000 elephants have been slaughtered in Minkebe National Park, an area that had been considered a sanctuary, said the report in the … Read more