Former Ghana international Kevin-Prince Boateng has taken a swipe at the Ghana Football Association following the Black Stars’ disappointing showing at the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. Alain Traore scored the only goal as Avram Grant’s men suffered a 1-0 defeat to Burkina Faso in the third-place playoff in Port-Gentil on Saturday. Boateng is … Read more
After three weeks of pulsating football and great goals, the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations is down to two teams who will contest the final on Sunday, 5 February, at the Stade Stade de l’Amitié in Libreville. The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon will square up with the Pharaohs of Egypt in what is expected to … Read more
Former Chelsea boss Avram Grant will leave his post as Ghana coach at the end of this month after the Black Stars finished fourth at the 2017 African Cup of Nations. The Black Stars lost their third place play-off match against Burkina Faso 1-0, marking the end of the Israeli as the coach of the … Read more
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
Information available says, Ghana has spent over $2.2million on Avram Grant’s salary, bonuses, travels and hotels during his two year stay. When he was appointed in November 2014, the GFA indicated that, Grant’s duty post will be Accra Ghana, and he was tasked to conduct coaching seminars for local coaches. The GFA also explained that, … Read more
Black Stars head coach Avram Grant has defended his decision to start with goalkeeper Razak Brimah in Thursday’s 2-0 loss to Cameroon in the semi-finals of the 2017 African Cup of Nations in Gabon. Brimah was the subject of major discussions after his foul-mouthed rant on Facebook in response to fans who had criticised his … Read more
Black Stars head coach Avram Grant has defended his decision to start with goalkeeper Razak Brimah in Thursday’s 2-0 loss to Cameroon in the semi-finals of the 2017 African Cup of Nations in Gabon. Brimah was the subject of major discussions after his foul-mouthed rant on Facebook in response to fans who had criticised his … Read more
Former Black Stars defender Joe Addo has attributed the Black Stars recent poor performance to the commission of inquiry for the current impasse between the team and Ghanaian. The retired Ghana international opined that Ghanaians rejected the Black stars from the very day the commission of inquiry was launched to expose their expenditure in Brazil. … Read more
Ghana coach Avram Grant conceded that the injuries to skipper Asamoah Gyan and defender Baba Rahman during the group stages on the much-criticised pitch at Port-Gentil affected Ghana’s bid to end a 35-year trophy drought at AFCON 2017. Ghana lost 2-0 to Cameroon on Thursday night in Franceville, which meant they failed to advance to … Read more
The Executive Council of CAF has handed Gabon the right to host this year’s U17 African Cup of Nations from after withdrawing hosting rights from Madagascar. Madagascar was stripped of the right to host the 2017 edition of the CAF under 17 AFCON last month after the continent’s football governing body, decided that following the … Read more
The Premier League Board (PLB) in consultation with major stakeholders has rescheduled the start of the 2016/2017 Ghana Premier League (GPL) to the weekend of February 11-12. The decision was arrived at an emergency meeting and was to give the Black Stars full support in their quest to win the ongoing Africa Nations Cup (AFCON) … Read more
Football legend Joseph-Antoine Bell has charged football powers such as Ghana, Cameroun, Nigeria and Egypt to lead the drive to close the gap between Africa and the rest of the world, particularly Europe and South America, saying it is the ‘big boys’ of African football who are best placed to provide leadership for the rest … Read more
Even though the Black Stars have not won a major trophy since 1982, there is almost always the expectation that the team will win ahead of every African Nations Cup tournament. Many have offered opinions as to why Ghana failed to get past the semi-final stage in Gabon. I will attempt to offer some perspective … Read more
Even though the Black Stars have not won a major trophy since 1982, there is almost always the expectation that the team will win ahead of every African Nations Cup tournament. Many have offered opinions as to why Ghana failed to get past the semi-final stage in Gabon. I will attempt to offer some perspective … Read more
No national team can progress when the state neglects youth football, a former Minster of Youth and Sports, E. T Mensah, has said. His comment comes on the back of the failure of the senior national team, the Black Stars, to reach the finals of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon after suffering … Read more
Ghana’s defeat to Cameroon at the semi-finals of the 2017 AFCON was anticipated due to the difficulty in converting opportunities into goals, a former Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma South, Fritz Baffour, has said. “I was not surprised at all that we lost to Cameroon; it was obvious that our firepower upfront was sloppy, … Read more
The West Ham ace is urging Ghana to commence preparations for the next Afcon, following a ‘deserving’ defeat to Cameroon on Thursday. Ghana deputy captain Andre Ayew is disappointed by their semi-final reversal to Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. The Black Stars conceded twice as the Indomitable Lions recorded a 2-0 … Read more
Nana Brew Butler, former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has appealed to the administrators of Ghana football to pay critical attention to colts soccer as a way of developing new football talents for the country. His comment follows the defeat the senior national team, the Black Stars, suffered at the hands of the … Read more
The 39th prophecy by Prophet Emmanuel Badu Kobi on the 31st Night of last December 2016 has come to pass as prophesied. According to the leader and founder of Glorious Waves Church International during his December 31st prophecies last year, he prophesied that he sees Ghanaians shedding tears over the Black Stars of Ghana. “I … Read more
Cameroon will face Egypt in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations final after two second-half strikes saw off Ghana. Both sides had gone close to breaking the deadlock before Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui took advantage of atrocious defending from a free-kick to lash in the opener in the 72nd minute. With seconds remaining Christian Bassogog sealed victory … Read more