Morocco head coach, Herve Renard, said he was proud of his charges despite their exit from the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals on Sunday night. The Lions of the Atlas were narrowly beaten by the Pharaohs of Egypt 1-0 in a quarter-final game at the Stade de Port-Gentil in the Gabonese city of Port-Gentil. … Read more
PORT-GENTIL, Gabon — Former Chelsea manager Avram Grant believes the club has suffered for its revolving door policy in changing coaches so regularly and insists they lack identity. Grant, now manager of Ghana, took the Blues to the Champions League final after replacing Jose Mourinho in 2007 but was sacked soon after and, since then, … Read more
Avram Grant once told Didier Drogba at Chelsea: ‘In your head there are four monkeys, and three chairs. Let’s find a fourth chair’… now he is guiding Ghana towards AFCON glory This year marks a decade since Avram Grant became manager of Chelsea Now the 61-year-old is heading for the quarter finals of the Africa … Read more
This year marks a decade since Avram Grant was plucked from obscurity to become Chelsea manager, yet the Israeli barely looks any different. Relaxing at the Ghanaian team hotel, having guided his team to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, Grant remains as he ever was – an odd-looking football manager, but one … Read more
The Red Devils boss says the club’s legendary manager has kept his distance since they were united at Old Trafford Jose Mourinho revealed Sir Alex Ferguson has had little involvement since his reign at Manchester United started, but hailed the support he receives from the club’s former manager. Ferguson, now a director and club ambassador, … Read more
Accra Hearts of Oak defender Inusah Musah has noted that his side is coping well with their current situation of not having a substantive head coach. Hearts have been without a head coach since the demotion of Portuguese trainer Sergio Traguil. The Ghana Premier League defender of the year says they are not worried about … Read more
Accra Hearts of Oak board member Frank Nelson has said Hearts of Oak defender Inusah Musah deserves his award as the best defender for the 2015/2016 season at the just-ended PLB awards and is also good enough to be in the senior national team, the Black Stars. “Without being biased, I think he has all … Read more
Jose Mourinho has admitted there will be “nothing special” about him if he fails to bring silverware to Manchester United. The Portuguese coach famously dubbed himself ‘the Special One’ upon arriving in the Premier League with Chelsea in 2004. Rooney trolls Owen for Liverpool support Mourinho accepts that more success, however, is the only way … Read more
Ghana Premier League top scorer Latif Blessing is bidding his time for a first call-up to the Black Stars. The Liberty Professionals playmaker emerged as goal king in the recently-ended local topflight with 17 goals, two more than Yahaya Mohammed of Aduana Stars and Medeama’s Kwasi Donsu. Nonetheless, he was overlooked by Ghana coach Avram … Read more
Amos Frimpong, the captain of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, has declared support for acting Head coach of the club, Michael Osei, saying “he is the best man for the job”. “Michael has managed to turn things around since he took over, I think he deserves to be the substantive coach although the last few games have … Read more
Accra Hearts of Oak have denied making attempts to lure the head coach of Bechem United FC, Manuel Zacharias, to their side. There have been reports that the management of Hearts, as part of their plans for the next football season, are planning to lure the coach with a juicy offer to leave the 2016 … Read more