Ghana named debutantes Alhassan Wakaso and Andy Yiadom in a 23-man injury-ravaged squad without key players Asamoah Gyan and Kwadwo Asamoah for this month’s crucial 2018 World Cup qualifier against Egypt. The Black Stars coach, Avram Grant has been forced to travel to Alexandria for the very important match without Gyan and Juventus playmaker Kwadwo … Read more
Ghana international defender John Boye scored the opener for ten-man Sivasspor and inspired them to a 2-0 win over Sanliurfaspor in the Turkish second-tier league on Saturday. The 29-year-old scored in the 66th minute to register the opening goal for the home side before they sealed the win in 90th minute. Boye, who has built … Read more
The Avram Grant Black Stars template is pretty straight forward. Stick to what you know, make few changes. Over and over again. In the period that he has been Black Stars coach, it has been easy to predict Black Stars line-ups. Razak Braimah is his first choice goalkeeper even if Adam Kwarasey has staked a … Read more
Ghana coach Avram Grant has called-up 23 players including Sogndal’s Gilbert Koomson for Friday’s 2018 World Cup qualifier against Uganda in Tamale. The Norway-based midfielder has been handed his first Black Stars call-up while midfielder Enoch Adu Kofi, who plays in Sweden, returns to the national team for the first time since December 2014. Captain … Read more
The foreign-based players invited for Ghana’s opening 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Uganda on Friday will arriving tonight. Head coach Avram Grant’s 23-man squad has only goalkeeper Richard Ofori as the home-based player. Those who were involved in action on Saturday are expected to jet in on Sunday from their destinations ahead of Monday’s … Read more
Ghana Black Stars head coach Avram Grant has named a 23-man squad for the friendly match with the Bafana Bafana of South Africa on October 11. The former Chelsea Boss handed a debut call up to Hearts of Oak defender Inusah Musah while Enock Adu Kofi was also handed a call up. The Ghana FA … Read more
Kumasi-based Angel FM has released the list of invited Black Stars players for their 2018 FIFA World Cup opening qualifier against Uganda and also the friendly against South Africa. Norway-based Gilbert Koomson who plays for Sogndal is the only debutants in the 24-man squad. The 22-year-old has scored three goals in 23 league appearances this … Read more
The game was played in Moscow The Black Stars lost 1-0 to Russia in an international friendly in Moscow on Tuesday evening. The team despite putting up a brave fight could not level after Fedor Smolov’s 19th-minute goal in the first half. The FC Krasnodar forward was put through neatly inside the box with a … Read more
Ghana and Sivasspor defender John Boye says images that were all over the internet showing he kissed his bonuses during the 2014 world cup in Brazil were all fake. During the 2014 world cup before Ghana’s game against Portugal, the players threatened to boycott the match over unpaid bonuses which led to Ghana flying $3 … 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
Black Stars defender John Boye was sent off again in Turkey just 85 minutes after returning from suspension for a similar punishment. The 28-year-old had just returned to the Sivasspor line-up after serving a game-ban from a similar red card offence against Trabzonspor a fortnight ago. But just 85 minutes into his return to suspension … Read more
The Ministry of Sports is reported to have carried a sum of $200,000 in cash on a plane to Rwanda to pay the Black Stars for beating the Amavubi in the Afcon 2017 qualifier at the weekend. The problem with this action is that it flies in the face of well-publicised recommendations from the Justice … Read more