Asamoah Gyan scored a trademark header to secure a 1-0 win for Ghana’s Black Stars over Mali and qualification to the quarter-final stage of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. It was the third straight victory by Ghana over their West African rivals in a Nations Cup group game, after wins at the 2012 and … Read more
El Akyereko runs the rule over the performance of Avram Grant’s men at the Stade de Port-Gentil on Saturday evening as the Black Stars posted a 1-0 win over the Eagles of Mali to reach the quarter-finals of the 2017 AFCON. Captain Asamoah Gyan claimed his 50th international goal with a fabulous header from a … Read more
Egyptian veteran goalkeeper Essam El Hadary wrote a new chapter in history when he became the oldest ever player to take part in the African Cup of Nations, but he was not to celebrate ads the Pharaohs were held to a goalless draw by a determined Mali side. The second match of the Group D … Read more
Ghana’s Group D opponents Mali have named a provisional 26-man squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Head coach Alain Giresse selected three goalkeepers, eight defenders, nine midfielders and six strikers. The Frenchman will omit three players after their training tour of Morocco to end CAF’s 04 January deadline for the submission of final … Read more