After weeks of speculation, the former Black Stars coach and player was handed the job by the Ghana Football Association ahead of Hugo Broos and Willy Sagnol. It’s Kwesi Appiah and a Black Stars job. It’s a special relationship that has spelt trouble for others – who have eyed the various positions since 2007. Many … Read more
Former Ghana International Nii Odartey Lamptey has backed the re-appointment of Kwesi Appiah as Black Stars Head Coach. The 56 year old has been named head coach beating Frenchman Williy Sagnol and Belgian Hugo Broos to the job. This will be Kwesi Appiah’s second spell as head coach of the team after he was sacked … Read more
Australia’s A-League will become the first top-level domestic football league in the world to implement the video assistant referee system, officials said on Monday. After six months of training and lower-tier live trials, Football Federation Australia’s director of referees Ben Wilson said he was confident most teething issues had been resolved. “We´ve come across a … Read more
The Ballon d’Or is on Neymar’s mind, but his personal ambition isn’t his sole reason for playing football. A sensational 2017 has shown what the Brazilian star is capable of, and he looks bent on showing his talent is as great as his initial promise signalled. “I want to win the Ballon d’Or, but I’m … Read more
Egypt defeated Ghana when they met at the 2017 AFCON Former Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor says Egypt hold the aces to edge Ghana in the 2018 World Cup qualifying race. The Black Stars are in real danger of missing out for the global showpiece in Russia as they lie third in Group E. The four-time … Read more
Former Ghana Football Association president Dr. Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe has called on the body not to consider coach Kwesi Appiah for the vacant Black Stars job. Tamakloe claims Appiah was a complete failure during his first stint with the team despite a qualification to a third consecutive Fifa World Cup tournament in Brazil. “Kwesi Appiah … Read more
The Selecao reached Russia 2018 with four games to spare after a 13-match unbeaten run Brazil became the first country to qualify for the 2018 World Cup on Wednesday, as the Selecao’s win and Uruguay’s loss cinched a berth in Russia. Tite’s side joins host Russia as the only two teams with a spot in … Read more
Diego Costa was among the scorers as Spain strolled to a 4-1 win at home to Israel in a World Cup qualifier on Friday to stay top of their group. Manchester City playmaker David Silva put Spain ahead in the 15th minute with a low shot through the legs of goalkeeper Ofir Marciano while Vitolo … Read more
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan is refusing to give up on the country’s slim hopes of qualifying to the 2018 World Cup campaign despite the disastrous start. The Black Stars quest to make a fourth successive appearance at the global showpiece is hanging by a thread following their unflattering start to the qualifiers. The four-time African … Read more
Omar Khribin moved Syria closer to a place at Russia 2018 on Thursday with the winning goal in their qualifying clash with Uzbekistan. Syria kept their remarkable quest for a place at the 2018 World Cup alive on Thursday with a last-gasp 1-0 victory over Uzbekistan to maintain their place in the race for automatic … Read more
Iran took a major step towards making the 2018 World Cup finals winning 1-0 in Doha on Thursday, a result which virtually ends Qatar’s hopes of reaching Russia. A cool Mehdi Taremi finish in the 51st minute after breaking clear of the Qatar defence was the difference between the two sides and leaves Iran four … Read more
Ghana’s senior national team has lined-up a high profile friendly against Mexico to be played in the United States of America in June, Ghanasoccernet.com can reveal. The Black Stars will take on the South American giants in the friendly to be played at Houston Dynamo’s NRG Stadium. The game will be played on Wednesday 28th … Read more
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan is refusing to give up on the country’s slim hopes of qualifying to the 2018 World Cup campaign despite the disastrous start. The Black Stars quest to make a fourth successive appearance at the global showpiece is hanging by a thread following their unflattering start to the qualifiers. The four-time African … Read more
Ivory Coast have named former Belgium international Marc Wilmots as their new head coach to replace Michel Dussuyer. The 48-year-old Wilmots was coach of Belgium between 2012 and 2016 and lead them to the World Cup in Brazil. He was sacked in July 2016 after Belgium lost 3-1 to Wales in the quarter-finals of the … Read more
Following the decision of FIFA to ban referee Joseph Odartey Lamptey, it is yet to be determined if the referee will use his option of an appeal to fight the ruling. The referee may seek the appeal to clear his name after he was accused of ‘match manipulation’ in relation to a match involving South … Read more
World football governing body FIFA has confirmed the life ban of Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey. The Ghanaian referee who joined FIFA’s list of international referees in 2005, was banned for life after he was found guilty of match manipulation. The said match was the 2018 World Cup qualifier clash between the Bafana Bafana of South Africa and … Read more
It is unarguably Kevin-Prince Boateng’s best ever season. And the forward underlined it with his eighth goal in a 1-0 win for Las Palmas against Villarreal in the sole La Liga game of Friday. The forward who clocked 30 last week just keeps getting better and he nodded home a cross from Dani Castellano in … Read more
Rostov plan to leave the Olimp-2 stadium after the 2018 World Cup in Russia A week after Jose Mourinho criticised their pitch, the Russian Premier League has “banned” FC Rostov from hosting league games due to “shortfalls” in the playing surface. Manchester United drew 1-1 at the Olimp-2 Stadium in their Europa League last-16 first-leg … Read more
Ghana’s world Cup Group E opponents, Egypt have accepted invitation to engage Togo in an international friendly on March 28. Federation Togolaise de Football ‘FTF’ sent the Egyptian Football Association ‘EFA’ an official invitation to play a friendly match between the two national teams. Egyptian website King Fut reports the match between Togo and Egypt … Read more
Mali could be thrown out of the 2018 World Cup qualifying competition after the government sacked the national football federation leaders. The bottom-of-the-table west Africans are scheduled to play Morocco twice, group leaders Ivory Coast and Gabon this year. Global football body FIFA does not permit government interference in the sport, resulting in a number … Read more