Ghana has been hit with a massive blow at the Africa Cup of Nations as defender Baba Rahman has been ruled out of the tournament after his club Schalke revealed he will be returning to Germany further examination. The Bundesliga side have confirmed the left-back suffered a bruised meniscus and will have to be assessed … 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
Andre Ayew sent himself into the Africa Cup of Nations history books after surpassing the goals scored by his legendary father Abedi Pele when Ghana defeated a gritty Ugandan side on Tuesday night in Gabon. The West Ham midfielder scored the only goal of the game to give the Black Stars the 1-0 victory over … Read more
Ghana head coach Avram Grant stated Baba Rahman’s prospects of playing any further part in the Africa Cup of Nations are “50-50” after the left-back suffered an apparent knee injury during the opening 1-0 Group D win over Uganda. Rahman, who is on loan with Bundesliga outfit Schalke from Chelsea, left the field on a … Read more
The Black Stars began the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 1-0 victory over the Uganda in Port Gentil. The victory means the Black Stars join Senegal and DR Congo as the only teams to win their opening matches with one game to spare in the first round of games. Here are five … Read more
Andre Ayew scored from the spot as Ghana produced a nervy and uninspired 1-0 win over Uganda in their opening 2017 Africa Cup of Nations group D opener in Port-Gentil on Tuesday. The Ghanaians managed to stay afloat after a spirited second half display from the Cranes. Ghana coach Avram Grant heaved a sigh of relief … Read more
Ghana welcomed Uganda back into the Africa Cup of Nations with a defeat in Port Gentil on Tuesday. A first half penalty from vice captain Andre Ayew gave the Black Stars a narrow victory in the opening game of Group D at this year’s AFCON in Gabon. Ghana was by far the better side in … Read more
Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey will mark is debut in the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday, when the Black Stars take on Uganda’s Cranes at the Stade de Port-Gentil. It will be the first Group D match at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Partey has won a starting place in Avram Grant’s team … Read more
Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey will mark is debut in the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday, when the Black Stars take on Uganda’s Cranes at the Stade de Port-Gentil. It will be the first Group D match at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Partey has won a starting place in Avram Grant’s team … Read more
Ghana vs Uganda clash at the Stade de Port-Gentil today will be a dejavu from the 1978 finals in Accra, where the two teams last met at the African Cup of Nations (AFCON). The Black Stars expect to get off to a winning start against Uganda Cranes, who are competing at their first AFCON since 1978 when … Read more
Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghanaians to throw their weight behind the Black Stars to help them win the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Gabon. According to him the Black Stars have hungered for long for the trophy thus the need for the entire nation to back them in their quest … Read more
Ahead of the Black Stars’ 2017 Africa Cup of Nations opener against the cranes of Uganda, here are five facts about the two Group D teams. 1. The last time the Black Stars played Gabon in the Africa Cup of Nations was in the 1978 final where hosts Ghana won 2-0. 2. They however clashed … Read more
Ahead of the Black Stars’ 2017 Africa Cup of Nations opener against the cranes of Uganda, here are five facts about two Group D teams. * The last time the Black Stars played Gabon in the Africa Cup of Nations was in the 1978 final where hosts Ghana won 2-0. * They however clashed in … Read more
Runners-up two years ago, Ghana start their latest bid to recapture the Africa Cup of Nations crown when they face Uganda in Port-Gentil in Group D on Tuesday. The Black Stars are in Gabon looking to win a fifth Cup of Nations but a first since 1982, and Israeli Avram Grant remains at the helm … Read more
The Black Stars coach claims his team would rather be motivated by the pressure at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations Ghana coach Avram Grant says his team is poised to go for broke against Uganda in their Africa Cup of Nations group opener on Tuesday. The 2015 Afcon finalists are hoping to end a … Read more
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has urged Ghanaians to ignore reports that Black Stars Captain Asamoah Gyan has left camp. Reports on social media on Monday, January 16 suggested that the Al Ahli striker left camp as a result of a dispute with a Deputy Captain, Andre Dede Ayew. But on its official Twitter page, … Read more
The Ghana FA (GFA) has slammed a ‘false report’ claiming that Asamoah Gyan has stormed out of Black Stars’ 2017 Africa Cup of Nations camp on the night before their crunch clash with Uganda in a dispute with Andre Ayew over captaincy. The GFA was forced to issue the midnight statement on Twitter after a … Read more
Fans of the Black Stars have so far struggled to get close to the team since their arrival in Gabon on Saturday for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The is because of the tight security at the hotel the players were lodging. The Black Stars arrived in Gabon on Saturday after technical issues with their flight … Read more
Riyad Mahrez scored twice as Algeria left it late to earn a 2-2 draw with Zimbabwe at the Africa Cup of Nations. The Leicester winger put his side ahead with a curling shot in off the post. But Kudakwashe Mahachi’s low shot into the corner and a Nyasha Mushekwi penalty made it 2-1 to Zimbabwe … Read more
Juary Soares’s late equaliser held hosts Gabon to a 1-1 draw by Guinea-Bissau in the opening game of the Africa Cup of Nations. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang looked to have put Gabon on course for three points when he popped up at the back post early in the second half to help in Denis Bouanga’s cross-shot. But … Read more