Ghana’s sports minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye claims Kwadwo Asamoah’s absence is a contributory to the Black Stars recent struggles. Asamaoh, who plays for Italian giants Juventus, has been battling injuries the last two years and that has kept him away from the national team. The talented midfielder has not played for Ghana since featuring at … Read more
Soren Kjeldsen and Thorbjorn Olesen shot a six-under 66 in the fourballs to give Denmark a first World Cup of Golf victory by four strokes. The Danes started the final day in Melbourne with a four-shot cushion, and seven birdies, combined with a single bogey, gave them the win on 20 under. “It’s difficult to … Read more
Former Ghana international Mohammed Polo has lashed out at Black Stars coach Avram Grant, calling the Israeli a “disappointment”. The former Chelsea boss is facing criticisms following a string of poor performances in recent times. The Black Stars are yet to pick a win in five games, the latest setback being a 2-0 defeat to … Read more
North African giants Egypt are still reaping the dividends of their memorable 2-0 victory over Ghana in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier a fortnight ago. The Pharaohs have moved 10 places on the ranking following the hard-fought win in Alexandria. Egypt have moved to 36th place from 46th spot in the previous ranking. Ghana … Read more
Ghana has dropped out of the Top 50 in the FIFA rankings for the first time in over 10 years. In the latest ranking released on Thursday, November 24, Ghana dropped eight places from 45th last month to 53rd. Ghana’s undoing is attributed to the single point picked from the last two 2018 FIFA World … Read more
Egypt midfield lynchpin Mohammed Elneny says the Black Stars of Ghana were more difficult to defeat in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier, as compared to the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The Pharaohs recorded a comfortable 2-0 victory over the Black Stars on matchday two of the … Read more
Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has cast doubt on Ghana’s chances of qualifying to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The Black Stars are on the verge of missing out qualification to the global competition having appeared in the last three editions. Ghana fluffed their chances of qualifying after drawing goalless with Uganda and … Read more
Group Chief Executive Officer of Databank Group, Kojo Addae-Mensah has blamed President John Dramani Mahama for the Black stars slim chances of qualifying to the FIFA 2018 world cup in Russia. In an interview with Kasapa Sports, Kojo Addae-Mensah conceded Ghana’s chances look bleak and will take something spectacular to secure a World Cup ticket … Read more
Hearts of Oak legend and 1978 Afcon winner Mohammed Polo has waded into calls for the sacking of Ghana’s Israeli trainer Avram Grant insisting the former Chelsea boss is a huge disappointment. Grant has had an average performance with the Black Stars since taking over in 2014, winning 11 matches out of the 22 matches … Read more
Former Black Stars shot stopper Abukari Damba has called on Ghana coach Avram Grant to invite Sulley Muntari back into the team despite being clubless for about six months. Damba insists that Muntari will bring stability into the Ghana midfield and ensure we qualify for the 2018 World Cup which is gradually slipping away. Speaking … Read more
Black Princesses player Ernestina Adambilla says the team did their best to qualify to the next stage of the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup but failed. Adambilla noted that it was indeed a hard day for his team and could only secure a draw against USA. The Princesses were eliminated for the World Cup … Read more
Former Germany player and boss Jurgen Klinsmann has been sacked as coach of the United States. The 52-year-old, who won the World Cup as a player with Germany in 1990, took over as US boss in 2011. “We remain confident we have quality players to help us advance to Russia 2018,” said US Soccer president … Read more
Ghana’s chances of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup was threatened last week following the Black Stars’ 2-0 defeat to Egypt in Alexandria. The result has left the Black Stars six points behind the Pharaohs of Egypt who are currently leading the group having won their two games. Many have questioned the calibre of players … Read more
Coach Akwasi Appiah is mute on his return to the Black Stars Former Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah is among candidates the Ghana Football Association is looking at to replacing Israeli Avram Grant who has seen his stock drop considerably after five games without a win. The now Al Khartoum boss was recently named the best … Read more
With 12 months to go before we know the 31 teams who will join hosts Russia at the 2018 World Cup, we take a look at some of the major nations and familiar names who appear to have a battle on their hands to make the finals. Ghana The Black Stars have become something of … Read more
Deputy Sports Minister, Vincent Oppong Asamoah, has charged the head coach of the Black Stars to change his formation for Ghana to qualify the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup. Ghana is currently occupying the 3rd position in Group E of the World Cup qualifiers after losing to Egypt in Alexandria last week and drawing with … Read more
Embattled businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome has dared those who claim to have the list of benefactors of the judgement debt paid to him 2010 to publish it. He said he woke up to see quite a number of misleading headlines about him which informed his decision to hold a press conference to correct the misinformation … Read more
Egypt assistant coach Osama Nabih says Ghana has no chance of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup insisting the Pharaohs have eliminated the Black Stars from the tournament in Russia. Nabih believes only Uganda poses a threat to their ambitions of reaching the World Cup for the first time since 1990 after just two matches … Read more
Israeli trainer Avram Grant wants to see off his contract before leaving his post as head coach of the Black Stars. The former Chelsea boss is facing the sack by his employers after recent poor outings with the Black Stars team. The team has been unable to record a victory in their last five matches … Read more
Wayne Rooney has issued an apology after “inappropriate” pictures of the England captain on a night out were published by a national newspaper. The Manchester United skipper was pictured in Wednesday’s edition of The Sun in an inebriated state in the early hours of Sunday morning, wearing a Three Lions polo shirt. Rooney was ruled … Read more