Ghana are up against Uruguay on Friday in the quarter-finals and the former defender who starred in some of the country’s greatest triumphs they can add another significant first to their impressive collection. “We were the first team to win an Olympic medal in 1992, we won Africa’s first Under-20 World Cup and now I […]
The Black Stars drew blank against Germany in their 0-1 loss at Soccer City in Johannesburg despite creating several gilt edged opportunities. Asamoah Gyan had a header cleared off the line, Manuel Neaur produced a good save from Kwadwo Asamoah in the second half while Dede Ayew took one touch too many when set up […]
The goalkeeper has been waiting in he wings to make his Black Stars debut for more than a year now and looks set to get his chance now. GFA vice president Fred Pappoe told KickOffGhana.com that the last communications from FIFA suggested the 23 year old had only played in a friendly game for Norway’s […]
The Black Stars will qualify for the next stage of the competition regardless of the outcome of the result in the Serbia-Australia game if they can avoid defeat, and Rajevac says that permutation will factor heavily in his pre-match preparations. “We will have to make sure that first we don’t concede a goal,” Rajevac tells […]
The Inter Milan player has cast a gloomy figure throughout Ghana’s stay here after he lost his regular place in the side but things came to a head after the Ghana-Australia 1-1 draw on Saturday when Muntari felt he should have had a bigger role. KickOffGhana.com understands Rajevac felt insulted by the player’s protest and […]
The Udinese midfielder has showed flashes of brilliance for the Black Stars so far but admits he like the rest of the team will have to raise their game against the 3-time World Champions who will be desperate for a result in order to avoid a first round exit. Asamoah told KickOffGhana.com: “It won’t be […]
The Black Stars need at least a point from that game to reach their second successive knockout stage at the World Cup while Germany must win to guarantee what would be an embarrassing first round exit for the three-time World Champions. The game has been given extra-edge by the strong ties between Ghana and Germany […]
Mensah and Lee Addy, who replaced the established central defensive pairing of John Mensah and Isaac Vorsah, looked shaky and nervous for long spells of the game but the Udinese defender is proud to have come through it. “It was a massive game on a massive stage and to have played a part in […]
KickOffGhana.com has learnt Vorsah could miss that crucial match from which Ghana needs a point to book their second round place but Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac was still holding out hope on the Hoffenheim defender. “We have to be patient and see,” Rajevac said when quizzed about Vorsah. “He was unavailable for the Australia […]
The Black Stars came from a goal down to draw 1-1 with 10-man Australia and despite having a host of chances in the second half to clinch it, they blew them. Rajevac admits his side had not played particularly well in the last third, but says he will not lose much sleep over the […]
