The Serbian showed his ruthless and strong streak once again by dropping Stephen Appiah and Sulley Muntari from the bench. It has led to suggestions of unhappiness within the camp but Paintsil insists the group trusts the manager to make the right calls for Ghana. “In such tournaments its de coach who is […]
Defender John Paintsil told KickOffGhana.com the atmosphere was amazing and is anticipating similar support for the Black Stars when they take on Australia in a game that could see them through to the second round of the competition. It was amazing to play with that kind of support against Serbia. The stadium was noisy […]
The Aussies were blown apart by the 3-time world champions in Durban and face Ghana on Saturday in Rustenburg with not just their pride but their tournament at stake. And while Rajevac saw reason to believe Ghana can take all three points especially with the Aussies missing their star man Tim Cahill, he insists […]
Speaking to KickOffGhana.com at the Castrol Lab in Sandton, the 1998 World Cup-winning captain back the Stade Rennes striker to take the tournament by storm – something he has already started doing after netting the winning goal against Serbia. Asked who he thinks can take over from the likes of Didier Drogba and Michael […]
The son of the legendary Abedi Pele who captained the Ghana Under-20 side to victory at the 2009 World Youth Championships got the nod for the left side of midfield ahead of Inter Milan’s Sulley Muntari and gave Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic a torrid time throughout. He told KickOffGhana.com he had been under specific instructions […]
Ghana dominated long spells of the tie at the Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria and should have won by a wider margin that the lone goal achieved through the penalty effort of Asamoah Gyan with five minutes remaining. The Stade Rennes striker kept his calm to smash the spot kick past Vladimir Stoijkovic and earn […]
The Udinese midfielder has become the focal point for Ghanaian hopes after a string of fine performances in the national colours particularly at the Nations Cup. And with Michael Essien absent and Appiah far from the dominant force he was four years ago in Germany, Asamoah is the man many Ghanaians will be looking up […]
The Sunderland defender whose problems with injuries this season are well documented but Ghana has stuck by him and Milovan Rajevac has been relieved he came through warm up games against Holland and Latvia unscathed. But the World Cup stage is different with a lot more at stake and against a physical Serbia side in […]
The name of the Chelsea star still dominates discussions around the Ghana camp and Derek is one of two Boatengs looking to fill that void alongside Portsmouth midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng. The intensity has been clear to see in training sessions and Derek who burst onto the scene well before Essien is hoping he can […]
KickOffGhana.com has pieced together the series of events that finally led to the side moving base from Pretoria to Sun City and they players say they have made a choice that now allows them the peace of mind to get on with their campaign. The players had complained the moment they checked into the […]
