Ghana Premier League- Match Report: New Edubiase United record maiden win of the season
New Edubiase United ended their winless run in the Premier League season by posting a 2-1 win over B/A United at the Len Clay Stadium in Obuasi on Saturday. First-half double strikes from Fuseini Nuhu and James Boadu claimed the maximum points at stake for the Movers in the Ashanti Region. Enoch Gyimah’s 38th minute […]
AFCON 2015:DR Congo storm semis in style
The Democratic Republic of Congo showed lots of hunger and determination to become the first team to qualify for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) on Saturday. Coach Florent Ibenge’s team fought from two goals down to beat Congo Brazzaville 4-2 at the Bata Stadium. Delvin Ndinga and the Thievy Bifouma scored two quick […]
AFCON 2015: Guinea captain Ibrahima Traore says they deserve quarter-final qualification
Guinea captain Ibrahima Traore insists they deserve qualification to the quarter-final of the Nations Cup despite being lucky with the drawing of lots. The Syli Nationale were tied with Mali in Group D and the tournament organizer CAF had to resort to a special draw ceremony to determine who finished second in the pool. Traore […]
AFCON 2015: Ghana coach Avram Grant keeps strong hold of Black Stars to prevent distractions
It is not clear what is happening in other team camps, but Ghana team officials are determined to keep the Black Stars away from the public eye in their campaign at the 2015 African Cup of Nations (AFCON), and have managed to do quite a decent job on that. Since their arrival in Mongomo, Coach […]
The three best goalkeepers at AFCON 2015
With the group stage of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations brought to a close last night, AfricanFootball picks the three best goalkeepers from the round-robin phase of the tournament. Christoffer Mafoumbi (Congo) At just 20 years of age, Christoffer Mafoumbi has certainly made an impression in his debut AFCON tournament. The Le Pontet goalkeeper […]
AFCON 2015: Defender Boye says it would have been a disaster if Ghana failed to advance
Ghana defender John Boye has admitted that Ghana’s Group C of the ongoing African Cup of Nations is the toughies group ever but it would have been a disaster if they failed to qualify from the group. “The group is very tough but now we have qualify. It is not possible that Ghana will just […]
AFCON 2015: Striker Kwesi Appiah marks Nations Cup debut with terrific win over South Africa
Ghana striker Kwesi Appiah marked his Africa Cup of Nations debut on Tuesday evening in the comeback 2-1 win over South Africa. The on-loan Cambridge United player replaced Jordan Ayew on 71 minutes and nearly snatched the match winner after four minutes. Captain Asamoah Gyan teed up Appiah whose 18-yard shot clipped the side post […]
AFCON 2015: Ghana coach Avram Grant hails team for progressing from “Group of Life”
Ghana coach Avram Grant has hailed his team after beating South Africa on Tuesday to emerge winners of Group C which he describes as the ‘group of life’. The Black Stars needed late goals from John Boye and Andre Ayew to seal its spot in the quarterfinals of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. Ghana […]
AFCON 2015: Senegal, Ghana in pole position ahead of ‘Group of Death’ climax
Billed as the toughest section at this year’s Africa Cup of Nations when the draw was made, Group C reaches its climax on Tuesday evening. Everything is still up for grabs as group leaders Senegal take on pre-tournament favourites Algeria in Malabo while Ghana and South Africa clash in Mongomo. There are myriad different scenarios […]
Gilbert Fiamenyo: Hearts of Oak striker insists he has not targeted goal-king award
Accra Hearts of Oak striker Gilbert Fiamenyo has insisted he has not targeted wining the Ghana Premier League goal-king award despite showing phenomenon scoring form in early season. The 22-year-old has scored five goals in three games and is firming leading the top-scorer chart. Fiamenyo had netted a double against Berekum Chelsea before scoring another […]
