Ghana U20 opponents South Africa lose to Qatar in friendly
South African U20 coach Amajita suffered a 3-1 loss to Qatar in an international friendly match played at the Grand Harmad Stadium in Doha on Saturday. After dominating most of the play, Amajita conspired to make some suicidal errors and were duly punished to lose a match they could have easily won. It was Amajita […]
SCANDAL: Ghana fury as Leicester City plan to play ‘injured’ Schlupp next week after his exclusion from AFCON squad
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) will be furious to know that Leicester City are planning to use winger Jeff Schlupp next week after the English side claimed that the left-back will not be fit to play at the Africa Cup of Nations which resulted in the decision in the leave him out of the Black […]
Oppponent Watch: Injured South Africa defender Patrick Phungwayo ruled out of AFCON
South Africa  will do duty at the Nations Cup will be without Orlando Pirates defender Patrick Phungwayo who has been ruled out due to injury. Phungwayo sustained an injury on his knee during Bafana Bafana’s last training session of the mini-training camp in Johannesburg, missing the international friendly match against Zambia, which South Africa won 1-0 at […]
Kotoko yet to sign free agent Jackson Owusu – General Manager Opoku Nti
Asante Kotoko’s General Manager Opoku Nti insists the club is yet to sign midfielder Jackson Owusu despite admitting to advanced talks. The 21-year-old is a free agent having secured his floating status from the Ghana FA on Thursday. Kotoko are in advanced talks with the former Berekum Chelsea player over a reported three-year deal. Reports […]
2015 AFCON SPECIAL- The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon
The longevity of any football super power depends on the ability to replace the aging players with young energetic ones, when age and fatigue takes its toll on the playing squad. The case of the Spaniards is a living testimony of why the 2010 world champions were spank by the Dutch in Brazil.  The squad […]
Pre-AFCON friendly: DR Congo hold Cameroon
DR Congo snatched a late equaliser to draw 1-1 away to Cameroon on Wednesday in a pre-2015 Africa Cup friendly played in Yaounde. Goals in each half from striker Franck Etoundi for Cameroon and winger Yannick Bolasie settled the contest at Stade Omnisport. DR Congo even had the ball in the back of the net […]
2015 Nations Cup Special : The Elephants of Ivory Coast
Dubbed as perennial under achievers on the continent because of their star studded side, the elephants of Ivory Coast might just be too hot for any African side to contain if they are to gel as a unit. The good thing in football however is, teams are usually preferred to individual brilliance as in the […]
Ivory Coast star Yaya Toure set for record fourth African award
Yaya Toure has a chance to become the first player to be named African Footballer of the Year four years in a row when the 2014 winner is announced in Lagos on Thursday. Toure is one of a trio of finalists, along with Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama and Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, for the annual […]
Opponent watch: Algeria stars say they don’t feel AFCON pressure but wary of Ghana threat
Algeria’s Afcon 2015 stars say they do not feel pressure and also hint that Ghana will be their toughest challenge in Group C of the tournament. The 2015 instalment of the African Nations Cup kicks off on January 17 in Equatorial Guinea and Algeria, Ghana, Senegal and South Africa make up the tournament’s toughest group. […]
2015 AFCON: Samuel Inkoom inclusion in Ghana squad surprises ex-Ghana international Preko
Former Ghana international winger Yaw Preko has expressed surprised at Avram Grant’s decision to include USA-based defender Samuel Inkoom in his squad for the 2015 AFCON tournament. Preko, who is assistant trainer for Ghana U20 side – Black Satellites, says he is surprised by Inkoom’s inactivity at club level yet his inclusion in the Ghana […]
