Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez says he is ‘very good’ contact with Ghana star Christian Atsu and there’s no chance the winger will move to Turkey this winter. The 25-year-old is away with Ghana who are heading for their 21st AFCON campaign. And, the Chelsea loanee who celebrated his birthday four days ago, is hoping […]
Ahead of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations kicking off on Saturday, FIFA.com looks over some of the tournament’s most interesting stats. 1 team will be making their Cup of Nations debut in this year’s edition: Guinea-Bissau. That reduces to 15 the number of African countries never to have been represented at their continent’s showpiece […]
As clubs prepare for the kickoff of the 2017 Ghana Premier League, referees are also preparing seriously to ensure there is massive improvement in the level of officiating when the season starts according to FIFA referee William Agbovi. The three times Ghana Premier League best referee says his outfit is putting in a lot ahead […]
The Black Stars will train for the last time this morning at their camp base in Al Ain, UAE before leaving for the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. Ghana’s squad have been in the gulf country since for 12 days fining tune preparations for the tournament. They played just one warm up match against […]
Ghana wideman Christian Atsu says his club career could be jeopardized amid fears he will lose his place on his return to Newcastle United after the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. The 25-year-old is concerned about the timing of the biannnual tournament which threatens the position of players at club level. Atsu, on loan […]
Crystal Palace are hoping to sign unsettled Leicester City winger Jeffrey Schlupp in the coming days, according to Skysports. The 24-year-old, who was left out of Ghana’s squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon, could make the switch. Schlupp has struggled for game time this season under Claudio Ranieri and has been […]
Getting himself back to full strength for the 2017 season is not the only thing Gideon Baah is doing this offseason. Baah has been in his home country of Ghana setting up his own charitable foundation to grow the next generation of the “Black Stars.” The Gideon Baah YACHAL Foundation works with youth footballers in […]
Black Stars head coach Avram Grant will have huge problems in selecting his first eleven according to George Afriyie because of the competition in the team. The Stars were strong against an Uzbekistani side in the pre-AFCON friendly, running out 2-0 winners on the day. Bernard Tepketey impressed on his debut in the game and […]
Scottish side Heart of Midlothian have signed German-Ghanaian player Lennard Sowah on a free transfer until the end of the season. The 24-year-old German full-back arrives from Premiership rivals Hamilton, where he made seven appearances after joining in October. A former Arsenal trainee, Sowah spent time at Portsmouth, Hamburger SV, Millwall and Danish side FC […]
Wa All Stars have arrived in Sudan for Thursday’s international friendly against hosts Al Hilal in Khartoum. The Northern Blues arrived in the early hours of Tuesday morning in the Sudanese capital having travelled over eight hours from Accra on Monday enroute through Addis Ababa. Former Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah, who handles Khartoum SC, […]
