Defending champions Cameroon edged Zambia 2-1 and Ghana lost 1-0 to Namibia on Sunday in warm-up matches for the Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off on June 21 in Egypt. Playing their first friendly ahead of the 24-nation tournament, Cameroon built a two-goal lead through Paul-Georges Ntep and Joel Tagueu in Madrid. Mwape Musonda, the leading scorer this season …
There will be no Ghanaian referee at the Africa Cup of Nations for the second straight tournament. CAF has chosen 56 officials (20 centre referees and 36 assistant referees) for this year’s tournament in Egypt but none from Ghana same as in 2017, when no Ghanaian was selected. Daniel Laryea had hopes of officiating at the continent’s flagship football event …
Jose Mourinho believes Mohamed Salah has the quality to challenge for the Ballon d’Or but thinks the Liverpool star needs to win the Africa Cup of Nations to help his cause. Salah has been an important part of Jurgen Klopp’s team over the last two seasons, taking home the Premier League Golden Boot twice while winning the EPL Player of …
The exclusion of Bernard Terkpetey from Ghana’s squad for the 2019 AFCON has ignited massive disquiet in the West African country, with social media crumbling on coach Kwasi Appiah. The Ghana coach named a 29-man squad for a 3-week camping in Dubai ahead of the tournament which starts on 21st June. The squad will be trimmed to 23 for the …
Ghana coach Kwasi Appiah has named a blend of youthful and experienced players for a Pre-AFCON camping in Dubai next month. Three U-23 players were handed call ups as Azam FC shot-stopper Razak Abalora also earned his first call up into the senior national team. Conspicuously missing from the list is in-form St. Gallen midfielder Majeed Ashmeru who has stolen …
Ex-Black Stars captain Stephen Appiah is confident Ghana will win the Nations Cup in Egypt this summer. Appiah, who is expecting a difficult nations cup for all the 24 qualified teams, believes the expansion of the tournament will make it an exciting competition. “The Africa Cup of Nations has been expanded from 16 to 24 teams. We just have to …
Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah has revealed his readiness to include locally-based players in the 2019 African Cup of Nations on one condition. Appiah has been under intense scrutiny for neglecting locally-based players but it seems the gaffer is ready to rectify the situation. The Black Stars trainer revealed that locally-based players will get the opportunity to represent the country …
Nantes striker Abdul Majeed Waris fancies gatecrashing Ghana’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations squad. The 27-year-old, who has 31 caps under his belt, is yet to make an appearance at the continent’s flagship tournament. The former BK Hacken star has rejuvenated at French side Nantes since he joined on loan from FC Porto. But the striker faces stiff competition from …
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan says he is hatching a plan with his deputy Andre Ayew to end the country’s trophy-drought at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. The Black Stars last won the continental title 34 years ago at the 1984 finals played in Libya. But the four-time African champions have missed three finals- 1992, 2010 and 2015. Despite speculations …
