Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has switched his international allegiance from England to Ghana, according to reports. It is said that the Champions League winner has decided to play for the West African country a month after meeting President Akufo-Addo. According to reports, Hudson-Odoi made his mind to don Black Stars colours due to racist abuse … Read more
Free agent Christain Atsu has described Ghana’s inability to win the Africa Cup of Nations for close to four decades as sad. Atsu, 29, was born nine years after the Black Stars won their fourth title in 1983. Extraordinarily, it is the last time the football-mad nation tasted victory on the continent. The former Newcastle … Read more
Former Netherlands midfielder George Boateng has advised England winger Callum Hudson-Odoi to change nationality and play for Ghana. The Aston Villa youth team coach believes the Chelsea winger will have a better international career with the Black Stars than the Three Lions. Hudson-Odoi was snubbed by England coach Gareth Southgate for Euro 2020, leaving him … Read more
Andre Ayew extolled Ghana legend Stephen Appiah, saying the former Black Stars captain was a ‘top class’ leader. In an interview on Joy FM, the current Black Stars skipper pointed to Appiah’s charisma and the love he earned from Ghanaians as the qualities that allowed him to effectively play his role as captain. “I think he … Read more
Andre Ayew praised highly the reign of John Mensah as captain of the Ghana national team, Black Stars. The current Ghana captain said he learned a lot from Mensah who captained the Black Stars for two years between 2010 and 2012. Before being made substantive, Mensah was mostly in command from 2008 due to Stephen … Read more
On this day 2 July 2010 (Exactly 11 years ago today), Uruguay after a 1-1 game defeated Ghana 4-2 on penalties at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg to book a place in the semifinal of the World Cup. The game had a frenzy and dramatic end. Nobody could have written the script for what … Read more
Ghana and KRC Genk attacker Joseph Painstil believes a strong sense of togetherness and teamwork can help the Black Stars qualify for next year’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Having missed the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the Ghana Football Association and the government are soliciting for an amount of $25 million to help the … Read more
On this day, June 26th in 2010 (11 years ago), Ghana became only the 3rd African country to qualify to the quarter-finals of the World Cup after defeating USA 2-1 at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa. The feat previously had only been achieved by Cameroon in 1990 and Senegal in 2002. Ghana … Read more
Former Ghana international Charles Taylor has advised English-born Callum Hudson-Odoi to reject any attempts by the FA to play for the Black Stars. Hudson-Odoi sparked reports of a potential international career switch after arriving in Ghana few weeks ago. He visited Ghana President, Nana Akufo-Addo in the presence of Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif and FA … Read more
Ghanaian winger Edwin Gyasi has set sights on earning a return to the senior national team, Black Stars. Gyasi, who plays in the Turkish second-tier, hasn’t played for the Black Stars since 2018. The attacker received his debut invite in 2017 and became a favourite of then-head coach Kwesi Appiah after impressing in the rare … Read more