Black Stars will continue preparations for this month Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers with a friendly encounter against Ghana Premier League side Legon Cities. The team, dominated by home-based players, will take on Legon Cities at the Accra Sports Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. The match is an opportunity for coach Charles Akonnor and his technical … Read more
Black Stars coach Charles Kwabla Akonnor is likely to be without some of his key players based in Europe ahead of the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifier doubleheader against South Africa and Sao Tome later this month due to the COVID-19 restrictions. With the COVID-19 crisis still affecting daily life across the planet, football’s … Read more
Ghana international midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah has said he always gives his best in the Italian Serie A despite changing clubs. Asamoah signed for Cagliari Calcio in February 2021 three months after parting ways with Internazionale. The 32-year-old claims he played to win the Scudetto or seek qualification to the UEFA Champions League during his days … Read more
Ghana winger Christian Atsu was in action for Newcastle United’s U-23 as they suffered a narrow defeat to Leeds United. The 29-year-old made a rare appearance for the Premier League II side and was on target as they lost 2-1 to Leeds. Atsu has been reinstated in the Magpies team for the rest of the … Read more
Former Hearts of Oak coach Kenichi Yatsuhashi says it took the timely intervention of Ghanaian coach Yaw Preko to stop him from getting killed during his time in Nigeria. The pair worked together for Nigerian Premier League side Ifeanyi Ubah in 2016 following a successful short stint with Ghanaian giants Hearts of Oak. “I can’t … Read more
Most Valuable Player at the just-ended Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku and two of his U-20 triumphant teammates have earned their maiden Black Stars call-up ahead of the double AFCON qualifiers later this month. Issahaku, Asante Kotoko goalkeeper Ibrahim Danlad and Dreams FC’s Philimon Baffuor have all received invites to the Black … Read more
It has been confirmed that Johannesburg will host the crucial 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between South Africa and Ghana. The match will be played at the FNB Stadium, also known as Soccer City and The Calabash – which hosted the Black Stars 2010 World Cup quarter-final heartbreak against Uruguay. It first emerged … Read more
Ghana International Mubarak Wakaso is set to join Asante Kotoko in the ongoing transfer window, according to a report by Finder Sports. The rumoured transfer has been gathering some momentum on social media over the last several hours. Finder Sports’ checks suggest what initially appeared as wishful thinking could actually have some substance. The move, … Read more
Finally, Ghanaian football has got something to cheer about in a long while, with the Black Satellites – the men’s national Under-20 team – bringing some form of happiness with their unexpected victory as African champions at the 2021 Africa U-20 championship in Mauritania on the day of Ghana’s 64th independence anniversary celebration. Their impressive … Read more