Ghana midfielder Mubarak Wakaso is unlikely to be punished by CAF over the words on his T-shirt during his celebration in last week 2013 Africa Cup of Nations match. Wakaso was booked for displaying a slogan when he lifted up his jersey to reveal “Allah is Great” emblazoned on his T-shirt during the match against [...]
Ghana’s Black Satellites will step up their preparations for the African Youth Championship with a training programme in Italy and Spain before the start of the competition which comes off in Algeria. Sellas Tetteh’s side have ready began preparations at the Ghanaman Soccer School of Excellence in Prampram with 30 local players. Between 23 and [...]
Herve Renard defends both Zambia’s and Christopher Katongo’s form at AFCON 2013 and is sure of beating Burkina Faso. Champions Zambia have been under the cosh in South Africa and are winless with two draws in their defence of the title they won last February in Gabon. Zambia captain Christopher Katongo too is under fire [...]
Debutants Cape Verde qualified for the last eight of the Africa Cup of Nations after coming from behind to beat Angola 2-1 in Port Elizabeth. High flying Coach of Cape Verde, Lucio Antunes said he hoped they would face Ghana. “We want to compare ourselves against the best in Africa and Ghana are among the [...]
Ghana have gone through to the quarter-final stage at the top of Group B when Niger succumbed to a 0-3 defeat at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. The Black Stars are to face debutants Cape Verde in the next round after Captain Asamoah Gyan, Christian Atsu and defender John Boye gave them a convincing victory [...]
Ghana go in search of a second successive win at the Africa Cup of Nations but coach Kwesi Appiah says Niger will be their toughest group opponents. The Black Stars are top in the Group B standings after making a marked improvement in their 1-0 win against Mali following an opening 2-2 draw in Port [...]
The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), headline sponsors of the national team, the Black Stars, congratulates all players and the technical team for their hard work, dedication and team spirit that earned them the critical 1-0 win over the Eagles of Mali at AFCON 2013. “Ghanaians are in a jubilant mood following your victory in [...]
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has attributed their victory over Mali to entering the game with a winning mentality. The Black Stars beat Les Aigles by a lone goal thanks to a Mubarak Wakaso first half goal from the spot, which lightened up their chances at the 2013 Orange Africa Cup of Nations underway in South [...]
Ghana coach Kwasi Appiah has lauded his team’s performance in their victory against Mali in their Group B encounter played on Thursday at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. Appiah singled out his team’s respect for tactical decisions, an improvement over their opening game against DR Congo where they allowed a two-goal lead [...]
Ghana midfielder Albert Adomah insists they have their destiny in their hands as far as reaching the last eight of the 2013 Orange Africa Cup of Nations underway in South Africa in concerned. The Black Stars lead the pack in Group B with four points and must avoid defeat against Niger in their ultimate match [...]