Volta Delta Under Threat
GHANA’S Volta Delta is yet to be recognised as critical and viable potential ecosystem that could spur sustainable development for communities, Mr. Ken Kinney Executive Director, Development...
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Ghana Coach Avram Grant Blames AFCON Defeat On Set Pieces
Ghana coach Avram Grant has attributed the Black Stars poor show in the Gabon championship to set pieces. To the Israeli trainer, Ghana could have traveled far in the competition if it had not...
Young Players Must Given A Chance
Former Black Stars player Augustine Arhinful has decried the suppression of young talents in Ghana’s football despite shinning potentials available. Speaking with Sammy Forson on GHOne after the...
Four Lessons From the 2017 AFCON
The 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) might have come and gone but the experiences will most definitely linger for a little while. Cameroon, against all odds, clinched the title at...
Ghana Bags 1.5m Dollars From AFCON 2017
The Ghana Black Stars are to receive an amount of US$1.5million after a disappointing campaign which saw them place fourth at the just-ended 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. The champions of the...
Coach Micho Likely To Snub Black Stars Job For UAE and Qatari Clubs
Ghana’s leading target for the Black Stars coaching job after the expiration of Avram Grant’s contract, Milutin Micho Sredejovic could swerve the West African country with reports that many clubs...
How Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions Roared Again
Cameroon won their fifth Africa Cup of Nations trophy in Gabon on Sunday and it was arguably their greatest triumph. World Cup star Roger Milla was the lynchpin of the victorious 1984 and 1988 sides,...
Black Stars Receive US$ 1.5 Million For Finishing Fourth
Ghana's senior national team, the Black Stars will receive US$ 1.5 million for finishing fourth at the just ended 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. Avram Grant's side were defeated 1-0 by Burkina...
When Anti-Terrorism Becomes Terrorism (1)
A couple of weeks ago, the President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump, sacked the country’s Attorney-General, Sally Quillian Yates, for giving a direct order to her staff to ignore...
The Dimming Black Stars, Still Breaking Hearts
I am sure you saw the social media ‘joke’ about the ‘six killer diseases’ being whooping cough,measles,TB,Arsenal,Polio and The Black Stars! This was after our previously beloved ‘all...
Cameroon’s Road To AFCON Glory
Vincent Aboubakar scored a brilliant late goal to hand unfancied Cameroon a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Egypt and their fifth African Nations Cup title in an entertaining final on Sunday....
Here Are Very Important Facts You Must Know
Although the Black Stars once more failed to lift the Cup of Nations, it is indisputable that everything about Ghana AFCON 2017 was worth the while. You’ll agree with me after reading this: On a...
Stats and Numbers
The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations has successfully come to an end with Cameroon winning their fifth title and first since 2002. Hugo Broos side came from a goal down to beat Egypt 2-1 with goals from...
A To Z of AFCON 2017
An A to Z of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon... A (Algeria) Once again touted as potential champions and once again flops, exiting after first round without a win. Big names like Riyad Mahrez...
Top Quotes From AFCON 2017
Top quotes from the Africa Cup of Nations tournament: "I had a feeling that I was going to save the final two penalties." - 44-year-old Egypt goalkeeping hero Essam El Hadary after saving two...
Fitness Crucial To Cameroon Triumph
Cameroon head coach Hugo Broos has related his side’s win to their physical incisiveness against a very skilled Egypt team after lifting the Afcon 2017 trophy at Stade de l’Amitie in Libreville...
Cameroon Win AFCON 2017
Cameroon came from behind to beat Egypt 2-1 and seal a fifth Africa Cup of Nations in a thrilling, edgy final. Substitute Vincent Aboubakar swept in the winner two minutes from time, flicking the...
Laryea Kingston Convinced Black Stars Call-Ups Not On Merit
Ex-Ghana international Laryea Kingston has suggested that national team call-ups were not on merit after another failed Nations Cup campaign. The Black Stars were unable to end their trophy drought...
Egypt Coach Hector Cuper Apologises To Fans After Nations Cup Defeat
Egypt coach Hector Cuper apologised to the country's fans following a 2-1 defeat by Cameroon in the African Cup of Nations final on Sunday. The Pharaohs surrendered a first-half lead to allow...
List of Africa Cup of Nations Winning Coaches
Belgian Hugo Broos became the fifteenth foreign coach to win the Africa Cup of Nations. Broos guided a second-string Cameroon side to earn a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Egypt in the final of the...