Renard; Morocco Are Not Favourites
Morocco coach Herve Renard stands on the threshold of making history after guiding his Morocco side to a quarter-final berth at the 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) taking place in Gabon, the...
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Grant Stands By Decision To Risk Gyan
Black Stars Head Coach Avram Grant says he does not regret starting Captain Asamoah Gyan in the loss to Egypt in the ongoing AFCON Tournament in Gabon. The skipper was forced off in the 40th minute...
AFCON2017: Asamoah Gyan Fears His Tournament Is Over
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan fears he may be ruled out of the Africa Cup of Nations after suffering an injury in Wednesday’s 1-0 defeat by Egypt. Gyan was substituted in the first half and is in...
Sudan Opposition Leader Back From Exile To ‘end War’
Khartoum (AFP) - Sudanese opposition leader and ex-prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi returned from exile Thursday, more than two years after he fled abroad, saying he wants to "end the war". Mahdi, whose...
Cameroon Favourites, Insists Coach of Rivals Senegal
Libreville (AFP) - Senegal coach Aliou Cisse insists Africa Cup of Nations opponents Cameroon are favourites to win the eagerly-awaited quarter-final in Franceville on Saturday. Pundits beg to...
Senegal Football Coach Aliou Cisse Has ‘unfinished Business’
Franceville (Gabon) (AFP) - Senegal coach Aliou Cisse still looks back at the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations with a sense of unfinished business, so Saturday's quarter-final against Cameroon offers a...
Asamoah Gyan Fears His Tournament Is Over
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan fears he may be ruled out of the Africa Cup of Nations after suffering an injury in Wednesday’s 1-0 defeat by Egypt. Gyan was substituted in the first half and is in...
Asamoah Gyan Fears His Tournament Is Over
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan fears he may be ruled out of the Africa Cup of Nations after suffering an injury in Wednesday’s 1-0 defeat by Egypt. Gyan was substituted in the first half and is in...
DR Congo Will Be Tough Opponents In Quarterfinals
Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu is anticipating a tough game against DR Congo in the quarterfinal of the Cup of Nations. The Black Stars set a clash with DR Congo at the next round of the...
Christian Atsu Blames Bad Port Gentil Pitch To Team’s Defeat To Egypt
Black Stars winger Christian Atsu has attributed the team’s defeat to Egypt to the poor nature of the pitch. Ghana lost 1-0 to Egypt to finish second in Group D behind the seven-time Champions. The...
Avram Grant Blames Referee For Black Stars Defeat
Head coach of the Black Stars, Avram Grant has described some of the decisions taken by the center referee in the game against Egypt as strange. According to Coach Grant, though Egypt deserved the...
Gabon Pitch Not Good For Muscles – Gyan
Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan has said, he has become is a victim of the bad pitch at the newly constructed Port Gentil Stadium, after suffering from a thigh injury in the game against Egypt last...
Forget Egypt Defeat; Think Ahead of the Next Game
Ex-Ghana captain Stephen Appiah hopes the Black Stars will recover from their defeat to Egypt ahead of Sunday’s quarterfinal clash against DR Congo. Ghana tasted yet another defeat at the hands of...
Mantrac Injects US$60m Into Economy
Mantrac Ghana says it over US$60million investment injection over the last two years is aimed at boosting the company’s capabilities and structures. It is also targeted at expanding its business...
Kwaku Bonsam Reveals Sulley Muntari Holds Black Stars Destiny
Controversial Ghanaian fetish Priest Nana Kwaku Bonsam believes Sulley Ali Muntari holds the luck of the senior national soccer team, hence he should be giving a call up. Reacting to Ghana’s...
Egypt Loss Behind Us – Atsu
Black Stars midfielder Christian Atsu has said Ghana’s defeat to Egypt in the last group game of the Africa Cup of Nations would only motivate the squad to give their all against the Democratic...
Mensah Confident of Win Over DR Congo
Black Stars defender Jonathan Mensah has said Ghana’s loss to Egypt will not distract the team’s quest to make it all the way to the final of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. Ghana...
No Ghanaian Player Named In CAF Best XI For Group Stage
Confederation of African Football has announced the best XI of the first round of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations with no Ghana player in the team. This comes as a bit of a surprise after two Black...
Sammy Kuffour Fears Gyan’s Injury Might Cost Ghana AFCON Trophy
Ex-Ghana defender Samuel Osei Kuffour says the Black Stars will have faint hopes of winning the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations without injured captain Asamoah Gyan. Gyan is racing to be fit for Sunday's...
Reserve Players Did Their Best – Grant
Black Stars head coach Avram Grant insists reserve players who were given the opportunity to play against Egypt in Ghana’s last group match at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations gave their all....