Ghanaians React To Black Stars’ Defeat
Goals from Mohammed Salah and Abdallah El-Said in each half dented Ghana’s hopes of making it to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The result leaves the Black Stars five points behind group leaders...
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Pharaohs Go In Search of Revenge Against the Black Stars
The Black Stars of Ghana face the Pharaohs of Egypt on Sunday as the battle for the sole Group E ticket to the 2018 FIFA World Cup gets keener. The Pharaohs are early group leaders with 3 points...
Egypt Buzzing Ahead of Crunch World Cup Qualifier Against Ghana
The nation of Egypt is completely gripped by fever in the lead to the much anticipated FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier between the Pharaohs and the Black Stars of Ghana. The two teams clash in what has...
Four Memorable Games That Mark Egypt-Ghana Rivalry
Egypt and Ghana's rivalry started back in 1959 when they first met in a qualifying clash for the 1960 Rome Olympic Games, with the Black Stars claiming their berth in the prestigious quadrennial...
Things Avram Grant Must Do To Hand Ghana Victory
Ghana arrived in Alexandria from their camping base in Dubai on Friday, to take on Egypt in the 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifiers in Group E at the Borg Al-Arab Stadium on Sunday. The hosts are in for...
African Footballer of the Year Award 2016, Throwback At All the Previous Winners
African Footballer of the year award 2016, throwback at all the previous winners Before the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2016 launches on Saturday, BBC Sport looks at all the previous winners....
West Africa Clashes With North Africa In Top Fixtures
Qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, will take place this weekend across the continent. The top-liners largely involve top west Africa and north Africa sides. Nigeria vs. Algeria On Saturday,...
Grant’s Ultimate Test, Stars’ Defining Moment
There is much more than three points at stake for Ghana against Egypt. Grant’s future and a generation’s reputation will all be on the line in Alexandria Sunday at the Burg Al Arab Stadium could...
How Many African Footballers of the Year Can You Name?
Before the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2016 launches on Saturday, BBC Sport looks at all the previous winners. The prize started life as the BBC African Sports Star of the Year award in 1992,...
Preview of the Egypt-Ghana WC Qualifier
This weekend’s highly anticipated 2018 World Cup qualifier clash between the Pharaohs of Egypt and the Black Stars of Ghana at the Borg El-Arab Stadium in Alexandria on Sunday is expected to be the...
Stephen Appiah Inspires Stars
Stephen Appiah, former Ghana skipper of the Black Stars has urged the players to concentrate and work hard to ensure they avoid a defeat in Egypt. The Stars are faced with a uphill task of avoiding a...
Can Lippi Lift Sinking China?
Italian master-coach Marcello Lippi is facing one of his toughest assignments as he attempts what some fans think is impossible: putting under-achievers China on the path to greatness. Starting with...
Wayne Rooney To Captain Hosts In World Cup Qualifier
Wayne Rooney will captain England in the World Cup qualifier against Scotland at Wembley on Friday, says interim manager Gareth Southgate. The 31-year-old forward and skipper was dropped for the...
Andre Ayew Plays Down Importance of Egypt Clash
Stand-in captain of the Black Stars Andre Ayew has called for calm ahead of the Ghana’s clash against Egypt saying the game is not a “must win” while admitting the Egypt will come in strongly....
Rooney Captains England Against Scotland
Wayne Rooney will captain England in their World Cup qualifier against Scotland, interim manager Gareth Southgate said Thursday. The 31-year-old forward was dropped for last month’s 0-0 qualifying...
Egypt-Ghana Match Is A Do Or Die Affair
Injured Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has tagged Egypt-Ghana crunch World Cup qualifier as do or die. Speaking from his Dubai base on Tuesday, Gyan believes in the team lies a great quality to...
Former Black Satellites Coach Afranie Dies In An Accident
One of Ghana’s veteran Coaches, Emmanuel Kwesi Afranie has died after an ambulance transferring him to Kumasi got involved in a fatal accident. The legendary coach met his untimely death when an...
Occultism, Black Magic Cannot Help the Stars’ World Cup Qualification
The General Overseer of the Glorious Wave International Church, Prophet Emmanuel Badu Kobi, has predicted that the Black Stars can only qualify for the World Cup if they do away with occult...
Cuper Charges Egypt To Go For Broke Against Ghana
The Pharaohs' coach says his players are not lost on the reward for a possible win over the Black Stars on Sunday Egypt coach Hector Cuper says his side are in high spirits to beat Ghana in the 2018...
Brazil Eyes Argentina Scalp, WCup Exorcism
Brazil head coach Tite gives instructions to his players during a training session at Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on Tuesday, ahead of their World Cup qualifier against Argentina....