Black Stars head coach Avram Grant will have huge problems in selecting his first eleven according to George Afriyie because of the competition in the team. The Stars were strong against an Uzbekistani side in the pre-AFCON friendly, running out 2-0 winners on the day. Bernard Tepketey impressed on his debut in the game and his performance has re-energized believe that the Stars are well equipped for the competition. The team is very good and I can tell you that Avram Grant will have problems

Getting himself back to full strength for the 2017 season is not the only thing Gideon Baah is doing this offseason. Baah has been in his home country of Ghana setting up his own charitable foundation to grow the next generation of the "Black Stars." The Gideon Baah YACHAL Foundation works with youth footballers in the country providing equipment and guidance. "Yachal," means hope in Hebrew, the mantra in which the foundation runs. In an interview with SNY, the New York

Ghana coach Avram Grant says his side are far from a finished material but adds they will be ready for their tournament opener on 17 January The Israeli tested his side's battle readiness for the tournament with a friendly against Uzbek side Bunyodkor on Tuesday in Dubai. Goals from Asamoah Gyan and Frank Acheampong- all second half substitutes- gave the Black Stars a 2-0 win. But Grant is not happy with the sharpness of his side and demands more from his players. ''I cannot

Hearts of Oak midfielder Malik Akowuah is looking forward to helping Hearts of Oak return to winning trophies after joining them from Medeama last season. The highly rated midfielder is one of the players that have been brought in to help boost the team. Since I arrived at Hearts of oak I have been very happy with the way things have turned out, Akowuah told Asempa FM I am looking at the possibility of helping the team win trophies in the coming season. Hearts of Oak finished third in

Hearts of Oak skipper Robin Gnagne says he is a happy man having completed a first full 90 minutes of action since his return from injury. The center back did not feature in the last six games of the 2015/16 Ghana Premier League season due to a groin injury and missed the off-season GHALCA SIX tournament. But having recovered fully from the injury, Gnagne played the entire duration of Sundays preseason friendly game with Bechem United and he was a relieved man after full-time. I am very

Ghana will their opponents for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Thursday. The qualifiers will begin from 20 March across the continent. The 2019 tournament will be hosted by Cameroon, who first staged the tournament in 1972. Ghana are busy preparing for this year's tournament and would not put premium on the outcome of the draw. The Black Stars are seeking a fifth continental silverware when the tournament starts on Saturday. They came close at the last edition in Equatorial

Theophilus Afelokhai wants to challenge Ghana goalkeeper Fatau Dauda for the No.1 slot at Enyimba FC. The Peoples Elephants have also signed Friday Achimugu to the club's goalkeeping department ahead of the start of the new season. Afelokhai said he is up to the challenge. ''The arrival of two goalkeepers in our camp will make it more competitive, most especially the arrival of Black Stars goalkeeper Dauda,'' said former Kano Pillars star Afelokhai, who is one of the

Fourteen countries have won the Africa Cup of Nations since its inception in 1957. Egypt remain the most successful with eight titles followed by Cameroon and Ghana with four each. Zambia, Congo Brazaville, Ethiopia, South Africa, Sudan, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria have won it once. Defending Ivory Coast have only won it twice in Senegal 1992 and 2015 in Equatorial Guinea....

Midfielder Gockel Ahortor will sign a new one-year deal to remain with Ghana Premier League side Inter Allies, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. His existing contract expired at the end of the season and was pushing for move. Ahortor had trials in Finland and Sweden but was unable to land a contract. He scored a career best 7 goals in a season where interestingly five of them came from direct free kicks second best in the league. Ahortor made 24 appearances and had a call-up

Hearts of Oak physiotherapist Okyere Agyei Baffour says there is nothing to worry about after Vincent Atingah and Thomas Abbey picked up injuries in the friendly game with Bechem United. The Phobians drew with the reigning FA Cup Champions Bechem United last Sunday at the Accra Sports Stadium. Vincent Atingah and Thomas Abbey had to be substituted during the course of the game after picking up a shoulder and foot injury respectively, but the Hearts physio insists the incident is not a major

England-based midfielder Christian Atsu has spoken about the need for CAF to reconsider the date for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. The on-loan Newcastle United winger says the January date poses a threat to the Europe-based legions who have to leave clubs for close to two month. Atsu, who was on a rich vein of form with the Championship leaders, has left Rafa Benitez for the tournament. He must fight to regain his place when he returns and the Chelsea-owned player feels that inconveniences

Teams for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations continued their preparations for tournament with warm up games on Tuesday. Togo came from two goals down to edge Senegalese Ligue 1 side Diambars FC 3-2 in an entertaining friendly in Senegal. The club side got themselves two goals up in the first with Pathe Cisse and Dame Gueye on the scoring sheet. Second half substitutions by trainer Claude Le Roy got the Togolese into the game. Club less Emmanuel Adebayor pulled one back before Fo Doh Laba

Newly-appointed Dreams FC technical director Manuel Zacharias has defended his move to a 'small' club. The Portuguese trainer burnished his credentials after leading Bechem United to win the 2016 MTN FA Cup. He was linked with giants Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko but decided to join the second-teir club. ''Every coach like myself will like to go to a big team or national team but we have to take different ways. Nobody knows the perfect way but for me now, for now Dreams

Bechem United have completed the signing former Hearts of Oak defender Owusu Bempah on a one-year deal, GHANASoccernet.com can confirm. The former Ghana U20 captain saw his contract with the Phobians run out at the end of the 2015/2016 season. The Hunters are still strengthening their side ahead of their maiden participation in the CAF Confederation Cup 2017. Bempah becomes the 14th player to be signed by the defending FA Cup champions. By Nuhu Adams...