West Ham United star Andre Ayew was the Man-of-the-Match as Ghana's Black Stars laboured to a slender 1-0 win over Uganda in Port-Gentil in the 2017 AFCON on Tuesday afternoon. The 26-year-old converted a spot kick won by captain Asamoah Gyan with the touch of a maven in the 32nd minute at the Stade de Port-Gentil. Meanwhile Andre's younger brother Jordan Ayew disappointed as he failed to live to expectations in attack. Newcastle United's Christian Atsu also excelled as he prevailed

Ghana defender Baba Rahman says he is the happiest man in the world despite suffering injury in Tuesday's the victory over Uganda insisting the 1-0 victory over the Cranes has banished his worries. The Black Stars defeated the Cranes as the East Africans succumbed to a 1-0 defeat to Ghana in their first match back at the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday after 39 years. However the Cranes have proved a stubborn side for the Black Stars as they have edged over the West Africans in their recent

Mali and Egypt settled for a 0-0 in their Group D clash of the 2017 AFCON in Port-Gentil on Tuesday evening. Mali created avalanche of scoring chances but forward Moussa Marega failed to convert any of the chances. However the Vitoria Guimaraes man was voted Most Valuable Player of the game. Egypt had AS Roma talisma Mohamed Salah in attack but he was kept in check by a strong and fortified Mali defence. Veteran goalkeeper Essam El Hadary replaced the injured Ahmed Shenawy to become the

Ghana defender Baba Rahman is confident her could make a quick recovery after the left-back suffered an apparent knee injury during the opening 1-0 Group D win over Uganda. Rahman, who is on loan with Bundesliga outfit Schalke from Chelsea, left the field on a stretcher. The Germany-based defender twisted the joint awkwardly shortly after Andre Ayew put the Black Stars in front from the penalty spot. With the playing surface featuring sanded areas that cut up from kick-off played its part,

Ghana head coach Avram Grant stated Baba Rahman's prospects of playing any further part in the Africa Cup of Nations are "50-50" after the left-back suffered an apparent knee injury during the opening 1-0 Group D win over Uganda. Rahman, who is on loan with Bundesliga outfit Schalke from Chelsea, left the field on a stretcher having twisted the joint awkwardly shortly after Andre Ayew put the Black Stars in front from the penalty spot. Grant saw his side labour for long periods

Uganda coach Milutin Sredojevic admitted that the occasion got to his players as they succumbed to a 1-0 defeat to Ghana in their first match back at the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday. Thirty-nine years after losing to Ghana in the 1978 final, the Cranes made their comeback in the tournament in Port-Gentil but lost their Group D opener to a first-half Andre Ayew penalty. "In 39 years we have not been there and in the first half we had an element of stage fright," admitted Serbian

The Black Stars began the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 1-0 victory over the Uganda in Port Gentil. The victory means the Black Stars join Senegal and DR Congo as the teams to win their opening matches with one game to spare in the first round of games. Here are five talking points from the game: Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey impresses again at the heart of midfield: Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey was selected ahead of Torino midfielder Afriyie Acquah

West Ham United star Andre Ayew was the Man-of-the-Match as Ghana's Black Stars laboured to a slender 1-0 win over Uganda in Port-Gentil in the 2017 AFCON on Tuesday afternoon. The 26-year-old converted a spot kick won by captain Asamoah Gyan with the touch of a maven in the 32nd minute at the Stade de Port-Gentil. Meanwhile Andre's younger brother Jordan Ayew disappointed as he failed to live to expectations in attack. Newcastle United's Christian Atsu also excelled as he prevailed

Injured Ghana striker Kwesi Appiah has hailed the Black Stars after their hard-fought 1-0 win over Uganda in the 2017 Nations Cup group D opener on Tuesday. The four-time African champions needed a 30th minute penalty strike from Andre Ayew to bag maximum points. The Ghanaians looked far from convincing in the second half but managed to curtail several attempts at goal from the marauding Ugandans in Port-Gentil. The Black Stars held on to pick maximum points ahead of their next meeting against

Medeama have mutually parted ways with long-standing goalkeeper Muntari Tagoe after six years, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively report. The tall goalkeeper has ended an illustrious career at the club where he won two major trophies. Tagoe, who joined the Yellow and Mauves in 2010 from third-tier side Madina Youth, rose through the ranks quickly to earn the captain's armband. He is a hugely popular figure and a cult hero at the club with an enviable disciplinary record. The ever-smiling

Andre Ayew scored from the spot as listless Ghana produced a nervy and uninspired 1-0 win over Uganda in their opening 2017 Africa Cup of Nations group D opener in Port-Gentil on Tuesday. The Ghanaiansmanaged to stay afloat after a spirited second half display from the Cranes. Black Stars next game is on Thursday against Mali. Photos credit: Images Image...

Winger Christian Atsu was named Man of the Match in Ghana's slender 1-0 win over Uganda in their Group D opener on Tuesday. Atsu caused troubles for the Cranes on the right flank and made several scoring attempts. The Newcastle United gave Ghana width and his cut ins should have scored the second goal for Ghana. He controlled a perfectly-weighted pass and drifted to his left but his powerful shot grabbed by the dependable Uganda goalkeeper Denis Onyango in the 86th minute. Ghana's

Andre Ayew scored from the spot as listless Ghana produced a nervy and uninspired 1-0 win over Uganda in their opening 2017 Africa Cup of Nations group D opener in Port-Gentil on Tuesday. The Ghanaiansmanaged to stay afloat after a spirited second half display from the Cranes. Ghana coach Avram Grant heaved a sigh of relief with several questions marks about the ability of team to go all the way. Andre Ayew opened the scoring from the spot kick in the 30th minutes after Asamoah Gyan was

Ghana are yet to know the extent of Baba Rahman's injury he picked up in their Group D opener against Uganda. The on-loan Schalke 04 left back looks to have suffered a muscle sprain after stretching his leg to make a tackle and had to be stretchered off. He was replaced by Anderlecht star Frank Acheampong. Rahman is playing in his second Africa Cup of Nations finals after debuting at last tournament in Equatorial Guinea....

Despite being dropped for the Black Stars squad for the 2017 Afcon finals in Gabon, Ghana defender Rashid Sumaila has wished the team good luck in their opening group game against the Cranes of Uganda. The Black Stars come head-on with the Cranes of Uganda in the opening Group D encounter at the Stade de Port Gentil this afternoon. The Al Gharafa defender tweeted Wishing the Ghana Black Stars all the best of luck in their games. Wishing the Ghana National Team all the best of luck..

Ghana coach Avram Grant will not wear his superstitious blue shirt when his side begin their campaign at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. The Israel trainer has gone for an Ash/Dark Teal Puma shirt for the Group D opener against Uganda on Tuesday afternoon in Port Gentil. At the last tournament in Equatorial Guinea, he wore the blue shirt throughout guided the Black Stars to final- losing to Ivory Coast on penalties. It was described as a lucky shirt but the former Chelsea manager has adopted

  Follow the build up and the LIVE play-by-play of the 2017 AFCON Group D game between the Black Stars of Ghana and the Cranes of Uganda on West Africa's most authoritative soccer portal GHANAsoccernet.com. Kickoff is exactly 16:00GMT By: Sheikh Tophic Sienu @desheikh1 on twitter...

Carlisle United have released veteran Ghanaian striker Derek Asamoah following the expiration of his short-term deal. Asamoah, 35, has been told to look elsewhere by the English League Two side. He signed a three months renewal contract in October last year. The Blues have decided against offering him a new deal. Derek is an excellent professional and hes been a pleasure to work with, Curle said. He came to the club at a time when we needed help and he was part of the reason why

Mali will be without goalkeeperSoumbeyla Diakite and midfielder Adama Traor ahead of their Nations Cup group D opener against Egypt on Tuesday. Diakete, who is the Eagles first-choice goalkeeper, has been knocked back by a shoulder injury. Monaco ace AdamaTraorhas also been ruled out with aknee injury. There are a lot of obstacles that we might be facing while getting ready for the tournament. This was clear with Diakite after his shoulder injury, Mali coach Alain Giresse told Mali Web.

Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on the nation to throw their weight behind the team to help them win the Africa Cup of Nation in Gabon. According to him the Black Stars have starved for long without winning the trophy thus the need for the entire nation to back them in their quest to bring home the trophy. He made the call on his official twitter handle on Tuesday few hours to the first game against the Cranes of Uganda. It was during John Mahamas time as President that apathy