Ghana head coach Avram Grant faces a selection headache ahead of his side's Africa Cup of Nations clash with Mali on Saturday. The Black Stars triumphed 1-0 over Uganda thanks to an Andre Ayew penalty in their opening Group D fixture, leaving them two points clear at the summit following a goalless draw between Mali and Egypt. That joy was tempered by an injury to left-back Baba Rahman, who is currently on loan at Schalke from Chelsea. Rahman left the field with a knee injury after Ayew
Ghana coach Avram Grant has called for Africa Cup of Nations organisers to allow teams to replace players who have suffered injuries because of the state of the pitches in Gabon. The Black Stars have lost left-back Abdul Rahman Baba to a serious knee injury suffered in the first half of Ghana's 1-0 win against Uganda on Tuesday. The pitch in Port-Gentil, where Ghana are based, was in particularly bad condition and Egypt lost goalkeeper Ahmed El Shennawy when he went off in their 0-0 draw
The Atlas Lions of Morocco re-lived their dream of making it to the quarter finals of the 2017 AFCON coming back from a goal down with a magical performance to beat the Sparrow Hawks of Togo by 3-1. The Hawks broke the virginity of the game under four minutes when Mathieu Dossevi's shot from a swift counter attack left the Moroccan goalie at bay to hand Togo the lead but Morocco responded quickly when Aziz Bouhaddouz out-jumped his marker to head home a corner kick to fetch the equaliser in
Ghana coach Avram Grant has given a strong indication that he will quit his post as the Black Stars trainer at the end of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations next month. The 61-year-old former Chelsea coach's contract expires at the end of the tournament in Gabon. "I came for two years in Ghana, we extended to two years and three months because we qualified for the Nations Cup," Grant told BBC Sport. "I will always take good memories from here, but hopefully the last memory will
Ghanaian giants Hearts of Oak will play debutante Elmina Sharks in a friendly in Accra on Sunday. The two side's will engage each other in a dress rehearsal ahead of the start of the new season. The clash will take place at the El-Wak stadium....
Ghana defender Abdul Baba Rahman will return to Chelsea for treatment after picking up an injury while on international duty, GHANAsoccernet.com understands. Rahman, who is currently on loan at Schalke 04, has been recalled by the German outfit. But GHANAsoccernet.com sources say he will return to his parent club, Chelsea for further assessment. He is expected to remain there pending the severity of injury suffered. The Ghana international suffered a damaged knee injury during his country's
Malian supporters are expected to dwarf their Ghanaian counterparts ahead of the meeting of the two sides in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday. There are over 30,000 fans living in Gabon with a few Ghanaians in the Central African nation. Inside the stadium, approximately 3,000 Mali fans watched their side's 0-0 stalemate against Egypt, and almost 80 percent of them found their way there by road over the last few days. The rest reside and work in Gabon. Others have been sponsored
Ghana coach Avram Grant wants Confederation of African Football (CAF) to have a second look as its rules to allow Egpyt to replace their injured goalkeepers with the Pharaohs in some crisis at the ongoing 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. The former Chelsea coach also thinks countries with injuries through the bad state of pitches must be allowed to replace their injured players to make the playing field for all teams level. Ghana have Baba Rahman injured and he thinks the Black Stars must
Ghana defender Baba Rahman will leave camp later on today as he looks to get treatment started on his knee injury. The left back has been ruled out of the Cup of Nations after picking up a knee injury that looks very serious. The 22 year old was expected to leave Ghana camp yesterday but complications means he is still in camp and is scheduled to leave later today. Ghana will take on the Eagles of Mali on Saturday in what is their second game of the competition....
Ghana are set to hold their final training session on Friday ahead of their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations match against Mali on Saturday. Coach Avram Grant is expected to finalize his starting X1 ahead of the must-win game against their old foes. The four-time African champions are sweating over the availability of West Ham United star Andre Ayew, who has contracted malaria. However, US-based defender Harrison Afful returned to full scale training on Thursday after recovering from a similar
Injured Ghana defender Abdul Baba Rahman will depart for Germany tonight after being ruled out of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. The Schalke 04 defender damaged his knee during the Black Stars opener against Uganda in Port-Gentil on Tuesday. The 22-year-old watched his colleagues at training on Thursday. He is expected to fly out of Gabon tonight to Germany for further assessment. The absence of the left-back is a major blow for coach Avram Grant who must now find a replacement and quick
Ghana have been left sweating as their star midfielder Andre Ayew is doubtful for Saturday's crucial 2017 Africa Cup of Nations clash with Mali because of illness. Black Stars coach Avram Grant will not confirm the sort of illness but the West Ham ace is suspected to have malaria in the mosquito-ridden Group D base of Port Gentil. Grant confirmed during Friday's pre-match press conference that the West Ham United star has contracted illness and must win the fitness battle for the second
Asante Kotoko have lined up a friendly against second-tier side King Faisal on Sunday at the Baba Yara Stadium. The Porcupine Warriors were billed to travel to Libya on Sunday to play Al Ahli Tripoli in a friendly but management has cancelled the trip. The club defended their decision by saying the communication between them and the agent facilitating their travel arrangement broke down. Sundays friendly match with King Faisal would be the third after two other trial matches with Unity FC
Ghanaian midfielder Stephen Adisi has joined Turkish second-tier side1461 Trabzon Karadenzspor on a year long loan deal. The Ghanaian, who plays for lower side NFK Nisantasi, has been farmed out to help the side boost their qualification ambition. "I'm happy to join 1461 Karadenzspor, and my reason for joining them was to be part of their project and also write my name in golden letters of the club"he is quoted by kickgh The West African talent grabbed 5 goals was Nisantasi
Asante Kotoko have cancelled their trip to Libya for an international friendly against Al Ahli Tripoli. This was confirmed by the club's Operations Director Ernest Owusu Ansah. The Porcupine Warriors were planning to leave the country on Sunday night; two days before the exhibition match. ''We are not going to Libya,'' he said. ''Theres been communication breakdown from the agent who was facilitating the process.'' Management received an invitation
Despite their big name players, Egypt will not pose a problem for Uganda when the two finally meet on Saturday in the second group game of the 2017 Afcon according to Cranes defender Hassan Waswa. Wasswa has talked to the press saying that the Egyptian team isnt as fierce asthey were in the previous years. He said: We watched them (Egypt) draw against Mali and they dont look threatening like the previous Egypt teams. If we can replicate the way we performed againstGhanain the second half
Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin Micho Sredejovic has termed the eminent return of the missing duo of defender Murushid Jjuuko and midfielder Aucho Khalid as a timely boost. We warmly welcome back Murushid Jjuuko and Aucho Khalid who missed the game against Ghana because of suspension. They are special players and will add something special to the team. The two players were suspended by CAF after accumulating cautions arising from the previous qualification campaign. Micho expects to make
Unless something dramatic happens between now and say the next six years, it is perhaps safe to say Andre Ayew and younger brother Jordan Ayew will have a hard time matching the exploits of their illustrious father Abedi Ayew Peles. The statement above might sound harsh and extreme in the case of Andre who has been in good form prior to his move to West Ham this season. Impressive campaigns at Marseille and Swansea got West Ham to shell out 20 million Pounds Sterling for the 2011 BBC African
Asante Kotoko deputy coach has rubbished reports that the Porcupine Warriors will be releasing hardworking defender Abeiku Ainooson following the signing of former King Faisal captain Awudu Nafiu. Reports in the local media have suggested that the Reds will be ending their marriage with the former New Edubiase captain but the assistant coach who until recently was the acting head coach says such reports are false. Its not true we are releasing Abeiku Ainooson. Such reports are lies. We have
Tunisia head coach Henri Kasperczak was pleased to see his charges executing their game plan effectively in their second 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) game on Thursday evening. The Eagles of Carthage beat much-fancied Algeria 2-1 in the Group B encounter which was played at the Stade de Franceville in the Gabonese city of Franceville. They went into this encounter having suffered a 2-0 defeat to Senegal in their opening group game on Sunday night, but Kasperczak's men went on to stun
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