Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong is set to leave Russian top-flight side Arsenal Tula to join an unnamed club in Sweden after the former player of English Premier League side Arsenal clashed with his club's coach. Frimpongs contract with Tula lasts for one-and-half years more, its unlikely that Frimpong will play for the Russian club again. The exit follows a couple of hectic days where Frimpong and 12 other players were demoted to the second team, which was announced on the clubs official
Ghana winger Christian Atsu claims the current squad are not motivated by money as they continue their push for their first African crown in 35-years. The Black Stars have secured qualification to the quarter-finals of the competition after their 1-0 win over Mali on Saturday. The West African powerhouse are seeking to end a long wait for an African crown. The support of the team has slowed down drastically since the country's wrecked 2014 World Cup campaign. The players' insistence
Newcastle United winger Christian Atsu has credited manager Rafa Benitez for his rise in form. Atsu, 25 has been impressive for both club and country since he made the loan switch to St James' Park. The Ghana international has impressed heavily for the Black Stars at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, helping the four-time champions to secure a quarter-final berth. And he has been quick to praise his club boss for his surge in form. "The best managers are the ones that
Ex-Ghana international Laryea Kingston has tipped Asamoah Gyan to play at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Gyan, 31, has showed no signs of slowing down after series of impressive run for Ghana in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. The Al Ain attacker scored the match winner for the Black Stars as they recorded a narrow 1-0 win over Mali to progress to the quarter-finals of the continental showpiece in Gabon. Many have claimed the former Sunderland hitman has outlived his usefulness in a
Ghana have progressed to the last eight of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon thanks to an Asamoah Gyans goal against Mali Saturday. The Black Stars captain handed his side the lead in the 21st minute when he headed home a Jordan Ayew cross and the 2015s losing finalists successfully held on for the remainder. The Black Stars captain has now recorded eight Afcon goals and one away from his 50th international goal. He remains Ghanas all-time top scorer. Cartoonist Makaveli gives
President of the Uganda Football Association Moses Magogo has ruled out the possibility of sacking Coach Milutin Sredejovic despite becoming the first country to crash out of the Africa Cup of Nations. Micho made history by guiding Uganda back to the coveted tournament after a 39 year wait and despite a torrid start in Gabon,the FUFA President Moses Magogo says the FA is happy with what he has achieved and plan on retaining him for the long haul. We still have a contract with him and we are
Stubborn Ghana coach Avram Grant has hinted that he will stick to his line up and style of play against Egypt despite being heavily criticized. The Israeli trainer has been hugely deprecated and vilified for his line up and style of play especially in the second half of matches played at the ongoing 2017 Afcon. Grant whose substitutions have been predictably discouraging is however not moved by the numerous condemnations and is set to repeat his style against the Pharaohs of Egypt. The Black
Accra Hearts of Oak defender Musah Inusah played his first full game since recovering from injury in the 1-0 win over Elmina Sharks on Sunday. The reigning Ghana Premier League Best defender of the year has not been involved in any of the team's preseason matches due to injury. But he returned to full action for the first time this year, helping Hearts to a lone goal victory over newly promoted Elmina Sharks in a preseason friendly game played at the El-Wak Sports Stadium over the weekend.
Guinea Bissau coach Baciro Cande insists his players can ''hold their heads highs'' after a 0-2 loss to Burkina Faso on Sunday in Franceville, ended their fairy-tale run at the ongoing Total Africa Cup of Nations Gabon 2017. The loss, their second of the competition ensured the debutants finished bottom of Group A with just a point, earned from the 1-1 draw with hosts Gabon in the tournament opener. Burkina Faso and Cameroon managed five points each, two more than Gabon who
Ghanaian born Italian international Mario Balotelli was racially abused ahead of his sides 1-1 draw game against Bastia. Former Manchester City and Liverpool striker Balotelli, 26, protested at his treatmentin a social media post. "We heard monkey noises in the warm-up and during the game. A few supporters insulted him the whole game. Balotelli was very, very upset." Bastia released a statement on Saturday expressing surprise at the allegations. "Having never noticed nor been
The Black Stars technical team at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations has reduced after Professional Kwesi Mintah travelled with injured Baba Rahman to London. Mintah, a qualified coach, is the team's psychologist and has accompanied the crocked left back to his parent club Chelsea. Rahman suffered a knee injury during last Tuesday's 1-0 win over Uganda and has been ruled out for the rest of the tournament. He has been recalled to Cobham where he is to be further examined and start t
Edwin Gyimah looks like he has been to hell and back. His face has a scar that runs down his forehead. But how the Ghanaian looks is the least of his problems. He recently dodged the Grim Reaper when he paid him a visit in December. Gyimahs car was taken while the Orlando Pirates utility players life was spared after surviving a car accident in Obuasi, Ghana, before linking up with his countrymen for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Gabon. Its a miracle that I am here, Gyimah said with a big
Experienced Egypt shot stopper Essam El Hadary has hinted the Pharaohs will be ready to play ugly against the Black Stars to secure qualification instead of putting up a good show. The Pharaohs displayed a not-too-good performance against the Cranes of Uganda but a late strike by Abdallah El-Said kept their hopes alive in the competition. And the 44-year old insists that it is better to win matches and secure points than to play well and lose. Winning and qualifying to the next round are
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan says Senegal are favourites to claim the 2017 Africa cup of Nations in Gabon after watching the Teranga Lions book a place in the quarter-finals with two straight wins against Zimbabwe and Tunisia. The Black Stars have been tasked to win the trophy for the first time in 35 years but Gyan reckons Senegal are the side to beat in the competition. "I have watched Senegal and i think they pose a big threat," Gyan said ahead of Ghana's game against Mali.
Ghana officials have clarified Andre Ayew's health status saying the talisman has not contracted malaria at the Africa Cup of Nations. They argue that malaria would have sidelined him for one week and could not have played in Saturday's match. But the West Ham United star was passed fit and lasted the entire duration in the 1-0 win over Mali....
At 27 years of age, he hardly made an impression on the field, but he very definitely blazed a trail, one that has seen African players so important to Serie A clubs that the on-going Cup of Nations in Gabon significantly weakened by those squad members who are participating. Gabons side in that competition is spearheaded by another player who came to Serie A, only to be moved on without making an impression on the league. Pierre-Emerick Abameyang failed to make a single appearance for AC Milan
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has revealed that the team is keen on having a 100 percent record in the group stage of the 2017 Africa cup of Nations so will play to win against Egypt despite the team already qualified to the quarter-finals. Asamoah Gyan scored the only goal of the game with a thumping header in the 20th minute to see the Black Stars through to the next stage of the competition with a game to spare. The victory over Mali means Ghana can afford lose the last game against Egypt,
Ghana goalkeeper Razak Brimah is yet to concede a goal in 553 minutes of action for the Black Stars at the Africa Cup of Nations. The Cordoba man made important saves at the Eagles of Mali over the weekend to ensure the Stars became only the second team to qualify for the last sixteen of the ongoing Cup of Nations. Razak has often been criticized for his lack of no action but his numbers show that the goalkeeper is quietly going about his business in an effective and competitive way. The
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has blamed the low standards of the on-going 2017 Africa Cup of Nations on the poor playing surfaces at the venues. ''It is difficult to play good football on the poor pitches because the players cannot express themselves freely,'' Rohr, who is working as a pundit for a French television channel, told Africanfootball.com during an interview in Libreville. There has been a lot of complaining that some of the injuries sustained by players have been as
Chelsea defender Baba Rahman is facing a long spell on the sidelines and could set to the miss the rest of the season following the injury he suffered with Ghana at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. Medical experts are predicting that he could miss at least six months after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. He will require surgery to repair the damage in his left knee and some few months to recoverwhich means the earliest he could return to action is July. The
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