Guinea claimed a surprise 3-2 away win over Ivory Coast in the opening Group H match of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Saturday night. The match at the Bouake Stadium saw the Elephants Seydou Doumbia score a brace of goals, but the visitors twice struck back before netting a late winner through rising star Naby Keita to claim all three points. In new Manager Marc Wilmots first competitive game in charge, Ivory Coast claimed the lead in the 14th minute when Doumbia struck home
Ghana forward David Accam registered an assist for Chicago Fire in their 2-0 home victory over Atlanta United in the Major League Soccer at the Toyota Park. Accam showed great composure as he rounded the goalkeeper and teed up Luis Solignac, who side-footed home in the 29th minute at the Toyota Park. MLS top scorer Nemanja Nikolic sealed the win for the home side in the 70th minute with a powerful penalty kick after Tyrone Mears handled the ball in the 18-yard box to extend his tally to 12th
The Black Stars players were involved in their final training at the Baba Yara stadium sports stadium yesterday ahead of their 2019 Africa cup of Nations Group F opener against Ethiopia. Head coach Kwesi Appiah supervised the training with 27 players, who accepted the invitation, taking part in the exercise. Ghana will be seeking a perfect start to their campaign against the Ethiopians at the same venue. Photos By:Senyuiedzorm Awusi Adadevoh...
Sister of incarcerated Sweden-based Ghanaian footballer Kwame Bonsu says his brother is innocent. The Gefle was on Friday sentenced to two years in prison by the district court in Gavle for allegedly raping and physically assaulting his Swedish wife. Bonsu, 22, is to pay $28,000 to the woman as compensation and he will be deported back to Ghana never to return to the Scandinavian country after serving his jail term. But Nana Yaa Boatemaa Bonsu says his Kwame is being wrongly accused by
Ethiopia Coach Ashnefi Bekele says his side have full respect for the Black Stars of Ghana because the team has so many quality players and have performed well at the top level. The Walias of Ethiopia arrived in the Country yesterday and are due to play the Black Stars on Sunday in an AFCON 2017 qualifier. "We respect the Black Stars because we know that most of the players are professionals and play at a higher level so for that matter we are preparing very well." The Ethiopia team
Deputy Captain of the Black Stars, Andre Dede Ayew, has cautioned his colleague to eschew complacency when they play their first qualifying match in the build up to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Ghana finished fourth in the 2017 tournament held in Gabon earlier this year, with Ayew scoring two goals, but the former FIFA U-20 winning captain wants the Black Stars to go further at the 2019 finals in Cameroon by starting on the right footing against Ethiopia and later Kenya and Sierra
Watch how Tema Youth earned a comprehensive 4-0 victory over regional neighbours Great Olympics in a Ghana Premier League match played at the Accra sports stadium on Saturday. Tema Youth sensation Joseph Paintsil scored a stunning hat-trick as the Harbor Boys made light work of of the Wonder club. ...
Ghana coach Kwasi Appiah will find it tough picking his team to start Sunday's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia. According to ex-international and goalkeepers' trainer Richard Kingson, this is due to the depth of quality at the coach's disposal and the level of competition within the team. "I don't envy my [head] coach at all. He may need to take in some medicine in order to have some good sleep before making his selection for the match. "Everyone
Andre Ayew wants to take his late-season form for West Ham United into Ghanas opening 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Sunday (today). The vastly-experienced 27-year-old, wants to add to his 14 international goals when Ghana take on Ethiopia in their Group F tie in Kumasi on Sunday afternoon. We cant sit here and say we want to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations if we dont qualify for it, Ayew said It will be very important to start the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations campaign on a winning
A prominent Islamic cleric has predicted a resounding victory for the Black Stars as they clash with the Wallias of Ethiopia in an African Cup of Nations (AFCoN) qualifier slated for the Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, on Sunday. Sheikh Haroun Abdul Mummin, the Ashanti Regional Chief Imam, said the Muslim community had been praying fervently for the Stars and with the help of the Almighty Allah, the team was going to record not less than five (5) goals against Ethiopia. He was addressing the Stars
Black Stars coach, Kwasi Appiah, has said the introduction of new players into the team was part of his succession plan for the Stars for the next 10 years. The plan, structured into short, medium to long term has a space for the silver-winning Africa Under-17 national team, the Black Starlets, who would be the lynchpin around which the long term plan would be built. In line with the plan, Coach Appiah, has won the players including the old guards that there is no permanent place for anybody
Former captains of the Black Stars, Abedi Ayew "Pele" and Stephen Appiah will be celebrated on Tuesday at the second edition Calcio Trade Ball, an event which honours Ghanaian footballers who have played in Italy. A statement issued by the Embassy of Italy said the event will gather the sport, business, media and diplomatic communities at the residence of the Ambassador of Italy, Mr Giovanni Favilli in Accra. "It all started in 1991, when the Under 17 Ghanaian team played in Italy
Tema Youth sensation Joseph Paintsil scored a stunning hat-trick as the Harbor Boys made light work of Great Olympics at the Accra sports stadium. The Tema-based club humiliated Tom Strands men 4-0 thanks to their star man Joseph Paintsil, who tallied eight goals, one short of top scorer Nicholas Gyan. Paintsil responded to critics with a scintillating performance on the day after a string of dull results. His drop inperformancelevelshad been notable andcoincided withthe team
The senior national team, Black Stars, will hope to start their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier on a bright note as they look to appease a disgruntled supporters and also make their chances of qualification easy when they welcome Ethiopia to the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi. The Stars must win on Sunday against the Walias as they return to play at home for the first time since they missed out on the last edition in Gabon. Coach Kwasi Appiah will be keen on beginning his second
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has asked the Black Stars not to be influenced by financial considerations when playing for the country but cautioned government to make good its promises to the players when it comes to bonus payments. The highly-respected ruler of the Ashanti kingdom said players must be prepared to sacrifice a little for the nation which is going through financial challenges, insisting the combination of the two will bring back the excitement that characterised the team
Communication Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Ibrahim Saani Daara has expatiated why goalkeeper Razak Brimah has delayed in paying the fine handed to him the association during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. The Cordoba shot stopper was handed a $2,500 fine by the GFA for launching a scathing attack on Ghanaians who criticized his substandard performance at the tournament. Reports in the media indicate that, Razak is yet to pay the fine, which many believe culminated
Black Stars coach Kwasi Appiah begins his first major test of his second stint with the team today when they play the Walias of Ethiopia at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi in a group qualifier for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Appiah aims to pick one of the slots for the 2019 AFCON in Cameroon and make his comeback successful in order to make a strong case for local coaches. And he is expected to present the countrys strongest squad yet to get their campaign off to a flying start, with debutant
Mali came from a goal down to defeat Gabon 2-1 in their Group C Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at Stade du 26 Mars in Bamako on Saturday night. The victory sees the Eagles join Burundi (who beat South Sudan 3-0 on Friday night) on three points at the top of the table. Mali got off to a nightmare start when they went down 0-1 down within the opening three minutes - Denis Bouanga took advantage of some sloppy defending to put the Panthers ahead. The hosts spent the rest of the first half
Senegal have gotten their Group A campaign in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers off to a winning start by defeating Equatorial Guinea 3-0 on Saturday night. The result at the Stade Leopold Sedar Senghor in Dakar sees the Teranga Lions join Madagascar on three points at the top of the standings. The Islanders surprisingly won 3-1 in Sudan on Friday. Senegal got off to a flying start in the match and opened the scoring inside two minutes, with French-born striker Moussa Sow finding
Former Ghana international Laryea Kingston has predicted that the Black Stars will overwhelmingly beat Ethiopia in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier today. The four-time Africa champions will host the Walias of Ethiopia in the opening fixture of Group F in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium. Ahead of the much anticipated clash, Kingston expressed his belief that the Black Stars will trample over their counterparts with ease. We(Ghana) will
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