I am writing to remind you that the AFCON is over, and the Post AFCON analysis currently being undertaken by the media has nothing to do with you, and your members on the Normalization committee.It is usually said that "after Elections, no campaign".Your reform program, and your normalization of the abnormality has only brought a national disaster, and Shame of a competition.It Is clear you lost control of everything that happened in Egypt.You allowed
Confederation of African football are considering legal action against a Saudi Arabian pirate channel for the illegal broadcast of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.All of the 36 matches were said to have been broadcast on the rogue channel called beoutQ.The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) issued a hard-hitting statement saying it would be joining forces with FIFA, UEFA, the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A to combat the rogue channel, called beoutQ.CAF spoke
The results witnessed in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt proved the tag used for small teams on the continent has been eradicated.Football has developed and it could be witnessed by thousands of viewers across the continent in the ongoing tournament.Prior to game predictions were made in favor of the power houses as well as favorites to win the competition but most of these countries such as Morocco, Egypt, Cameroon and Ghana have been eliminated.Some examples we could
Ghanaian fans are calling for the sack of head coach of the Black Stars Kwesi Appiah following Ghana's abysmal performance in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt which saw the team exit at the round of 16 stage.Ghana were eliminated by Tunisia through the penalty-shootouts by 5-4 after the game had ended 1-1 during regulation time.Most fans were not impressed with Kwesi Appiah's line ups, tactical decisions and most importantly keeping the all-time leading scorer
Outspoken football administrator Kofi Manu believes Ghana president Nana Addo-Danquah Akufo-Addo's instruction to Asamaoh Gyan to rescind his retirement decision did not help the Black Stars at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.Ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Gyan announced he was unavailable for selection after head coach Kwesi Appiah stripped him of the captaincy.But the presidential phone call to country's all-time top scorer forced him to do a U-turn.For Manu,
Emmanuel Boateng scored for the fourth straight time in the Chinese Super League as Dalian Yifang edged Guangzhou R&F FC 3-2 at home on Friday night to tally seven goals.The Ghana international netted in between Yannick Carrasco's brace at the Dalian Sports Center Stadium.Guangzhou R&F FC got on the board after 19 minutes when Eran Zahavi converted a spot-kick.Six minutes, Carrasco equalized with a penalty kick.In the 52nd minute, Boateng gave Dalian Yifang
MLS side Colorado Rapids have terminated the contract of Ghanaian midfielder Nana Boateng on mutual agreement.According to the club, Boateng requested the termination to return to Europe to deal with a family issue.''We would like to thank Nana for his service to the Rapids over the two-and-a-half years he was in Colorado,'' Executive Vice President & General Manager Padraig Smith said.''We understand this is a difficult moment for the player
General captain of the Black Stars Asamoah Gyan says the Black Stars deserved better than their Round of 16 exit at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations.Ghana exited this year’s Africa Cup of Nations following a 5-4 defeat on penalties to the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia on Monday night at the Ismailia Stadium.According to the Kayserispor poacher, the team played very well on the day and did not deserve to be eliminated at the round of 16 stage.“For the past 8 years we have been
No doubt, when you do things by-heart, you are most likely to get by-heart results. So The Black Stars have become so associated with failures and disappointments because of by-heart actions. You can predict them to fail more than to win a match when it matters most. So as we have been knocked out in Egypt by Tunisia, trust me we will do our usual thing – plenty talk, no new action.For so long, we failed to recognize that the philosophy behind football development is what we lack
Tazkarti published on Thursday a statement to help Algerian fans attending the country's quarter-final game against Cote d'Ivoire in the Africa Cup of Nations.The statement issued by Tazkarti, the company responsible for the ticketing process, included some rules such as every fan should have their fan ID in during the period of the African tournament whether in Cairo or any other city."There is a Tazkarti outlet at Cairo International Airport which will help the
The Minister of Sports Isaac Asiamah has found himself in hot waters over a contract awarded to a company called, White Oak Limited to take care of Ghanaian football supporters to Egypt to support the senior national team; Black Stars, at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).The budget for the contract is not known, however, the Sport Minister; Isaac Asiamah, who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Atwima Mponua, insists in press statement, he has saved the country cost,
Tunisia goalkeeper Mouez Hassen apologised Tuesday for his furious reaction to being substituted ahead of a penalty shootout against Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations.Hassen, 24, was replaced by Farouk Ben Mustapha right at the end of extra time in Monday’s last 16 clash that Tunisia won 5-4 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in Ismailia.“I want to come back on yesterday’s incident and I will start first of all by offering an apology to the coach, my teammates as well as the
Former president of the Ghana Football Association, Dr. Nyaho Tamakloe believes Kwesi Appiah's decision to bench Asamoah Gyan culminated in the Black Stars failure to perform better at the Africa Cup of Nations.Gyan, who is Ghana's all-time leading scorer was a bit part player at the continental football showpiece, playing just 12 minutes of action during the group games.The 32-year-old played 37 minutes for the four-time Africa champions as they crashed out of the tournament
Ghana's all time leading scorer Asamoah Gyan is set to retire from international football after revealing AFCON 2019 was his last tournament with the Black Stars. Gyan has represented Ghana at several international tournaments including three FIFA World Cups and seven Nations Cup.The 33-year old is considering call time off his international career after the Black Stars shocking defeat to Tunisia ended the West African nation's adventure in Egypt.“I could call this
Former Ghana midfielder Derek Boateng has urged the authorities to fix football in the country following the disappointing performance of the Black Stars at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.Football activities in the country was left in the dark after the premiering of the 'Number 12' video by Anas Aremeyaw Anas in June 2018 which exposed the rot in the country's football.In the course of restructuring football activities in the country, the Normalization
After his tale of redemption with Liverpool this season, Mohamed Salah was instead left in disbelief once more as Egypt crashed out of their own Africa Cup of Nations, an exit that triggered an immediate clearout within the country's football association.While Salah helped lead his club to a sixth European Cup triumph in June, a year on from an injury forcing him out of the final, he was powerless to stop the Pharaohs suffering humiliation on the international stage for
Tanzanian outfit Singida United have completed the signing of Ghanaian midfielder Stephen Opoku, GHANAsoccernet.com can disclose.The youngster signed a three-year deal with the Tanzania top tier side on Friday morning following an impressive trials.Opoku has been training with the team in their pre-season since last week.Opoku left the shores of Ghana to Kenya in search for greener environment September last year but was left stranded.He later joined Jericho All-Stars in an amateur
Ghana’s dream of ending their 37 years trophyless campaign at the Africa Cup of Nations was truncated on Monday by Tunisia, a side many felt was not carved to beat the Black Stars.After a pulsating 1-1 stalemate, the Black Stars lost 5-4 through the lottery of penalty kicks to the Carthage Eagles at the Ismailia Stadium to continue their winless run at the venue.Ghana, and for that matter, the Black Stars have never won a game at the Ismailia Stadium and that continued on Monday.For
Tanzanian football expert Salim Said says new signing James Kotei will restore balance and organisation to the Kaizer Chiefs.Kotei was snapped up from Simba SC where he helped them win the Tanzanian Premier League title.The 25-year-old featured in every minute of the 10 games during their CAF Champions League quarter-final run."James Kotei is a solid defensive midfielder that you can count on to do a job at the heart of midfield with minimal fuss," Said told KickOff.com."It’s
Hannover 96 coach Mirko Slomka is interested in signing Ghana striker Raphael Dwamena to help the Bundesliga II side.Slomka has held talks with the player's representatives and assured him of regular game time.Dwamena has been down the pecking order at Spanish La Liga side Levante and Slomka wants to give him an escape route.The 23-year-old struggled for game time in his first season at the club and managed just a paltry 12 league appearances.Dwamena joined the Frogs last summer
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