AS Nigeria prepares for Ghana in an international friendly match, President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi, insists the Super Eagles stand no chance of turning the table against the Black Stars at the Vicarage, Watford. The Ghanaian FA boss boasted that Ghana had a psychological edge over Nigeria based on outcome of [...]
AC Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has been axed from Ghana’s squad to face Nigeria in a friendly as exclusively revealed by GHANAsoccernet.com days ago. The German-born player is not part of coach Goran Stevanovic’s 18-man squad for the game against the Super Eagles in London on 9 August. Angry coaching staff is understood to have [...]
Ghana FA boss Kwesi Nyantakyi, says he is stunned by reports of inhuman treatment of Nigeria’s Dream Team V in Kumasi, Ghana, during the second leg of a decisive All Africa Games qualifier last week. Nigeria carried a 3-1 win to the match but lost the return leg to Ghana’s Black Meteors 2-0, thus will [...]
Nigeria Under-23 will be without Inter Milan Midfielder Obiora Nwankwo for this Sunday’s final round return leg qualifier against Ghana in Kumasi. The Player, who is on loan to Parma FC and captained the Dream Team V to beat the Black Meteors 3-1 in Benin City, confirmed his club has recalled him to join their [...]
Nigeria Under-23 player Ahmed Musa has urged his teammates to let the Black Meteors of Ghana return home with a basketful of goals, as both sides meet on Sunday, in the first leg of the All Africa Games soccer qualifier, at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin. The VVV Venlo of Holland player who will miss [...]
Nigeria Under-23 coach Austin Eguavoen has said he bore no pressure ahead of the 2011 All Africa Games qualifier against Ghana, boasting that the Nigerian team have enough fire power to silence their opponents in Benin this weekend. Speaking in Lagos yesterday, Eguavoen quipped, “I and my entire team are not under any form of [...]
Two key Equatorial Guinea players, Ghana accused of being men at the African Women’s Championship (AWC) in South Africa last year, have been dropped from the country’s final squad for the World Cup. This has raised eyebrows over the gender cheating suspicion levelled against Equatorial Guinea as fresh allegations at this week’s tournament in Germany [...]
Ukraine-based defender Daniel Addo believes the national Under-23 team hold the aces to beat Nigeria in the All Africa Games qualifier this weekend. The Black Meteors tackle the Dream Team on Sunday 26 June in the first leg of the last qualifying round in Benin State. There is a growing sense of confidence in the [...]
The Confederation of African Football has decided to move the 2013 African Cup of Nations from Libya due to security reasons, a CNN report claims. According to the report the decision has been taken following the recent uprisings against Muammar Gaddafi. “Caf have decided to move the tournament to another country because of the current [...]
Congo coach Camille Ngakosso has tipped Ghana to win the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations after watching his side lose 3-1 in the qualifiers on Friday night. The Red Devils put up an improved performance in the return fixture at the Baba Yara stadium but succumbed to pressure in the second half as goals from [...]
Ghana maintained their place at the top of Group I of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Friday when beating ten-man Congo 3-1 in Kumasi. Second-half goals from Isaac Vorsah, Prince Tagoe and Agyemang Badu sealed the victory for the Black Stars. Goalkeeper Richard Kingson gifted Franco Litsingi with the consolation before Badu’s [...]
Nigeria legend Nwankwo Kanu has confirmed he will take part in the Michael Essien charity match between Africa XI and the World XI select sides at the Accra Sports Stadium on Wednesday. The former Super Eagles skipper who will organize a similar event next month in Lagos told Nigerian newspaper Thisdaylive that he is looking [...]
The tournament director for the 2011 African Youth Championship in South Africa has told BBC Sport they had no choice but to remain at the current venue – despite concerns over the pitch. The pitch at the Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto has come under fire from several coaches after the first round of matches, with [...]
Diouf: I admire my friend Gaddafi El-Hadji Diouf’s virtually unrivalled capacity to attract controversy has once again been demonstrated by his declaration that he admires Colonel Gaddafi. Diouf, currently on loan at Rangers from Blackburn Rovers, has reportedly told an African magazine that he is friends with the Libyan dictator, who is currently attempting to [...]
