Tag: African Cup of Nations
Ghana vs Sudan AFCON qualifier to be played behind closed doors
Ghana's African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Sudan this week will be played behind closed doors, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced on...
Asamoah Gyan is still the General Captain of Black Stars – CK Akonnor
Charles Kwablan Akonnor, new Head Coach of Black Stars, has said the team's all-time leading striker, Asamoah Gyan will maintain his role as the...
13 players turn up for Stars first training session ahead of South Africa clash
Thirteen Black Stars players turned up for their first training session at the Accra Sports Stadium ahead of their 2021 African Cup of...
Algeria edge Ivory Coast on penalties to make Africa Cup of Nations semis
Algeria blew a 1-0 lead and a penalty in regulation time before scraping past Ivory Coast in a shootout to make the semifinals at...
Akufo-Addo urges Ghana Black Stars to cinch 2019 AFCON trophy
Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo asked the Black Stars, Ghana's national football team, to win the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) title...
Kenya’s 30-man team for 2019 AFCON unveiled
Sebastien Migne head coach of the national team of Kenya, the Harambee Stars, has named a 30-man provisional squad for the 2019 African Cup...
AFCON 2019: 9 West African Countries Qualify
West Africa has the majority of representation for the upcoming African Cup of Nations (AFCON), scheduled for Egypt in June, with nine countries.
South Africa...
Ekuban’s Goal Puts Ghana Black Stars on Top of Group F
Caleb Ansah Ekuban got off to a perfect start to his national team career as his solitary goal put the Black Stars on top...
Ghana Vs Kenya: Ghana Black Stars Gears Up for a Mega Target
The Black Stars of Ghana are back to the Accra Sports Stadium for the first time after five years on Saturday March 23 to...
Harambee Stars of Kenya to Camp in France Ahead of African Cup of Nations
Kenya head coach Sebastian Migne said Monday that France will be ideal destination for the national team Harambee Stars to pitch camp and prepare...
Cameroon expresses “dismay” after losing hosting right of AFCON 2019
The Cameroon government on Saturday expressed "dismay" after the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the continent's football governing body, stripped the country of its...
Sports Minister Ask NSA To Be Innovative
The National Sports Authority (NSA) has been urged to become more business-oriented and find innovative ways of generating more revenue.
Mr. Isaac Kwame Asiamah, Youth...
Current State Of Baba Yara Sports Stadium Disturbing
Managers of the Baba Yara Sports Stadium have appealed to government to release funds for the maintenance of the facility to halt its fast...
Black Stars Bonus Slashed Down By 50 % – Minister Designate
Mr Isaac Kwame Asiamah, the Minister-designate of Youth and Sports, said the nation saved US$1.4 million for re-negotiating the winning bonuses of the Black...
Hugo Broos Is First Belgian Coach To Win AFCON Trophy
Hugo Broos has put Belgium on the African map as the first Belgian to win the African Cup of Nations title as a coach
Belgium...
Egypt produces heroic goalkeeper despite defeat in AFCON final
Egypt missed out winning a record eighth African Cup of Nations (AFCON) title on Sunday, allowing Cameroon to lift its first AFCON trophy since...
Avram Grant Names Squad For AFCON 2017
Black Stars Coach, Avram Grant has named a 26-man provisional squad to represent Ghana at the 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Gabon,...
AFCON qualifier: Ghana and Rwanda Share Points
The Stars, having qualified for next year's AFCON, were in hunt to finish in grand style but the Amavubis of Rwanada denied them the...
Let’s not be passionate but truthful – Grant warns
“Let’s not be passionate here, let’s be very honest in discussing this issue. For me, I don’t look at where one plays his football,...
The Expectations and Bottlenecks of Ghana Sports
Mr. Danquah who was one of the main architect behind Ghana hosting of the African Cup of Nations (CAN)in 2008 elucidated his points in...
CAF extends media rights deal with IFAP till 2028
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2017 Africa Cup of Nations will be worth remembering – Gabon
Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba said Wednesday his country which was chosen to host the 2017 African Cup of Nations (CAN 2017), "will mobilize...
Algeria shocked at being stripped 2017 Nations Cup host
A state of shock reigns in Algeria sport arena after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) ruled out the nation from hosting 2017 African...
Will Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah Get Justice?
This was article was inspired by a very insightful piece written by one Osagyefo Kwame Frimpong and published on several online portals and in...
Coaching is like fatherhood – Avram Grant
As Avram Grant gets his competitive debut in African football in the African Cup of Nations, the former Chelsea man talks Cruyff, Sacchi and...
Where Does Size Come in 2015 AFCON
Cape Verde - known as the Blue Sharks - are ranked 40th in the world
We all know that population size is not proportionate to...
Theresah Williams Wins Western Union End-of-Year Raffle Draw
The Western Union end-of-year raffle draw has been held in Accra with Theresah Williams of the Kwesimintsim branch of Societe Generale winning the first...
Morroco Striped Off Its Hosting Rights
Morocco will not host the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations because of its fears over the Ebola outbreak elsewhere on the continent, the Confederation...
Ghana must decline hosting AFCON 2015
The Public Health Physicians Association of Ghana has urged government to decline hosting the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2015 tournament in line with...
Morocco Rejects AFCON 2015 – South Africa on standby
A major blow has hit Africa football as Morrocco who is supposed to host the 2015 African? cup of nations AFCON2015, HAVE PULLED OUT...