Nigeria coach Austin Eguavoen believes the team is more than half way through to qualifying for the 2022 World Cup to be staged in Qatar. The Super Eagles held Ghana to a goalless draw at the Baba Yara Stadium in the first leg of the qualifier. Ghana dominated possession, recorded the most shots and kept Super Eagles’ star-studded attack at ...
President of the Nigerian Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick says the VAR decision to cancel a penalty initially awarded Nigeria against Ghana in the 2022 World Cup qualifier was the correct call. Nigeria thought they had won a penalty in the 76th minute when the referee pointed to the spot after the ball had struck the hand of Iddrisu Baba. However, ...
Interim coach of the Black Stars, Otto Addo says that his side did well in the first leg clash against Nigeria in the 2022 FIFA World Cup play off despite the draw. Ghana could not count on home support despite the Baba Yara Stadium being filled to capacity on Friday night in Kumasi. Many Ghanaians were left deflated with the ...
Black Stars head coach, Otto Addo says the pessimism about the team makes them worker harder to prove doubters wrong and secure a ticket to the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be hosted in Qatar. The Black Stars of Ghana will be hoping to regain the trust and love of Ghanaians with a display of a lifetime when they play ...
AS Roma youngster Felix Afena-Gyan has said he is eager to make his Black Stars debut against Nigeria in the 2022 World Cup playoff games against Nigeria. The 19-year-old is in Ghana’s 27-man squad for the crucial games following his impressive performance with the Serie A side. With the Black Stars set to host the Super Eagles at the Baba ...
Members of Parliament (MP) and their leadership have urged the senior national football team, the Black Stars to go all out to win the first leg of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoffs against the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on Friday. The legislators have also indicated they would wear the national ...
The Ghana Football Association has sent its best wishes to six players who could not join the Black Stars squad for the play-offs against Nigeria due to injuries. Majeed Ashimeru, Antoine Semenyo, Baba Abdul Rahman, Samuel Owusu, Richmond Boakye Yiadom and Kamaldeen Sulemana were all handed call ups to the senior national team and were expected to report to camp ...
After an unprecedented delay, Otto Addo’s first squad as head coach of the Black Stars has been released. The 27-man squad is dominated by players from some of Europe’s top clubs; including Arsenal’s Thomas Partey, Fatawu Issahaku from Sporting Lisbon, and Felix Afena-Gyan from AS Roma. However, the local league is barely represented in the list. In fact, only one ...
Former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan, has slammed the decision to exclude Anderlecht midfielder Majeed Ashimeru from the Black Stars squad to face Nigeria in the FIFA World Cup playoff tie. Ashimeru, despite his fine form for the Belgian giants Anderlecht, was excluded from the Ghana team, much to the displeasure of Gyan. In a tweet, a few hours after ...
Coach Otto Addo has named a 27 man squad for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 play offs against Nigeria. The Back Stars will take on the Super Eagles in two matches scheduled for Kumasi and Abuja respectively as the search for a ticket to November’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar heats up. Ghana will host the 1st leg at the ...