Ghanaian forward Mohammed Kudus’ participation in the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) hangs in the balance, with coach Chris Hughton expressing cautious optimism about his recovery. “We are expecting [Kudus] to join the group hopefully in a few days,” Hughton stated after unveiling his 27-man squad, acknowledging a “very slight injury issue” that requires attention before camp begins. ...
Chris Hughton, the coach of the Black Stars, has described the challenges he faces when selecting players for international assignments because of the inconsistent playing time of some players. However, he notes that due to his limited time to prepare with them for matches, gathering players for matches has proven to be a challenging issue. “My problem is I would ...
On Tuesday, September 12, 2023, the Black Stars defeated Liberia 3-1 in a friendly match. Ernest Nuamah scored again against Liberia at the Accra Sports Stadium after scoring the game-winning goal against Central Africa Republic. Since the start of the twenty-first century, Nuamah is the first player to score in his first two games for Ghana. He has now scored ...
Joseph Painstil has been given permission by the Black Stars technical team to return to his club in Belgium owing to an injury. The winger was forced to withdraw from Thursday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Central African Republic after suffering the injury in the last period of his League match against Anderlecht on Sunday. It’s a big blow ...
Two Ghanaian stadiums have received preliminary permission from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers. It has been formally announced that the Baba Yara Sports Stadium and the Cape Coast Sports Stadium would serve as the locations for the games. The Central African Republic, Mali, Madagascar, the Comoros, and Ghana will be Ghana’s opponents ...
The complete qualifying calendar has been released, and Ghana will begin their path to the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a home match against Madagascar in November 2023. The Black Stars are grouped with Mali, Comoros, Central African Republic, Chad, and Madagascar in Group I. This grouping was decided upon at the July draw ceremony. Ghana will welcome Madagascar, widely ...
New Black Stars Head coach Chris Hughton remain positive despite Ghana’s narrow 1:0 win over Angola in the first leg of the 2023 Afcon qualifier but wants the team to sharpen their cutting edge. Ghana beat Angola thanks to a late goal by Bournemouth striker Antoine Semenyo in the 96th minute. Chris Hughton in his post match presser expressed satisfaction ...
As part of his visit to Ghana, former Jamaican Sprinter Asafa Powell made a stop at the Family house of late Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu to commiserate with them. Former Jamaican athlete, Asafa Powell, and his wife, Alyshia, were at the family home of Christian Atsu to commiserate with them. The footballer tragically passed away as a result of the ...
Angola coach Pedro Goncalves has expressed his team’s ambition to grow and challenge the big teams in Africa ahead of the upcoming African Cup of Nations qualifiers next month. Angola will face Ghana in a doubleheader fixture, with the Black Stars hosting the first game at the Baba Yara Stadium on March 23 before the reverse fixture in Luanda on ...
The Twasam family of Ada and officials of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) have called on Youth and Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif (Hon.) at his office in Accra. The meeting was to share with him the unfortunate news about the demise of Christian Atsu Twasam, the funeral arrangements and other important issues relating to the one week observation and the ...