Black Stars forward Jordan Ayew has taken a swipe at those questioning the players’ commitment to the national cause, asserting that the team is in Cote d’Ivoire with the sole aim of winning. He made this statement during his press conference appearance on Wednesday ahead of Ghana’s second Group B game against Egypt. Scheduled for […]
Ghana’s preparations for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) are raising concerns just six days before the Black Stars commence their campaign in the Ivory Coast. In their final friendly match on Monday evening, the Black Stars settled for a lacklustre goalless draw against Namibia at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi. The uninspiring […]
A former Managing Director of Accra Hearts of Oak, Neil Armstrong-Mortagbe, has called for the immediate termination of the appointment of the Black Stars coach, Chris Hughton, to avoid the current retrogression facing the team. Mr Armstrong-Mortagbe, a featured guest on the Graphic Sports X-Spaces Dialogue last Friday, highlighted a lack of identity, philosophy, application, […]
Chris Hughton, the head coach of the Black Stars, has defended his decision to drop skipper Andre Dede Ayew from the starting line-up in Ghana’s recent match against Angola. Ayew, 33, was not named in the 21-man squad for the game and watched the entire game from the substitutes bench with Arsenal star Thomas Partey […]
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has appointed Chris Hughton as the new head coach of the Black Stars. The FA confirmed the experienced coach as the successor to interim coach, Otto Addo, whose short-term contract expired in December after leading Ghana to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. A GFA statement on Sunday said […]
Disappointingly, the 2022 World Cup’s youngest team crashed out of the group stages in Qatar, after the final round of group stage games. And elimination followed a game where the barest Ghana needed was a draw. Yet it seemed an uphill task after conceding two goals to Uruguay. Giorgian de Arrascaeta’s brace came six minutes […]
Yesterday, the Black Stars failed the nation. That’s easy to say. But I think that those of us in the stands also failed the Black Stars and the nation. And it’s because several of us haven’t developed the mentality that confronts adversity. The missed penalties I was in the stadiums when two penalty misses happened. […]
It has been an exciting World Cup campaign for Ghana at the ongoing Qatar 2022, considering that optimism was not very high in Ghana among many people ahead of the World Cup. Aside the proud Ghanaian players wearing the national jersey in the Black Stars, flying the flag of Ghana high in football’s highest competition […]
The Black Stars of Ghana commenced their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers on a bright note after earning a comfortable 3-0 win over Madagascar at the Cape Coast Stadium on Wednesday. Goals from Mohammed Kudus, youngster Felix Afena-Gyan and substitute Osman Bukari in the second half were enough to hand the Stars a […]
The senior national team, the Black Stars have arrived in Harare, Zimbabwe ahead of the second leg world cup qualifier against the Harambee Stars on Tuesday, October 12. The Stars defeated the Harambee Stars 3-1 in the second leg last Saturday and arrived on Sunday evening in Harare courtesy, Asky Airlines. The team is expected […]
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) and the government have agreed to pay incoming Black Stars coach Milovan Rajevac $100,000 sign-on fee and a monthly salary of $30,000, Graphic Online has learnt. According to sources close to the FA, the Serbian trainer will take $5,000 more than his predecessor, Charles Kwablan Akonnor who spent close to two years as […]
The immediate past coach of the Senior National Team, the Black Stars, Kwasi Appiah has indicated he served the country with pride both as a player and a coach. According to him, he laid a strong foundation together with his backroom staff to ensure the success of the football game in the country. ‘’Through the […]
