To say that Ghana entered the WAFU Cup of Nations at a low ebb would be an understatement, yet the Black Stars are growing into the tournament and are emerging as dark horses for the West African title ahead of Tuesday’s semifinal meeting with the Ivory Coast.
That they haven’t arrived in Senegal with the swagger and confidence of defending champions is understandable; the Ghana Premier League has been suspended since June 2018, following the dissolution of the Ghana Football Association.
The allegations…
Salisu Yusuf & Ikechukwu Ezenwa of Nigeria
Nigeria begin their battle for a first African Nations Championship (CHAN) title with an opening group C game against Rwanda in Tangier on Monday.
The present team are managed by coach Salisu Yusuf, and will aim to better the record of their predecessors who exited at the group-stage two years ago.
The Eagles are making a third successive tournament appearance, but worryingly haven’t had the best of preparations ahead of the championship, with observers writing off their title aspirations.
Opponents,…
Angola have appointed a new national coach just weeks before they head off to play in the African Nations Championship in Morocco, with 44-year-old Srdjan Vasiljevic replacing Brazilian Beto Bianchi.
Vasilijevic becomes the 30th Angolan head coach since the nation’s independence in 1975, and the first Serbian to take the reins of the Southern African side.
Bianchi had been handling the national team job in an interim capacity alongside his role as trainer of Luanda club Petro Atletico, but stepped…
Kenya will be replaced as hosts within two weeks.
Kenya has been stripped of the right to host the 2018 African Nations Championship.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) cited “accumulated delays” in the country’s preparations for the tournament, the continental championship for players playing in their home leagues.
CAF made the decision to take the tournament away from Kenya at an executive committee meeting in Accra, Ghana, on Saturday, and opened the bidding process for a new host on Sunday.
The organisation said applications must be…
Ghana will miss the 2018 Africa Nations Championships in Kenya after Burkina Faso stunned the Black Stars B in the final qualifier in Kumasi.
Ghana gained what looked like a perfect 2-2 draw away from home in the first leg, but blew the advantag…
The qualifiers for the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) got underway this past weekend; the start of a not-so-long road to the finals in Kenya from January 11-February 2 next year.
The competition, open only to players who ply their trad…
Cameroon manager Hugo Broos has described it as “normal” that his side have reached the final four of the tournament.
Burkina Faso coach Paulo Duarte is delighted with his team’s win over an imposing Tunisia to make the AFCON semi-finals.
Gabon head coach Jose Antonio Camacho said there are no communication difficulties in his squad with different dialects.