There were 893 days between Abdul Rahman Baba’s last Africa Cup of Nations performance for Ghana — against Uganda in January 2017 — and his return to action in the tournament on Saturday.
The Black Stars held defending champions Cameroon 0-0 in Ismailia, with the left-back returning after rebuilding his career following a shattering cruciate ligament injury that curtailed his participation at the last edition… and transformed the trajectory of his career.
By now — Baba Rahman, as he…

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Cameroon moved top of their group with Saturday’s draw with Ghana.
Cameroon and Ghana, two of the most successful teams in Africa Cup of Nations history, cancelled each other out in a forgettable 0-0 draw in their Group F match on Saturday.
Ghana nearly snatched the points in the 88th minute when Kwabena Owusu intercepted a wayward pass, charged forward and fired a ferocious shot against the bar.
Apart from that, the two sides served up a feast of misplaced passes, poor first touches and wayward finishing on another searing evening at the Ismailia stadium, while…

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Who are the favourites to win the expanded 24-team Africa Cup of Nations, and which teams face an uphill struggle to advance past the group stage in Egypt.
Ahead of the big kick-off on June 21, here’s ESPN’s Power Ranking for all 24 Afcon qualifiers, delivered, in time-honoured fashion, in reverse chronological order.
24. NAMIBIA

A recent 1-0 friendly victory over Ghana has offered some hope that Namibia can trouble the big boys, but they’ll need more than that after being pitted alongside South…

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Who are the players most likely to star at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt?
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Ghana have officially named Andrew Ayew the team’s captain for the Africa Cup of Nations, with the Fenerbahce loanee replacing Asamoah Gyan as skipper.
Gyan, who retired last week after being told he would not be the captain for the tournament, and then unretired at the behest of the country’s president, has been given the title of ‘general captain’.
A statement on the Ghana FA website read: “This follows a meeting with the top brass of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Normalization Committee…

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Ghana have officially named Andre Ayew the team’s captain for the Africa Cup of Nations, with the Fenerbahce loanee replacing Asamoah Gyan as skipper.
Gyan, who retired last week after being told he would not be the captain for the tournament, and then unretired at the behest of the country’s president, has been given the title of ‘general captain’.
A statement on the Ghana FA website read: “This follows a meeting with the top brass of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Normalization Committee…

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