Asamoah Gyan has made himself available for selection at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Asamoah Gyan has performed a U-turn and come out of international retirement at the request of the Ghana president.
The former Sunderland forward had said he wou…
The 24 qualifiers for the expanded 2019 Africa Cup of Nations are naming their 23-man squads for the showpiece tournament.
Find out below who is on the plane to Egypt, and remember that teams have until the day before their first game at the tou…
Ghana’s all-time leading goal-scorer Asamoah Gyan announced his international retirement on Monday, less than a month before the start of the Africa Cup of Nations.
The news followed shortly after he was removed as the national team’s captain, a move more official than a shock as he’d not featured for the side in years.
Striker Gyan had not featured for the side since September 2017 after persistent injury problems, and has also battled for game-time with his Turkish club Kayserispor.
Despite this,…
Only two things prevent Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan from being considered one of the great African players of his generation.
The first is his decision to withdraw his talents from the world’s biggest leagues at the age of 25, launching a seven-year sojourn in the lucrative United Arab Emirates and Chinese competitions, before a move to Turkey in 2017.
While these peak years were trophy-laden — Gyan won three UAE Pro League titles, the Arab Gulf Super Cup in 2012 and the UAE President’s Cup two…
In light of Friday’s Africa Cup of Nations group-stage draw in Cairo, ESPN pick out five mouth-watering games to look forward in the first round.
The expanded 24-team format has meant more inclusion for the continent’s lesser lights, while the traditional heavyweights have been spread around the groups.
However, there’s absolutely no shortage of intrigue in the first round following a compelling first-round draw.
Tanzania vs. Kenya, June 27, 30 June Stadium, Cairo
East African derbies are…
The six groups for the expanded Africa Cup of Nations were drawn in a glamorous ceremony in the shadow of the Pyramids of Giza, just outside Cairo, on Friday, as the 24 teams learned their first-round opponents.
With the group stage mapped out, what should fans expect from the opening round of fixtures, where are the potential upsets, and who are the players to watch in African football’s biennial showpiece?
Group A
Teams: Egypt, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Overview:
Egypt had…
When the Confederation of African Football ratified an expansion to the Africa Cup of Nations in July 2017, introducing eight more teams to the biennial competition, the dynamic of the qualifying program was always going to change.
As had been the case ahead of the European Championship in 2016, for which UEFA had instigated an increase from 16 to 24 teams, many of the continent’s heavyweights cruised to the tournament with games to spare.
However, an overall decrease in drama among the bigger nations…
The road to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations has been paved with troubles, with the tournament often appearing to be at the mercy of the Confederation of African Football’s internal politics and, notably, the regime change from Issa Hayatou to Ahmad Ahmad in March 2017.
The change in CAF presidency prompted the AFCON changes instigated at the CAF symposium in July 2017, where it was decided that the tournament would be expanded from 16 to 24 teams, even though the 2019 qualifying campaign had already…
The final round of Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers runs from 22 to 24 March. Which teams have opted to rest some of their biggest stars?
Nigeria (vs Seychelles – 22 March):
Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (Anorthosis Famagusta, Cyprus); Ikechukwu Ez…
An investigative journalist in Ghana who helped expose a high-ranking official at world football body FIFA as corrupt was shot dead by gunmen on a motorbike as he drove home alone at night, police said on Thursday.
His employers said he was assa…