It has been a cornucopia of women’s football for Ghanaians this month, and it has illustrated why there should be hope, but also caution, for the sport in the African country.
In Uruguay at the U-17 World Cup, the Ghana team did what a lot of the country’s youth teams do: Dazzle and win over fans early on, but ultimately come unstuck at the big hurdles. Against Mexico, they lost on penalties in the quarterfinals.
The Black Maidens were in great form, winning all three group matches, before Mexico…
Ghanaian giants Asante Kotoko have been handed a bye to the First Round of the 2018/2019 CAF Confederation Cup after CAF cancelled their tie against representatives from Cameroon.
The Confederation of African Football made the statement on its T…
Hosts Ghana will play no further part in the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations after being held 1-1 by Cameroon in their final Group A game at the Accra Sports Stadium.
The Black Queens were pipped in the final standings by Mali, who twice came back from behind to beat Algeria 3-2 to progress.
Ghana needed to better Mali’s result to progress and keep their hopes of a first Africa Women Cup of Nations title alive.
They started like a side confident of their chances of progress.
Captain Elizabeth…
Ghana have been made to wait until their final group game to book their spot in the Africa Women Cup of Nations semi-final after being defeated 2-1 by Mali in Accra on Tuesday.
Bassira Toure scored both goals for Mali either side of a Ghana penalty by Elizabeth Addo. Defeat leaves Ghana third in Group A on three points after two matches, level with Mali.
Group-leaders Cameroon, also on three points, face Algeria at the Accra Sports Stadium later on Tuesday.
A win would have all but secured Ghana’s…
Ghana forward Jordan Ayew is confident of coming good at English Premier League side Crystal Palace, after a difficult start to life at the London club.
Ayew has come in for some stinging criticism on social media over his Palace performances, w…
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Ghana coach Bashir Hayford believes his side are ready to end Nigeria’s Africa Women Cup of Nations dominance when the Black Queens host the upcoming biennial showpiece.
The Super Falcons have won 10 of the previous 12 tournaments, with only Equatorial Guinea – two-time winners – able to wrest the title away from Nigeria.
However, Hayford believes that the hosts, who have been defeated by the Falcons in three finals (1998, 2002, 2006), can finally get one over on their rivals.
“In the past, Nigeria…
The build-up to Ghana’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia has been less than ideal for coach Kwesi Appiah.
Kwadwo Asamoah, one of the Black Stars’ most impressive players in Europe this season, has withdrawn following a knee injury.
However, the circumstances of his absence prompted assistant coach Maxwell Konadu to deny suggestions that the Internazionale man had pulled out due to a rift with the Ayew brothers, thereby giving oxygen to the rumours.
Appiah will be hoping the focus…
Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has defended his decision to call up some of the nation’s biggest names for this weekend’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia.
Asamoah Gyan has retained his place in the squad despite being without a goal – or a start – for Kayserispor this season, while the Ayew brothers have also returned to the fold after a year out of the squad, despite their underwhelming league form.
Ghana have taken just three points from their opening two AFCON qualifiers, and find…
The Ayew brothers’ return to the Ghana squad is not the reason for Kwadwo Asamoah’s withdrawal from the team, according to Black Stars assistant coach Maxwell Konadu.
The Internazionale man’s absence from Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia on Sunday was confirmed by the Ghana FA in a statement on Monday.
According to Konadu, the player’s injury is legitimate, and is nothing to do with the return of some of the nation’s other big names – Andre and Jordan Ayew, who are set to…