Andre Ayew has been congratulated by the English Premier League side for scoring the match winner in Ghana’s 2-1 victory over DR Congo Deputy Black Stars, Andre has been saluted by West Ham, after helping Ghana to reach the semi finals of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. Jordan Ayew started the scoring for Black Stars, before…
Former Nigeria international Etim Esin wants Ghana to defeat Cameroon in their 2017 AFCON semi-final match on Thursday for the final slot. The last time both teams met in the semi-finals of the AFCON was in Ghana AFCON 2008 which Cameroon won 1-0. While previewing the Thursday’s clash, Esin who was in the Eagles team that was stopped by Cameroon from qualifying for…
It might come as something of a surprise to the occasional followers of African football that Cameroon compete in the semifinal of the African Nations Cup this Thursday for the first time in nine years. Their frequent World Cup trips might suggest they are a much more dominant force on the continent. Indeed, the Indomitable Lions are often held…
As Ghana and Egypt managed the dying minutes of their respective quarterfinals with little fuss, there was a sense order was being restored in the African Nations Cup. This has been an unpredictable, see-sawing tournament of few certainties but on Sunday, when it all shook down, the big names did what was necessary and now look strong favourites to…
Christian Atsu has been rekindling his love affair with the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon, vowing that he’ll never put any club ahead of representing Ghana in the showpiece. Atsu was one of the stand-out performers in the last edition of the Afcon, taking home the Player and Goal of the Tournament awards along with the silver medal…
Oyem (Gabon) (AFP) – Brothers Jordan and Andre Ayew scored for Ghana as they reached the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals Sunday with a 2-1 win over the Democratic Republic of Congo in Oyem. Jordan opened the scoring after 63 minutes of a tight, bruising quarter-final in northern Gabon and Andre put Ghana ahead again from a 78th-minute penalty….
A late penalty from captain Andre Ayew clinched a 2-1 victory for Ghana over Congo DR and with it a meeting with Cameroon in the semifinals of the African Nations Cup. Chances were few and far between in a goalless first half in Gabon, although Congo DR’s forward Dieumerci Mbokani hit the post in the seventh minute with a…
Asamoah Gyan became Ghana‘s all-time top scorer in the African Nations Cup as the Black Stars edged Mali 1-0 in Port-Gentil to book their place in the quarterfinals. The 31-year-old headed home from a Jordan Ayew corner in the 21st minute to take his tournament tally to eight and eclipse previous record holder Osei Kofi. It gave Ghana…
Ghana have already qualified for the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, but Christian Atsu has still had to respond to disgruntled fans Newcastle United winger Christian Atsu denies that the Ghana squad are motivated by money as the Black Stars continue to draw criticism from their own supporters. Atsu has been the star of Ghana’s Africa Cup…
Ghana will have to show an improvement for their second match at the African Nations Cup finals against Mali on Saturday but victory in the opening game has given them breathing space, coach Avram Grant said. Ghana lead the Group D standings after edging Uganda with a first-half penalty in their opening game but spent much of the second…
