Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

Nine African countries have qualified automatically for the 2026 FIFA World Cup from the gruelling CAF qualification campaign. The nine countries that managed to secure qualification are : Morocco Tunisia Egypt Algeria Senegal Ivory Coast Ghana South Africa Cape Verde Cape Verde will make their debut in the World Cup after their consistent display in the AFCON tournaments over the last five years. The country of over 500,000 people secured qualification after beating Eswatini by three unanswered goals. READ MORE: Week 5 Review: Medeama SC, Vision win as Kotoko drop points Senegal, Morocco, and Tunisia, regulars at the World Cup, ensured…

Former Ghana Premier League winners, Medeama SC, ensured they bagged an important home win over Dreams FC at the Tna Park. Elsewhere, city rivals Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak went at each other in game week five at the Dr. Kwame Kyei Sports Stadium, but they both settled for a point each at the end of game proceedings. Vision FC smashed defending champions GoldStars by three unanswered goals to their dismay at the Nii Adjraku II Park in Tema.. WEEK 5 Aduana 2-1 Bechem United [A.Boakye, E.Marfo – D.Yeboah] Hohoe 2-0 Swedru All Blacks [Kwame P., Osman S.] Nations…

The Black Stars of Ghana beat Comoros in the final group game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the Accra Sports Stadium. The win secured the Black Stars qualification to the World, their fifth in six outings. Before the game, the host country had beaten Central Africa Republic by 5-0 in Morocco and needed to solidify their qualification with a win or draw in Accra against Comoros who are familiar foes having beaten their guest by a solitary goal in the opening game of the qualifiers Otto named a lineup largely with an idea of playing his beloved…

The BlackStars of Ghana strolled to success against the Central African Republic in Morocco on Wednesday afternoon. The team knew the weight of expectations lying on their shoulders and went ahead to deliver a five-star performance, coupled with goals to celebrate their resounding victory over their host, C.A.R After watching the team play, it reverberated a source of joy, prompting me to pen down a few pointers I want to share with you. BLACK STARS LINEUP A quick peek at the 25-man squad list gave me a sense of assuredness that the team was blessed with talent and potential, so…

The Black Stars covered themselves in glory with a thumping victory over the Central African Republic in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at Meknes, Morocco. Two goals in either half of the game by Mohammed Salisu and Thomas Partey were enough for the gallant Black Stars to wrap up all three points at the expense of their host in Meknes, Morocco. READ MORE: Black Stars hold first training in Morocco ahead of CAR clash Otto Addo had spoken about his team in a comfortable lead, and that showed in the attacking lineup he put out against the Central…

The Black Stars of Ghana have all to play for in their penultimate group I fixture of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against the Central African Republic at the Stade d’Honneur Meknès, Morocco. The two teams will go head-to-head with contrasting fortunes and ambitions. For Madagascar, they are three points behind the Black Stars, who sit at the top of Group I with 19 points. Otto Addo’s men have triumphed in six of their eight World Cup qualifiers, scoring  17 – the most by any side in the group and conceding  just  six. CAR fought resolutely in a 4-3 defeat…

Ghana head coach Otto Addo says his team is ready for the game against Central Africa Republic at the  Stade d’Honneur de Meknès in Morocco. Speaking to the press, Addo said the team has had “two and a half good sessions” and looked sharp ahead of the crucial encounter. READ MORE : “We are in a comfortable position that we can look at ourselves and we want to win this game,” Addo said. “If we win this game, we have a high probability to qualify for the World Cup. But this is just the first step.” The coach stressed…

A total of twenty players were involved in Black Stars training  session ahead of their final two group games in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Otto invited twenty-four players for the final hurdle in 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the Central African Republic. READ MORE : Week 4 Review : Medeama SC win as Kotoko draw Lions The squad saw the return of Alidu Seidu (Rennes) Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester City), the duo had been long sidelined by different injuries  at club level which prevented them from national assignments. The likes of Thomas Partey, Mohammed Kudus, Alex Djiku and Jordan…

 Medeama SC returned to winning ways after coasting to a home win over Nations FC  at the TnA Park. READ MORE: FIFA 26: Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces injured Inaki Williams Samuel Boadu’s Berekum Chelsea recorded their first win of the campaign at the expense of Holy Stars at the Golden City Park. READ MORE: Match Report – Hohoe United 4-1 Karela United The two glamorous clubs in Ghana football, Hearts of Oak and Kotoko, bagged separate draws in their week four fixture against Bechem United and Hearts of Lions respectively. WEEK 4 Medeama SC 2-1 Nations [E.Owusu, S.Adams – E.Ennor] Samartex…

Coventry City striker Brandon Thomas-Asante has been called to replace injured Inaki Williams ahead of the  2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the Central African Republic and Comoros. Inaki Williams suffered an injury while playing for club side Athletic Club against Mallorca on Saturday. READ MORE: Match Report – Hohoe United 4-1 Karela United Thomas-Asante has been in fine form this season, scoring five goals and providing three assists in nine Championship appearances. https://twitter.com/GhanaBlackstars/status/1974962515466678560 He hopes to get an opportunity to play in either of the upcoming games. The Black Stars will play the Central African Republic on Wednesday,…