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OFFICIAL: Full Ghana Black Stars squad fro 2019 AFCON; Only one local player included Ghana Black Stars coach have announced his 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations after few days camping in Dubai, and Felix Annan is the only local player in the list. Asante Kotoko forward Abdul Fatawu Safiu and Hearts of Oak Mohammed Alhassan are among the five players Kwesi Appiah dropped, the other three are Majeed Waris, Ebenezer Ofori and Yaw Yeboah. Fernabahce midfielder and Ghana Captain, André Ayew, will be leading the Black Stars for this year’s tournament. The Black Stars will test…

Leaked Ghana Black Stars 23-man squad for the 2019 AFCON The Ghana 23-man squad list for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations has been leaked, five players have been dropped by Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah. The five unlucky player includes two local players, Abdul Fatawu Safiu of Asante Kotoko and Mohammed Alhassan of Hearts of Oak. Below is the full leaked 23-man squad list Goalkeepers Richard Ofori (Maritzburg United, South Africa, Lawrence Ati- Zigi (Sochaux, France), and Felix Annan (Asante Kotoko, Ghana). Defenders John Boye (Metz, France), Andy Yiadom (Reading, England, Abdul Baba Rahman (Reims, France), Lumor Agbenyenu (Goztepe A.S,…

Asante Kotoko to camp in Asante Mampong ahead of Hearts clash Asante Kotoko will begin four-day residential camping in Asante Mampong on Monday ahead of their possible Normalisation Committee Tier-One semi-final tie against Hearts of Oak on Sunday. Coach, Charles Kwablan Akonnor, is moving the team to the mountainous town to keep the players focused on the one-off game which will be played at the Accra Sports Stadium. The Porcupines will drive straight to Accra on Saturday should it be confirmed that the team will honour the game. The Porcupines pulled out of the competition last Tuesday, following their disapproval…

Special Competition: Asante Kotoko beat Berekum Arsenal to reach Tier-two semifinals Asante Kotoko are through to the Special Competition Tier-two semifinals after beating Berekum Arsenal 2-1, thanks to goals from Naby Keita and Kwame Boahene. Asante Kotoko opened the scoring in the 9th minute after Emmanuel Gyamfi’s cross was palmed to the path of Naby Keita who easily slot the ball at the back of the net. Nii Adjei had a huge opportunity to double the Porcupines lead but failed to convert a great cross from Emmanuel Gyamfi. Asante Kotoko grabbed their second goal through Kwame Boahene in the 24th…

Namibia beat Ghana in AFCON warm-up Friendly game Namibia beat Ghana Black Stars 1-0 in an AFCON warm-up friendly game thanks to Manfred Starke’s first-half strike. Ghana and Namibia played the friendly game behind closed doors, only one camera was allowed for video analysis of both teams. Manfred Starke opened the scoring in the opening few minutes of the game to put Namibia in front after Ati Zigi fails to hold an earlier shot. Ghana Black Stars stepped up after the goal but failed to find the back of the net in the first 45 minutes of the game. Ghana…

Black Stars starting lineup against Namibia; Abdul Fatawu starts Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah has named his starting line-up for Sunday’s Pre-AFCON friendly match against Namibia in Dubai. The game which will kick off at 5:30 pm (1:30 pm GMT) will be Ghana’s first friendly game since it began preparations for the continent’s foremost football competition from June 21- July 16. Lawrence Ati has been given the nod to start in post for the senior national team in today’s match against the Brave Warriors. Joseph Attamah and Abdul Baba Rahman will start in the right and left back positions respectively…

Asante Kotoko agree to play Hearts of Oak in Tier-one semis Asante Kotoko have agreed to face Hearts of Oak in the Tier-one semifinals after the Normalization Committee met one of their demands. This comes after mediation talks championed by Kudjoe Fianoo, a member of the organizing committee with the permission of its absent leadership. “In the absence of my Chairman and his vice (Samuel Osei Kuffour and Patrick Ofori who are out of Ghana on official duties), I had to take the matter up so spoke to Dr. Kwame Kyei and George Amoako while the Deputy Sports Minister (Perry…

WATCH: France 4-0 Korea Republic Women’s World Cup Goals and Highlights A commanding performance from host nation France proved Korea Republic’s undoing on Friday as they were beaten 4-0 in the opening match of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Wendie Renard’s brace and the inspirational form of Amandine Henry and Eugenie Le Sommer were the undoubted highlights of the morale-boosting win for France, one which sends them to the top of the Group A table ahead of Saturday’s match between fellow group hopefuls Norway and Nigeria. https://youtu.be/bp_4vKziBSU

Breaking News: Real Madrid complete the signing of Eden Hazard from Chelsea Real Madrid have announced the signing of Eden Hazard from Chelsea on a five-year deal. More to follow…. https://twitter.com/realmadrid/status/1137089389992001537 https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/1137088004982358016

CK Akonnor preparing for Hearts game despite Kotoko’s withdrawal from the Special Competition Asante Kotoko head coach CK Akonnor revealed that he is still preparing his boys for the semifinal game of the Special Competition Tier-one against Hearts of Oak despite the fact that the club announced their withdrawal from the competition. Asante Kotoko announced that the will not play the semifinals of the Special Competition Tier-one if their concerns on venue and revenue are not addressed. CK Akonnor stated that the case is being handled by the management of the club, he added that he is preparing the boys…