Ghana Black Stars were held to a 0-0 draw by South Africa Bafana Bafana in a pre-AFCON friendly that took place in Dubai where the Black Stars are camping ahead of the tournament.

The Black Stars couldn’t beat the strong South African defence despite creating a lot of chances in the game.

Ghana dominated the game and had several chances to score but couldn’t take them, the South African team stood firm to deny the Black Stars from scoring.

Thomas Agyepong, Samuel Owusu and Thomas Partey came close to scoring for Ghana but the game ended goalless.

Ghana will go into the Africa Cup of Nation 2019 without scoring a goal in their preparation games.

Asante Kotoko goalkeeper Felix Annan has revealed that a call-up to the AFCON squad will be a dream come true for him and his family.

Felix Annan has been an important player for Asante Kotoko for some time now and his hard work earned him a national team call-up last year, he featured in the last International duty for Ghana against Mauritania.



“I’ve always dreamed of playing in the Africa Cup of Nations, so it will be a dream come true if I am picked to go for the AFCON” he said.

Ghana Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah is yet to announce his squad for the Africa Cup of Nations that will take place in Egypt.



Asante Kotoko are top of their zone in the Special Competition and will face Aduana Stars on Sunday to seal their semi-final spot.

Nigerian Head coach Gernot Rohr revealed that the Nigeria Super Eagles will face Ghana in Nigeria as a build-up game ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup Of Nations that will be played in Egypt.

“We plan to play build-up games vs Ghana (in Nigeria) and maybe Senegal.” Gernot Rohr revealed after the draw.

Ghana will face defending champions Cameroon in Group F alongside Benin and Guinea-Bissau in the 2019 AFCON.



Nigeria will face Guinea, Madagascar, and Burundi in Group B.

The 2019 AFCON will take place in Egypt, the competition will run from June to July with 24 teams battling for the prestigious trophy.

Maxwell Konadu stated that his team has what it takes to win the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, he added that they need to be united to achieve this goal.

“Winning the cup, we have what it takes, we need a united front. We have all the players, we have the technical know-how,” he told the media.



The Black Stars will play Kenya next month in final qualifiers game to decide who tops the group.

Ghana will go into the 2019 AFCON with the aim of winning the trophy, they have not managed to win the trophy since 1982.