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On this day 28 August 1960 (Exactly 60 years ago today) history was made when two enduring rivals – Ghana and Nigeria – contested the first-ever FIFA World Cup preliminary match south of the Sahara. The Summary 28 August 1960, Accra Sports Stadium Ghana 4 (Edward Acquah 18, Edward Boateng44, Aggrey-Fynn54, …

Ex-Ghana midfielder, Sulley Muntari has called on black players to walk off the pitch if they are racially abused during the game. Despite the fight to eradicate player discrimination, racism has been a pandemic in global football. Muntari, 36, has been a victim of racism. In 2017, the former AC …

ormer Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac has expressed interest in coaching the Black Stars again. The Serbian tactician is regarded as the best Black Stars coach in recent times after leading Ghana to the finals of the 2010 Nations Cup and the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Rajevac described Ghana as …

  Former Ghana international, John Paintsil has revealed fighting his Black Stars teammate during the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations due to segregation in the team camp. Paintsil sharing accounts of some of the sad moments he had in the team when he first joined said that, he had to …

Former Borussia Dortmund starlet Bashiru Gambo has made a shocking revelation on how he took a personal decision to quit playing for the Black Stars. The 41-year-old, who featured for 7 different German clubs and was valued at €500,000 in 2005, was capped only four times by the West African …

Modern Black Stars players will feel vindicated after it emerged their predecessors pocketed US$ 8,000 as winning bonus for beating rivals Nigeria in the semi-final of the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations. In recent times, senior national team players have been criticized as being greedy for negotiating bonuses for major …

Mohamed Ahmed Polo a member of the 1978 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Cup-winning squad has said Black Stars coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor will be able to replicate their style of play if he ensures competition in the squad. Coach Akonnor has indicated that he would adopt and modify the …

Accra Great Olympics midfielder Gladson Awako has said that the return of Black Stars duo Asamoah Gyan and Sulley Ali Muntari will revive the Ghana Premier League. According to the U20 World Cup winner, the excitement of the Ghana league will bounce back should the duo decides to participate in the league. Rumour had …

Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party has added his voice to calls for the inclusion of more local players in the Black Stars team. Over the years some soccer pundits and administrators have bemoaned what they perceive to be limited opportunities for local players as far as Black …

Ghana and Columbus Crew centre back, Jonathan Mensah has admitted that failing to win the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final against Ivory Coast was more painful than losing to Uruguay in the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup. Ghana were hoping to end their long wait for an AFCON trophy …