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2026 World Cup draw: Check out the six pots for African countries

FIFA has released the pots for the African draws ahead of the qualification series for the 2026 World Cup, which will be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States. The group draw will be conducted on July 12, 2023. All the countries will be drawn into 9 groups of …

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FIFA puts Ghana in Pot 2 as race to 2026 World Cup begins

FIFA has released the pots for the African draws ahead of the qualification series for the 2026 World Cup, which will be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Black Stars of Ghana who failed to glitter have been housed in Pot 2 alongside Burkina Faso, South Africa, …

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Relive Asamoah Gyan’s six FIFA World Cup goals

Black Stars legend, Asamoah Gyan officially announced his retirement from football. on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. He left the ‘field’ after 18 years of service at home and across the world earning lots of plaudits, accolade and financial reward. Ghana’s all-time top scorer, in a statement said it was time …

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Watch how Stephen Appiah, Baffour Gyan, others ‘fell’ to Xavi, Casillas, others in 1999 U-20 World Cup

Ghana’s squad for the 1999 U-20 FIFA World Cup led by Italian gaffer Giuseppe Dossena was tasked to win the championship on African soil (Nigeria) after the 1997 group finished fourth in Malaysia. Ghana had a good start to the competition topping their group and eliminating Costa Rica in the …

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Former Ghana coach CK Akonnor’s son Charles Herrmann wins U-17 UEFA Cup with Germany

Charles Herrmann, the son of former Black Stars coach CK Akonnor, came on top with the Germany U-17 national team after emerging as champions of the just-ended UEFA U-17 tournament Herrmann played a crucial role as part of the German side which defeated France 5-4 on penalties in the EURO …

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Who is better, Mourinho or Guardiola? – Fans argue after both coaches reach European Cup final

Some football fans on social media have engaged in a debate over who is the better coach between Roma manager, Jose Mourinho and Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola after both managers led their clubs to European Cup final. Mourinho led Roma to secure a back-to-back European final in two seasons after …

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FIFA looks back at Ghana’s impressive World Cup campaign in 2010

World football governing body, FIFA has in a post on social media thrown back to Ghana’s outstanding campaign at the 2010 World Cup. At the tournament hosted in South Africa, the Black Stars did very well and caught the eyes of the entire world. Having sailed through the group stage, …

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Jojo Wollacott returns for Ghana after missing World Cup

Goalkeeper Jojo Wollacott is back in the Black Stars after missing out on the 2022 World Cup due to a finger injury. The shot-stopper has fully recovered and has been called up for the Black Stars’ two games against Angola in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Wollacott is …

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Messi won World Cup at 35, Atsu was retired by 31 – Sonnie Badu calls out GFA

Preacher and musician, Sonnie Badu has called on the Ghana Football Association to reform its mindset and change its attitude. In his opinion, it is disturbing how the football body has virtually forced some players, over the years, into early retirement. His views were contained in an open letter to …

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FIFA to expand 2026 World Cup to 48 teams

The 2026 World Cup will be the first ever to feature 48 teams following a meeting by the FIFA Council in Kigali, Rwanda, on Tuesday. The tournament will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico and will feature 104 games. The Guardian reports that the FIFA Council …

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