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Ghana are seeking their first continental football title for over four decades at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2023 in Côte d’Ivoire. Ransford Yeboah-Konigsdorffer, who plays for Hamburg in the second tier of German football, is seen as a symbol of a confused culture. They saw a team that understood what it was supposed to do tactically, while there was room for individual expression within that framework. Essien, Sulley Muntari and Stephen Appiah had all progressed through the youth levels in Ghana, graduating to the senior setup at roughly the same time. Regarding the team itself, there has been a breakdown in trust at almost every level, with one bizarre incident involving Ghanaian journalists summing up the tension. The person was acting alone, however, and when the union found out, it organised a press briefing where it stated that there was no collective boycott threat.

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There is never a conversation about the Ghana Premier League and it’s standards — or lack of it — without the sub-plot of player movement. Ghanaian football has been rocked by a documentary alleging wide-ranging corruption, with the GFA’s head heavily implicated. The Ghana Football Association says it is looking into claims of corruption against several referees, officials and its president, Kwesi Nyantakeyi. CAF has banned eight more Ghanaian football officials as the fallout from an undercover exposé into widespread corruption continues. Matchday One will draw a line under the unhappiest period in Ghana’s footballing history after an expose that shook the nation to the core. Ghana previous match was against South Korea in International Friendly Games, the match ended with result (South Korea won the match).

The Gold Coast Amateur Football Association

Some of this stems from the treatment of Kevin Prince-Boateng, who was removed from the 2014 World Cup squad before a key game with Portugal after campaigning for better conditions. He found out about this development after opening a letter from the GFA slipped underneath his hotel room door in the middle of the night. With trust eroding, the representatives of some players who have been approached to play for Ghana say their clients are reluctant. Amid all of that, the federation created a football blueprint, which detailed the vision for the next 15 years across all levels. The person who helped produce that was technical director Bernhard Lippert, a German who left his role suddenly at the end of last year.

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Eight nations have been based in Abidjan during this tournament and when it comes to each of their fans, the Ghanaian supporters have been the most sceptical, critical and downbeat of the lot. Through conversations with sources (some of whom have been stationed at the team hotel) who would like to remain anonymous to protect their employment statuses, The Athletic has been told why things have unravelled in such a disappointing manner. At around midday on Monday, it was difficult to know whether Ghana’s footballers waiting in the team hotel were focused or utterly miserable. The CAS ruling upholds the GFA’s position, and as a result, Tema Youth must pay €150,000 to the GFA. They were also required to pay €688,000 to Young Redbull FC (Paintsil’s previous Ghanaian club) and €150,000 to the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA). Ten football administrators emerged as the chosen members for the 12-person Executive Council.

The Africa Cup of Nations

In the round of 16, they outlasted the United States in overtime, with Gyan scoring the winner. In a crucial moment, Luis Suárez blocked a shot with his hand and was thrown out, but Ghana missed the resulting penalty and was later eliminated in a penalty shootout. We may have video highlights with goals and news for some Ghana matches, but only if they play their match in one of the most popular football leagues. Ghana Football Association (GFA) president Kurt Okraku is known for referring to himself as a “Game-changer” who was dedicated to giving Ghanaian football a new identity since coming into the role in 2019 (he was re-elected unopposed in October 2023). Yet the country’s national stadium — the 40,000-seater Accra Sports Stadium — failed a FIFA inspection last month. The years that followed have seen Ghana attempt to reconjure past glories — going so far as to rehire 2010 World Cup coach Milovan Rajevac in 2021 — while a new generation of players toiled in AFCON tournaments.

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Specific details regarding kick-off times and which stadiums matches will be played in will be confirmed tomorrow (Saturday, December 6th) at 5pm GMT in a FIFA global broadcast. De following be list of match results insyd de last 12 months, as well as any future matches wey dem schedule. A year later, he made his debut for Ghana’s senior side before he was excluded from the World Cup squad, describing himself as “disappointed”.

Ghana scores, fixtures, standings and player stats

• Yet the country’s national stadium — the 40,000-seater Accra Sports Stadium — failed a FIFA inspection last month.
• Although the team did not qualify for the senior FIFA World Cup until 2006, Ghana has enjoyed tremendous success at the youth level, winning the FIFA World Under-17 title twice and finishing runner-up twice.
• Winger Peter Amidu Acquah scored deep into added time to give Asante Kotoko a dramatic 2–1 comeback victory over Future Stars FC in their MTN FA Cup Round of 64…
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• The team is eager to end their 40-year title drought with Andre Ayew again wearing the captain’s armband.
• There are deep economic problems in the country and Ghanaians could not believe that fans were being paid so much money to essentially go on holiday for a fortnight when teachers and doctors were being paid less.
• It shows all personal information about the players, including age, nationality, contract duration and market value.
• It has been convention for these fans to be flown into tournaments to create an atmosphere inside the stadiums through music and dance.

It was then revealed that the supporters had been promised $400 (£313) each for their 14 days in Abidjan. There are deep economic problems in the country and Ghanaians could not believe that fans were being paid so much money to essentially go on holiday for a fortnight when teachers and doctors were being paid less. This was before their key game with Mozambique, where a draw left them needing miracles from other results in the remaining group games to qualify for the round of 16. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) issued a ruling in favor of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) in a legal dispute involving Tema Youth Football Club over the transfer of winger Joseph Paintsil to Belgian club KRC Genk. Joseph Paintsil joined KRC Genk from Tema Youth in 2018, and a dispute arose regarding the proper application of Article 33(5) C of the GFA statutes, which pertains to the payment of a percentage of training and transfer fees into a football development fund. With regard to women’s football, the Ghana Black Queens have participated in two World Cup tournaments and the Olympic Games.

Africa Cup of Nations

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This reconstituted council consists of distinguished representatives, including three from the Division One League, two from the Regional Association, one from Women’s Football, and the remaining posts filled by members from the Premier League. Ghana became the first African country to win a medal in Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The Ghana Amateur Football Association was affiliated with CAF in 1960,[1] and in 1963 won the bid to host the 5th Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), to coincide with the Meeting of the (OAU) Heads of States and Government in Accra. Russo almost scored with her first touch in the second half and hit the post after Beever-Jones and Lucy Bronze had headed efforts on to the crossbar.

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This performance was one of the many reasons behind the dissolution of the GFA in 2018, along with rampant corruption. You can click on players from the roster above and see available personal information such as nationality, date of birth, height, preferred foot, position, player value, transfer history etc. Ghana fixtures tab is showing the last 100 football matches with statistics and win/draw/lose icons. They have come close in more recent times, going down to Côte d’Ivoire on penalties in both the 1992 and 2015 finals.

Medeama stay top in Ghana Premier League

The new Ghana Premier League season is facing it’s first fixture challenge after a league game was rescheduled to make way for a church service. Ghana live scores, players, season schedule and today’s results are available on Sofascore. Caps den goals correct as of 10 June 2024, after de match against Central African Republic.

• With trust eroding, the representatives of some players who have been approached to play for Ghana say their clients are reluctant.
• Three players have been nominated for the NASCO Access Bank Division One League Player of…
• After waiting for half an hour, many of the journalists realised none of the squad were coming as mandated but instead were heading straight to their team bus.
• The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
• They come from all over the world and most of them haven’t played together for more than six to 12 months.
• Ghana fixtures tab is showing the last 100 football matches with statistics and win/draw/lose icons.
• The person who helped produce that was technical director Bernhard Lippert, a German who left his role suddenly at the end of last year.
• Caps den goals correct as of 10 June 2024, after de match against Central African Republic.

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The competition gets underway on June 11th and will conclude with the World Cup final on July 19. Aduana Stars have won the Ghana Premier League with a game to spare after a 2-1 victory over Elmina Sharks in Dormaa. The build-up to what is supposed to be an engaging weekend of football in the Ghana Premier League is being undermined by accusations of matchfixing. It’s been a long time coming, but finally the Ghana Premier League has returned after a long legal battle and several postponements. Ghana will approach FIFA for special dispensation to play Premier League games during the World Cup, according to Kwesi Nyantakyi. The Ghana Premier League finaly shook off its goal-shy tag this weekend with a blitz aided largely by Aduana Stars and new boys Karela.

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This was the organisation that, in 2018, was dissolved after its former president Kwesi Nyantakyi was pictured taking £48,000 from an undercover reporter pretending to be a businessman keen to invest in Ghanaian football. For many followers of Ghanaian football, it all started to go wrong after the team reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup in 2010. Association football was brought to the Gold Coast near the end of the 19th century by merchants from Europe, who had by then conquered the coastal areas and built forts and castles to facilitate trade. In their leisure time, the sailors would play football among themselves and with the indigenous people.

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As the popularity of the game spread throughout the country, the existing clubs met towards the end of 1930 and elected Richard Maabuo Akwei as their chairman. England’s most experienced player Bronze also hit the crossbar with a diving header as Wiegman’s side could have added to their tally easily. All eyes were on Kendall before kick-off as she made her return to Southampton – the club she spent almost a decade with from her youth, breaking into the senior side and scoring 29 goals in 103 appearances. The Aston Villa midfielder also hit the crossbar – one of four times England struck the woodwork in another dominant display.

Asante Kotoko is the most successful team in the league with 25 titles, followed by Accra Hearts of Oak with 20. The bottom 3 teams are relegated at the end of each season and placed in each zone of the Ghanaian Division One League. Since their win against Ivory Coast in their second game, there has been a notable uplift in the mood of the Nigerian players. This has been evident in the way they interact in public spaces, as well as the informal way they communicate with any guests who wish to speak with them. Although the team did not qualify for the senior FIFA World Cup until 2006, Ghana has enjoyed tremendous success at the youth level, winning the FIFA World Under-17 title twice and finishing runner-up twice. She was handed a debut in October’s 3-0 win over Australia, picking up the player-of-the-match award, and took just six minutes to make her mark in Southampton and net her first goal for her country.

West African Nations Cup and WAFU Nations Cup

• Ghana are seeking their first continental football title for over four decades at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2023 in Côte d’Ivoire.
• Insyd de 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, dem reach de final, wey Ivory Coast deny dem de title for penalties.
• Andre and Jordan Ayew have gone from promising youngsters supplementing Ghana’s golden generation to divisive elder statesmen in a group that has followed up a historically bad AFCON campaign in 2021 with another group-stage exit.
• At around midday on Monday, it was difficult to know whether Ghana’s footballers waiting in the team hotel were focused or utterly miserable.
• The logo consists of a football in the center and a decorative flag, corresponding with the national flag of Ghana with a triband of red, gold and green plus a five-pointed star.
• You can click on players from the roster above and see available personal information such as nationality, date of birth, height, preferred foot, position, player value, transfer history etc.
• It’s been a long time coming, but finally the Ghana Premier League has returned after a long legal battle and several postponements.

Dem earn dema first den victory per insyd dema second match against South Korea 3–2 after insane thriller. Na dem sufficiently rank de Black Stars by FIFA make dem start dema qualifying give de 2014 World Cup insyd de second round. However, na dem be de team per wey no lose to Germany insyd de tournament, wey dem be de team per make dem hold onto a lead against de Germans for any point, dem draw 2-2 (wey dem lead 2-1) plus de eventual winners. The Ghana Football Association (GFA) was founded in 1957, the same year Ghana gained independence from Britain. The national team immediately adopted the moniker “Black Stars,” paying tribute to Marcus Garvey’s Pan-Africanism movement. Around this time, the Black Stars played a well-publicized friendly match with Spanish champions Real Madrid, drawing 3-3.

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A victory against Uruguay was required for a spot in the round of 16 in a rematch of the 2010 quarter-final; Ghana instead lost 2–0 and thus finished bottom, while Uruguay was eliminated as well, as a result of South Korea upsetting Portugal. After failing to qualify for the following three AFCONs, the Black Stars returned as hosts in 1978. Once again, they won the whole thing, with Opoku Afriyie scoring a brace in the final against Uganda. In 1982, they unexpectedly won their fourth title after laboring through most of the tournament. In their semi-final match against Algeria, they needed a late-game equalizer to win the match in overtime. Fans of the national team have questioned the construction of Ghana’s squads and starting line-ups.

It shows all personal information about the players, including age, nationality, contract duration and market value. It also contains a table with average age, cumulative market value and average market value for each player position and overall. This was their final of four successive friendly matches and attention will quickly turn next year, when they begin their 2027 World Cup qualification campaign.

It has been convention for these fans to be flown into tournaments to create an atmosphere inside the stadiums through music and dance. The following players were called up for the Kirin Challenge Cup match against Japan and the friendly match against South Korea on 14 and 18 November 2025.[79]Caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2025, after the match against South Korea. The 2019–20 season was halted and eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana that mirrored the cause of postponement or cancellation of association football leagues and competitions across the globe. There are also statistics for each player in all competitions with all total played and started matches, minutes played, number of goals scored, number of cards and much more. After drawing with Mozambique in Ebimpe, some Ghanaian journalists were in tears at the state of their country’s football team as they tried to access the ground floor of the stadium to interview players.

He has only played once since but was selected against Cape Verde in the opening group game. Suddenly, he was playing as a No 10, which isn’t his natural position, as a replacement for Mohammed Kudus, the team’s best player, who was injured. The Black Stars won their second round group of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying, and defeated Egypt 7–3 on aggregate in a two-legged play-off,[26] qualifying for the finals. They were drawn in Group G for the finals, where they faced Germany, Portugal, and the United States.[27] They exited in the group stage recording one draw against eventual champions Germany and two losses. However, they were the only team to not lose to Germany in the tournament, and the only team to hold onto a lead against the Germans at any point. The team returned for the 2010 World Cup, grabbing second place in a tough group containing Germany, Serbia, and Australia.

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Richard Ofori was Ghana’s goalkeeper for all three group games despite being the third choice for his club side Orlando Pirates. It was Ofori who needlessly gave away a corner in the dying moments against https://karelaunitedfun.com/chants/ Mozambique that Ghana then conceded from to draw the game and ultimately knock them out of the tournament. Even the ones who were paid to be here by the country’s football association were disgruntled.