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Report: 'Leaked' Documents Show The GFA Receiving Large Sums Of Money From Government For 'Unclassified' Payments

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Trouble seems to be brewing in paradise with an explosive new report by the Ghana Sports Newspaper alleging bribery on the part of government to win Black Stars games.
These ‘bribes’, the report claims, are in the form of payments made by government to the Ghana Football Association which are completely unaccounted for, described as ‘unclassified’ and ‘indemnity’ payments.

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Black Stars Ranked As Top Seeds As World Cup Qualifying Draw Occurs In Cairo Today

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Ghana Black Stars

The Black Stars of Ghana would be one of five top seeds as the world cup qualifying draw for Africa is held in the Egyptian capital of Cairo later today (Friday)
The world governing body, Fifa, decided to use the rankings of nations as at the beginning of June for the seeds, meaning Ghana finished amongst the top five, enough to enter pot 1 of the draw.

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Black Stars Qualify For AFCON 2017 With Comfortable 2-0 Win Away To Mauritius

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Andre Ayew- Afcon qualifier

The Black Stars of Ghana booked their place at the 2017 Cup of African Nations after recording an easy 2-0 over Mauritius in Port Louis.
Swansea forward Andre Ayew Dede scored his 12th international in the second half to give Ghana a well deserved lead, before Christian Atsu added a second to put the Black Stars safely into the next African Cup.

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Sports Minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye Abolishes Payment Of Winning Bonuses To The Black Stars During Qualification

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Sports Minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye has announced that the practice of paying winning bonuses to Black Stars players during qualification campaigns would be ceased, to mirror the current situation facing every other national team.
The Minister, who joined the Ministry in the last Ministerial reshuffle, made the announcement to the Ghana Weightlifting team, who paid a visit on him at his office Tuesday, ahead of their participation in this year’s Rio Olympics.

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Avram Grant To Step Down After 2017 Afcon

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Avram Grant

Ghana coach Avram Grant has hinted that he plans to step down from the post after he leads the side at the 2017 African Cup of Nations.
According to the Israeli trainer, he misses the hustle and bustle of day to day club management, hence is targeting a return to club management, most probably in the English Premier League.

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Black Stars Held To Goalless Draw By Mozambique In African Cup Qualifying Game In Maputo

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The Black Stars of Ghana were held to a stale 0-0 draw by the Mambas of Mozambique in their Group H 2017 African Cup of Nations fourth round qualifier.
The Black Stars were looking to win their fourth consecutive group game and put one foot in Gabon, but a much changed team put up a dour performance at a nearly empty Estádio do Zimpeto.

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VIDEO: Ghana 3-1 Mozambique

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The Black Stars of Ghana took a giant leap towards qualifying for the 2017 African Cup of Nations with a comfortable 3-1 win over the Mambas of Mozambique at the Ohene Djan sports stadium in Accra.
Frank Achaempong, John Boye and a delightful Jordan Ayew chip gave the Stars a 3-0 lead, before Apson Manjate puleed one back for the visitors to wrap up an easy three points for the senior national team.

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Ghana 33rd In The World In Latest Fifa Ranking

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Ghana Black Stars

The latest Fifa rankings has been released by the world governing body, and the Black Stars have retained their position on the ladder from December’s ranking.
Ghana begins 2016 ranked as the 33rd best nation in the world, thereby also maintaining their ranking as the third best team on the continent.

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Black Stars Shrug Off Comoros Islands With Comfortable 2-0 Win In World Cup Qualifier

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Ghana Black Stars

The Black Stars did not break sweat against the Islanders, grabbing a comfortable 2-0 lead despite a couple of second half scares.

Ghana laboured to a goalless draw in the first leg, and needed a commanding performance to not only win, but lay down a marker for the main qualifiers. And whilst that did not happen, it was a win earned at walking pace and showed the promise this team always has.

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Black Stars Slip To 30th In The World In Latest FIFA Rankings

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Ghana Blackstars

The latest FIFA World Rankings released by the world governing body has seen a significant drop for the Black Stars, who fall from 25th to 30th in the world.

The team played only one friendly international in October, a 1-1 stalemate with Canada; and seem to have lost points due to the absence of competitive action.

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Black Stars To Play Comoros Islands In World Cup Qualifier On November 13

Ghana will play the first leg of their 2018 FIFA World Cup (Preliminary Competition African Zone) qualifying match against Comoros on Friday 13th November, 2015. The match has been scheduled for the Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh in Moroni with kick off time set for 15:00pm local time. The second leg tie which will be played … Read more

Black Stars Held To Stalemate Against Canada In International Friendly

Goalscorer- Albert Adomah
Goalscorer- Albert Adomah

The Black Stars took on Canada’s Canucks in a friendly game at the RFK Stadium in Washington DC Tuesday night.

The game ended in a 1-1 stalemate, after first half goals from both sides and a sterile second half.

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Late Wakaso Freekick Hands Ghana Crucial Win Over Rwanda In AFCON Qualifier

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Wakaso Mubarak

The Black Stars maintained their perfect start in African Cup qualifying with a last gasp 1-0 win over the Amavubi of Rwanda.

Playing on a sorry excuse for a field in the Rwandan capital, Mubarak Wakaso’s 87th minute free kick was enough to give Ghana the hard fought win.

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Black Stars Take On Rwanda In African Nations Cup Qualifier

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Andre Ayew ‘Dede’

The Black Stars would be in action later today as they tackle the Amavubi of Rwanda in the second qualifying game for the 2017 African Cup of Nations.

The game, to take place in the Rwandan capital of Kigali, would be between the top two sides in the group and would be an early marker of who would be top dogs in this group going forward.

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Asamoah Gyan Presents $10,000 To Black Queens To Enhance Preparations For The All Africa Games

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Asamoah Gyan

The 2015 edition of the All Africa Games kicks off in Brazzaville today, and already Ghana is off to a bad start.

Dispute over payments left our contingent stranded in the Congolese capital, with officials refusing to accommodate them until the bills were settled.

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Black Stars Beat Congo 3-2 In Friendly International

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Jordan Ayew

The Black Stars were in action earlier today in an international friendly in Brazzaville to commemorate the unveiling of the new 60,000 seater Kintele Stadium.

But despite a festive occasion for the Congolese, the Black Stars were in bullish mood and came out 3-2 winners with Jordan Ayew grabbing a very late goal.

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Black Stars Move Up To 25th In The World In Latest FIFA Rankings

  The latest released FIFA rankings has seen the Black Stars move significantly from 34th to 25th in the world. The jump sees Ghana move to 3rd in Africa, behind only Algeria and Cote d’Ivoire on the continent. The Black Stars comprehensive AFCON qualifying win over Mauritius and the friendly win against Togo contributing to … Read more

Black Stars Comfortably Dispatch Mauritius In Opening AFCON Qualifier

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The Black Stars opened their 2017 African Cup qualification campaign with the best possible start, easily seeing off Mauritius by 7-1.

Braces from Asamoah Gyan and Jordan Ayew, complemented by a goal for Christian Atsu, and maiden international goals for Jeffrey Schlupp and David Accam completed the romp in Accra.

Ghana was heavy favourites, and never looked in danger at no point during the game. After Atsu headed the team in front, there was no looking back for the Stars against what was a vastly inferior opposing side.

Asamoah Gyan added two quick goals after Jordan had scored Ghana’s second.. Mauritius scored their consolation when Ghana was four ahead, a cross into the box completely misjudged by goalkeeper Fatau Dauda to hand Sophie the easiest of tap-ins.

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Black Stars Kicks Off 2017 African Cup Qualifiers With Home Tie Against Mauritius

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The Black Stars are back in action on Sunday as they kick off their African Cup qualifiers against Mauritius.

This is the first competitive fixture for the team after the disappointing loss in the final of the previous tournament barely six months ago.

And to challenge us is the Mauritius national team, a true minnow on the continent but not a guaranteed win for Ghana. If Ghana has shown anything it is that we often fail to raise our game unless the stakes are appropriately high enough.

And they aren’t, not in the opening fixture anyway. There are five more games after this one against reasonably inferior opposition and the fear is that complacency would lead to a stale performance tomorrow.

Against Burkina Faso in 2006, against Zambia in the last world cup qualifiers, against Sudan- the Black Stars have shown a proclivity for not being good starters. That is what coach Grant must fight against tomorrow.

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Avram Grant Names Squad For Mauritius African Cup Qualifier

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Avram Grant

The Black Stars are back in action next weekend when they take on Mauritius in a qualification game for the 2017 Cup of African Nations.

Domiciled in a group with Mozambique, Rwanda, and next week’s opponents, the Stars would be looking for a perfect start in a group most people would expect them to top hands down.

Deputy skipper Dede Ayew would miss the qualifier, as he’s nursing an injury. Also missing would be Kwadwo Asamoah, who despite his return from injury has not merited a call up from Grant yet.

Bernard Mensah gets his debut call up, whilst winger Albert Adomah makes his return to the Black Stars.

In preparation for the game, Ghana would take on Togo in a friendly game on Monday, June 8.

Here’s the 23 man squad for Ghana’s upcoming qualifier against Mauritius on June 14.

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Black Stars Win First Pre-AFCON Friendly | Coach Grant Names His Final 23 Man Squad

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Avram Grant

The 2015 African cup of Nations is barely a week away, and Ghana’s Black Stars are holed up in , Seville, Spain; carrying out an intensive pre tournament training camp as they aim to make the nation proud in Equatorial Guinea.

New coach Avram Grant is also trying to come to terms with the vagaries of his new team, as his task is a little more daunting than most: he is to create a winning team with a little more than three weeks preparation.

The team engaged in their first competitive friendly ahead of the tourney, playing Olhanese Club in nearby Portugal. They emerged 3-0 winners, with goals from new striker Kwesi Appiah, Christian Atsu, and Jordan Ayew.

The match was a great opportunity for Grant to assess his charges in a competitive atmosphere, and served as a final test for making the final squad. Indeed with CAF’s deadline for submission of the final squad being 7th January, Grant submitted his squad soon after the completion of the game.

Of the 26 who made the trip to Spain, three were dropped. Samuel Inkoom, Ibrahim Moro, and Kwabena Adusei; Jeffrey Schlupp also had to be dropped due to injury.

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GFA Denies Mutiny in Black Stars Camp: Preparation for Saturday’s Clash Against Germany Hits Full-Gear

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The Black Stars preparation for Saturday’s game against Germany is in full swing, a statement from the Ghana Football Association has revealed.

The Black Stars lost 2-1 to the USA in heartbreaking fashion in their first game on Monday night, and the aftermath of that game has seen several issues rear their head in the camp of the team.

Initial reports from the team’s camp in Macieo was that the team was in a dejected mood after the loss, and the side flew straight back to Macieo after the game without even stopping for any respite in their hotel in Natal.

Then a report came out claiming mutiny and discontent in the team’s camp, particularly from some senior players and towards the head coach-Kwesi Appiah.

Speaking after the game on Monday, Kevin Prince Boateng expressed surprise over the decision to start him from the bench, stating the coach must have known what he was doing; in a not too veiled dig at Kwesi Appiah.

But the GFA has officially come out, claiming the reports of a revolt were untrue. All 23 players were on hand for the training session after the report of discontent in camp.

“We wish to assure Ghanaians that coach Kwesi Appiah and all his players have shifted their focus to the match against Germany on Saturday, keen on winning the match to revive the Black Stars chances of progressing to the knockout stage” The statement said.

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Asamoah Gyan Makes A Come Back To The Ghana National Team

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I don’t know if this is good news or not. Information available to GhanaCelebrities.Com says that, Al-Ain striker, Asamoah Gyan has rescinded his decision not to play for the Ghana national team, Black Stars. The 26 year old former Sunderland striker retired indefinitely from international football in February after getting harsh criticisms from Ghanaians following … Read more