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Ghana Black Stars set for CHAN opener with Congo

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Maxwell Konadu says he is pleased with Ghana's preparations ahead of the start of the African Nations Championship in South Africa. Ghana will kick off in Group C against Congo on Monday in the tournament reserved for only home-based players of member nations. Konadu is confident his side will up for the challenge as the home-based national team make their... Read More

Riots continue in Brazil over World Cup

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Even Brazil’s footballers condemn country’s government for spending billions on the World Cup as tens of thousands continue to protest on the streets Hulk and David Luiz among footballers to back protesters  Striker Hulk said he was tempted to join in demonstrations  Protests against cost of World Cup and poor public services continue Many Brazilians frustrated by heavy tax burdens… Read More

Sudanese Refs to officiate Malawi-Ghana tie in Lilongwe

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44-year old Sudanese referee Khalid Abdel Rahman has been named as the centre man for the 2013 AFCON 2nd leg final qualifying match between the Flames of Malawi and the Black Stars of Ghana scheduled for the Civo Stadium, Lilongwe on Saturday, October 13, footy-Ghana.com can confirm. The experienced Sudanese centre man who has been an international referee since 2001,... Read More

Ghana recalls Paintsil, Addy, Mensah for qualifier against Malawi Flames

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Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah recalled defenders John Paintsil, Jonathan Mensah and David Addy on Tuesday as the Black Stars look to qualify for next year's African Cup of Nations in South Africa. Appiah also included Espanyol midfielder Wakaso Mubarak and local player Daniel Nii Adjei in the national squad for the first time ahead of the decisive final round of... Read More

Orange AFCON South Africa 2013 Preliminary Draw off to a good start in Johannesburg

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The Confederation of African Football staged the 29th Edition of the Africa Cup of Nations Preliminary Draw at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg, South Africa for the 30 teams to play the final qualification rounds of The Orange AFCON to be hosted in a South Africa from 19th January to 10 th February 2013. The draw got off to a good start with... Read More

CAF unveils TV figures for CAN 2012

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CAF unveiled today the TV figures of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations 2012 that was co-hosted in Gabon – Equatorial Guinea. An estimated record of 6.6 Billion cumulative TV viewers has followed the most prestigious African Sport event with 87072 hours of TV exposure, adding 59965 hours of TV to the figure that was reached in Angola 2010. . Read More