Femi Kuti To Perform At AFCON Opening Ceremony
The Organising Committee of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations has announced that Nigeria’s legendary singer Femi Anikulapo-Kuti will perform at the opening ceremony of the competition. Kuti, a four-time Grammy award nominee in 2003, 2010, 2012 and 2013, will be joined by two other musicians from Egypt and Ivory Coast – Hakim and Dobet Gnahore. All […]
Afcon 2019 to have water breaks due to heat in Egypt
The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has announced water breaks will be allowed during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations due to high temperature in Egypt. According to CAF, during the Total AFCON Egypt 2019 tournament, the average weather temperature in June and July is expected to be between 35 degrees Celsius and 38 degrees […]
Suspended Sadio Mane to miss Senegal‘s AFCON opener
Sadio Mane will miss Senegal’s opening Africa Cup of Nations fixture against Tanzania due to a suspension, according to Teranga Lions coach Aliou Cisse. READ ALSO; Coach Kwesi Appiah names Final Squad for AFCON 2019 The Liverpool superstar will sit out the West Africans’ first Group C fixture—which will take place at the 30 June […]
Coach Kwesi Appiah names Final Squad for AFCON 2019
Ghana head coach, Kwasi Appiah, has named his final 23-man squad that will represent the Black Stars during the 2019 AFCON in Egypt. Ghana, who finished fourth at the last edition of the AFCON after losing 0-1 to Burkina Faso, will be playing in Group F alongside Cameroon Guinea Bissau and Benin in the tournament […]
Super Eagles 23-man squad for AFCON lands in Egypt
Super Eagles 23-man squad landed in the city of Ismailia, Egypt on Sunday night ahead of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. The three-time African Champions played a 0-0 draw with Zimbabwe in a friendly on Saturday at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba before departing Delta State for the host nation via a chartered MAX […]
Nigeria announces final 23-man squad for AFCON 2019
Nigeria head coach Gernot Rohr has cut Leicester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho out from his final 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.Iheanacho, 22, was included in the German tactician’s provisional squad despite a poor season in the Premier League with the Foxes during the 2018/19 season. However, the former Manchester City man, who’s scored […]
2019 Africa Cup of Nations: Ghana’s Musah Nuhu ruled out of tournament with knee injury
Switzerland based Ghanaian defender, Nuhu Musah, has been granted permission to travel back to Switzerland at the request of his club, St. Gallen. Musah sustained an injury during Black Stars training last Wednesday. After an initial medical examination by the Black Stars medical team, Nuhu has been permitted to return to his club for further […]
AFCON 2019: Second batch of players arrive in Dubai [+Gyan, Ayews]
Black Stars captain, Andre Ayew and General Captain Asamoah Gyan, who were part of the second batch of playrs who flew out of Accra on Sunday evening to join the rest of their teammates in the United Arab Emirates for the team’s pre-tournament camp in Dubai have arrived. The team has set up camp in […]
President Akufo-Addo to host Black Stars on Friday
Ghana President Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on Friday meet the Black Stars before the team jets off to Dubai for pre-2019 Africa Cup of Nations camping. The head of state is hosting a farewell dinner at the Jubilee house for the teachnical team and the 29 players named in the provisional squad. Nana Addo is expected to […]
Andre Ayew confirmed as Ghana’s new captain, Kwadwo Asamoah deputy
Ghana coach Kwasi Appiah has confirmed André Ayew will skipper the Black Stars at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations with Kwadwo Asamoah has his deputy. The country’s all-time leading scorer Asamoah Gyan who was striped of the armband has been re-assisgned as General Captain. A statement on the Ghana FA website read: ”This follows […]
