AFRICA

Shut up, Platini! – CAF warns over Afcon 2015 comments

The Confederation of African Football has warned the UEFA president, Michel Platini, to stay away of its affairs. In a televised broadcast on the evening of Sunday, 19 October 2014, the President of the Union of European Football Association (UEFA), Michel Platini, found it necessary to question maintaining the scheduled date of the Orange Africa

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GHANA TO SUB MOROCCO FOR AFCON 2015?

The Confederation of African Football has approached Ghana and South Africa about hosting the 2015 Nations Cup. Last week, scheduled hosts Morocco asked Caf to postpone the January tournament because of fears over Ebola. "Caf wrote to us and indicated that Morocco had given strong indications they would pull out if Caf did not change

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GHANA 3-1 GUINEA: AFCON 2015 Campaign On Course

Goals by Ghana captain, Asamoah Gyan, Marseille's Andre Ayew and super sub Emmanuel Agyemang Duah keep Ghana's AFCON 2015 campaign on course, heading for certainty. In his first home match in charge of the Black Stars, after his former boss, Akwasi Appiah had been axed for what the FA brass considered treachery, Konadu has made

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AYARIGA DENIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR APPAIH’S DISMISSAL

Ghana’s sports minister Mahama Ayariga has steered clear of the allegation that he masterminded the sacking of Kwesi Appiah as the Black Stars coach insisting the football federation took the decision. Appiah, who led Ghana to the World Cup, was fired last week with the GFA claiming that his reluctance to accept to work with

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GHANA’S 2015 AFCON CAMPAIGN BACK ON TRACK

Three goals from captain Asamoah Gyan, Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu and Christian Atsu pulled Ghana's AFCON 2015 campaign off the tracks and restored fading hopes, in the midst of recent backlash against the players. Last Saturday, Ghana's Black Stars were held to a 1-1 tie before a hostile crowd that jeered the homeside against the determined Cranes

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THE TWO AMIGOS

THE TWO AMIGOS By Ekow Asmah Amigo is Spanish for a male friend. Likewise, Amiga, for a female friend. Incidentally, in my estimation, two Amigos have managed to waste rare resources that could be put to better use. At the Brazil 2014 world cup, most Ghanaian fans aspired, yet the dream expired, instilling misery in

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