Wow. What a week for the Black Stars. Due to a particularly hectic work week, I wasn’t able to keep up with my blogging duties or even sit down to watch the games, but at some point I did remember to check the result of the Ghana-Cameroon match. I was pretty disappointed, but I can’t [...]

This might only be a quarterfinal match, but Ghana vs. Nigeria may end up being the most massive game in the tournament besides the final (maybe). Both teams have been performing below expectations and will have angry fans pushing them to do what sheer talent cannot achieve alone. And unlike the last time these two [...]

It’s official. Ghana’s next opponents will be Nigeria. For those of you who don’t know (don’t be shy, I was one of them), this is a classico. One of the biggest and most bitter rivalries on the continent, Sunday’s quarterfinal match up between the Black Stars and the Super Eagles promises to be like a [...]

My apologies for reporting on this so late, but over the weekend, there was quite a bit of unrest in the Ghana camp when it was reported that the families of Asamoah Gyan and his brother, Baffour Gyan, had received death threats following the former’s rather lackluster performance against Namibia.

Today’s 2-0 victory over Morocco ensures that Ghana not only qualified for the quarterfinals but did so with the maximum number of points. Their win was their most impressive of the tournament thus far, and it allowed us to see a glimpse of what the Black Stars are capable of.

Finally a Game to Smile [...]

This is it, the last match of the group stage. Three teams can still secure a qualifying berth (Ghana, Guinea, and Morocco), so except the tensest match day yet.

We will miss you, Layrea.
January 20th, 2008
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
12 PM Eastern Time (18:00 CET, 17:00 GMT)

The recent allegations of match fixing at the African Cup of Nations have upset many, including Claude LeRoy, who doesn’t want to see the beauty of the sport tarnished by such unsavory practices.
His solution? Abolish all football betting, including the legal kind.
LeRoy just doesn’t get why football authorities allow betting companies to get involved [...]

Wouldn’t you be if thousands of home fans booed you?
The Ghanaian striker found himself the recipient of a cacophony of boos when he was substituted during the second half of Ghana’s match with Namibia. The reason? Bungling several clear cut scoring opportunities against a team that should have given Ghana little trouble.
After one particularly [...]

First of all, apologies for not having posted in the last two days. My computer has been acting funky this past week, so my plans for recapping the Ghana-Guinea match and previewing Ghana-Namibia didn’t work out. But now everything is working again, so things are back to normal at the Black Stars blog.

These are the [...]

These are the free links I was able to dig up. You’ll have to see which one works for you. I’m watching the first TVants link (watch it in your IE browser). It’s in English and an okay stream. Also, head over to the WCB Liveblog of this game if you can’t get a stream [...]