I can’t believe it, but January 20th is finally here! In order to get ready for tomorrow’s game, here is my first ever Ghana NT preview. Scroll down to the bottom for pictures of the Black Stars in training.

January 20th, 2008
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
12 PM Eastern Time (18:00 CET, 17:00 local time)

The party is underway in Ghana, with even Michel Platini and Sepp Blatter joining in!

It turns out that the Black Stars returned from their Dubai training camp to discover that their hotel accommodations for the duration of the African Cup of Nations have been canceled. They were supposed to stay at the Labadia Beach Hotel, a luxury resort in Accra, but because the Ghana FA booked these rooms months [...]

Last week, Daryl alerted us to the plight of Sammy Adjei, whose club has threatened to fire him if he answers the summons of the Ghana FA to represent his country at the African Cup of Nations. The Israeli club, FC Ashdod, have told Adjei that if he leaves for Dubai to meet with the [...]

Another day, another Premiership club mad at the African Cup of Nations. What else is new?
This time, it’s Harry Redknapp and his Portsmouth friends are who very unhappy at the upcoming tournament. Of all EPL clubs, Portsmouth will be dealt the hardest blow this January, thanks to untimely injuries and to four African players [...]

Ack! I’m gone for the holidays, and so much has happened while I was gone. I had planned to write about the untimely injury to Stephen Appiah, the captain of the Black Stars, and his new role in the squad, but I see that Daryl got to it before I did.
So instead I will [...]

Ghana is expecting their country to be flooded with over 1,000,000 visitors, which is double the amount of visitors who came to Egypt for the last tournament. The Local Organizing Committee is hoping that this tournament will be considered the benchmark of African football, and with over 16,000 media personnel scheduled to cover this tournament, [...]

Claude Le Roy has called up 40 players to take part in a training camp in the United Arab Emirates next month. Le Roy is hoping that the training camp, which starts from January 5th, will allow the players to get into shape for the African Cup of Nations while also allowing him name his [...]

Hi everyone! I’m Inara, and I’ll be taking over the Ghana World Cup blog from now on. Things are a bit slow right now, but with the upcoming African Cup of Nations being hosted in Ghana, soon there will be lots to talk about. So watch this space.
Just to tell you a little bit about [...]