Ghana are eager to erase the sting of their African Cup of Nations campaign with their first match since their third place game against the Ivory Coast. While this is just a friendly, the two teams involved are currently the highest ranked in their respective confederations (Mexico - CONACAF, Ghana - CAF) and play two [...]

Claude LeRoy (who is still around…unfortunately) recently released the list of players he’ll be taking to London to face Mexico next week. Ghana and Mexico have faced each other only once before, and that was back in March 2006 in a friendly in the United States (Mexico won 1-0). Ghana, who are still Africa’s top [...]

Sex makes you tired after all, and the last thing you need during a high stakes international training is extra exhaustion.
At least that’s what the Ghana coaches think. They told their players that during their 24 hour break time, they shouldn’t “engage in any sexual conduct (or misconduct), as that could have a toll [...]

Claude LeRoy has forbidden Michael Essien from attending the African Footballer of the Year ceremony, which will be held this Friday in Lome, Togo.
Essien was shortlisted for this award along with Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast), Mahamadou Diarra (Mali), Frederic Kanoute (Mali), and Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo).
The Confederation of African Football doesn’t quite understand why Essien [...]

Stephen Appiah is pissed off.
He’s so pissed that not only is he thinking about leaving his club, but he’s gone public with his complaints. And as we all know, Appiah isn’t the complaining type. He’s the sort of guy who will smile through an earthquake, he’s that composed.
Remember a few weeks ago when [...]

When one of my favorite tabloids has an expose on Michael Essien, my least favorite ex-Lyon player, being the dedicated Black Stars blogger than I am, I just have to write about it.
Since the African Cup of Nations is taking place in Ghana this year, and since Essien is one of the biggest players [...]

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.

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)

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 [...]

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)