Following the first performance from an African side, yesterday’s embarrassment by Cote D’Ivoire versus Argentina, the torch appears to be passed from Cote D’Ivoire as to the top African performer. Their introduction stanza showed the weakness that the strong attacking side has possessed all year, a porous and inconsistent defense. Faced [...]

Buoyed by a strong camp and a surprising round of friendlies leading up to the World Cup, Ghana head technician Ratomir “Doya” Dujkovic is thinking big, or at least medium size. Doya says now that there is no reason that the Black Stars cannot reach the semi-finals, and that a knockout round date with [...]

In what appears to be a comforting trend for the Black Stars, in the first half of the first round, parity has reigned between traditional powers and the little guys. Certainly this was exemplified by the Soca Warriors surprising showing versus notorious slow starter Sweden, but the trend was also in evidence in Ecuador’s [...]

A few notes on injuries (thankfully quite light) and the like from camp, both here and in the UK-
- In the UK, camp had to be moved continually due to the constant influx of cheerful UK based Ghanaian supporters. Thanks for the support boys, but don’t ruin everyone’s good time.
- On the [...]

In a stunning changeabout from the past months, fears in the Ghana camp these days stem largely around over-confidence, rather than a lack of confidence. Emotions are riding high in camp, and most observers have said that the Stars appear confident and excited for Monday’s Group E opener versus Italy.
While most of the Stars [...]

Though it has been described as breathtaking, Ghana’s 4-1 victory over Jamaica was more a massive blast of fresh air under the sails of the Black Stars. The second consecutive strong performance by Ghana on the international stage has hopes up and may make a believer out of many in Germany. Already, fan [...]

This evening’s Turkey friendly, full of tension throughout, ended in a 1-1 draw. The Turks and the Stars sparred early, but Turkey earned first blood from a potent shot from Nihat and took the lead into the half.
A second half substitution of Sulley Muntari stabilized the midfield for Ghana, however, and the [...]

The score is now 1-1 following a clutch late equalizer by Matthew Amoah (as best I can tell on this weak streaming radio). The Ghana attack had been strong and only now has it taken advantage. But the tide continues to change, with another free kick awarded to Turkey.
UPDATE: More [...]

The Turks have had the better of it in the early-going, drawing first blood with a 17th minute score by Kahveci Nihat. This is bad news, as the Turkish lineup includes a number of recent call-ups, and the match appeared to have been a tester of talent for the Turks in preparation for future [...]

Starting lineups have been set for this evening’s action. The big surprise? Richard Kingston in goal in place of Sammy Adjei. Your intrepid sideline reporters will be working to get to the bottom of this and other mysteries. And isn’t it great to see Appiah and Essien side by side again?
Lineup-
Richard [...]