Author: Clinton Eleto

AFCON 2019: Ghana starting lineup against Cameroon; Kwadwo and Baba included Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has caved into the criticism of his selection by naming top stars Kwadwo Asamoah and Baba Rahman in his starting line up for Saturday’s crucial 2019 Africa Cup of Nations clash with Cameroon. But legendary striker Asamoah Gyan remains on the bench as Lumor Agbenyenu has been benched. The selection is part of the four changes the coach is making with injuries, poor form, and suspension conspiring to lead to the changes. Jonathan Mensah will come in for John Boye who was shown the red…

Ex-Kotoko coach Steve Polack Advises club to improve squad ahead of CAF Champions League Former Asante Kotoko coach Steve Polack has advised the club to beef up their squad ahead of their upcoming CAF Champions League campaign. He congratulated and commended the club on the qualification but also added that they need to improve the squad. “Asante Kotoko deserve to be in the CAF Champions League. The players together with their coach have worked hard which attracts such success. “Moreover, they should add up young quality players to strengthen the team because playing in the CAF Champions League is different…

WATCH: AFCON 2019: Morocco 1-0 Cote d’Ivoire | Highlights Herve Renard’s dream of winning the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with three different teams remained on course on Friday after seeing his side beat former employers Côte d’Ivoire 1-0 in their second Group D clash at the Al Salaam Stadium in Cairo to progress to the round of 16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_qBjUC7Ih4 Renard won the title with Zambia in 2012 and Côte d’Ivoire in 2015. The victory sees Morocco move top of the group with six points while the Ivorians drop to second with three and will have all to play for…

WATCH: AFCON 2019: Tunisia 1-1 Mali | Goals and Highlights Wahbi Khazri’s stunning freekick in the 70th minute earned Tunisia a point against Mali as they came from a goal down to grab a 1-1 draw with Les Aigles in their second Total Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019 Group E clash in Suez on Friday evening. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzCDi_sz60Y A goalkeeping howler from Hassan Mouez had given Mali the lead on the hour mark before Khazri led from the front with a brilliant set-piece 10 minutes later to earn Tunisia the point.

AFCON 2019: Kwesi Appiah give team injury update ahead of crucial game Ghana Black Stars coach gave an update on the injury situation in the Black Stars squad ahead of their crucial game against Cameroon on Saturday. Kwesi Appiah confirmed that Thomas Agyepong is out of the game after sustaining an injury in their first game against Benin which ended on a 2-2 draw. He added that Andre Ayew has a ‘minor medical problem’ and is still being assessed. “Andre Ayew has a “small medical problem” and he is still being assessed,” he said. Andre Ayew suffered a knock in…

WATCH: AFCON 2019: Senegal 0-1 Algeria | Goals and Highlights Algeria became the third team to book their place in the 2019 Total AFCON round of 16 when they emerged victorious 1-0 from their Group C Matchday 2 thriller over fellow favorites and Africa’s best-ranked team Senegal on Thursday at Cairo based 30 June Stadium. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4JVLgBtZfc Youcef Belaili scored four minutes after the break to send Les Fennecs to the round of 16 as the third team to achieve this after Nigeria and hosts Egypt.

WATCH: AFCON 2019: Tanzania 2-3 Kenya | Goals and Highlights Kenya’s hopes of making it into the second round were restored after beating East Africa neighbours Tanzania 3-2 in a thrilling derby at the June 30th Stadium in Cairo on Thursday night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEznESAs4bs ‘Engineer’ Michael Olunga scored twice, once in either half as Kenya came from behind to grab the massive three points ahead of the final round of group matches next Monday.

AFCON 2019: Madagascar 1-0 Burundi | Goal and Highlights Madagascar moved a step closer to a historic qualification to the knockout stages of the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations after they defeated fellow debutants Burundi 1-0 at the Alexandria Stadium on Thursday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RluOc4en7ZY Madagascar raised their tally to four points go second of Group B two points shy from leader Nigeria and move to the brink of reaching the eighth-finals in their first ever AFCON appearance.

AFCON 2019: Thomas Agyepong out of Cameroon clash Black Stars Captain André Dede Ayew and Thomas Agyepong sustained injuries during the Ghana-Benin opening game last Tuesday at the Ismaïlia Stadium. Both players were substituted in the second half as a precautionary measure. A further medical test reveals that Agyepong will not be available for selection for the Cameroon game. However, the medical team are monitoring Dede’s condition and will advise the technical team regarding his availability depending on how he responds to treatment. The Black Stars are preparing in earnest ahead of their second Group F game against Cameroon on…

WATCH: AFCON 2019: Egypt 2-0 DR Congo | Goals and Highlights Host nation Egypt maintained their perfect start in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations as they beat DR Congo to scale into the last 16 of the competition. Elmohamady opened the scoring for the Egyptians in the 25th minute to put his team in front. Egypt got their second goal through their talisman Mohammed Salah who jinxed the defence to double the lead for the Pharaohs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJHqP6JBDYk DR Congo tried to get something out of the game in the second half but couldn’t pass the Egyptian defence. The Pharaohs…