Four-time champions Ghana started their 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament campaign on a disappointing note following the 1-0 defeat toNorth African giants Morocco. It was the opening match in Group C of the tournament.
Apart from Morocco, Ghana are also in the same group withGabon and debutants Comoros.
In their opening match, Ghana played second fiddle to Morocco for the majority of the game and the North Africans got their reward when Angers FC of France winger SofianeBoufalpounced on some hesitant defending in the Ghana rearguard toscore the winner with seven minutes left to play.
Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey was highly critical of his performances for the Gunners since he moved to the club at the start of last season. The Gunners paid the €50m release clause in his Atletico Madrid contract to secure his transfer. Ghana national team star Parteywas highly critical of his Arsenal form in an interview with Sky Sports as he gave himself a score of 4/10.
Arsenal are now unbeaten in nine games in all competitions after their impressive victory over Leicester City in a Premier League matchday ten clash at the King Power Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Gunners went into the back on the back of an eight-game unbeaten run and they were able to extend it to nine thanks to the 2-0 away win over Leicester City.
The Black Stars of Ghana are on the path of redemptionahead oftheir third game in Group G of the African section for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The Ghanaiansplay hosts to the Warriors of Zimbabwe at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium in Cape Coast for their third Group G outing.
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Arsenal fans have missed the influence of Ghana national team vice captain Thomas Partey as they come to terms with the poor start made in the Premier League this season. The Gunners were resigned to start the new Premier League campaign without Partey after the Ghanaian sustained an ankle injury against London rivals Chelsea in preseason.
Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey is down by one place on the list of the most expensive signings at the Emirates Stadium after the Gunners completed the signing of English defender Ben White on Friday.
Ghana national team vice skipper Partey became the fourth most expensive Arsenal signing when the North London club paid the €50m (£45m) release clause in his then Atletico Madrid contract to secure his transfer during last summer's transfer window. Ghana midfielder Partey was less costly than just three players namely Nicholas Pepe, Pierre-EmerickAubameyang and Alexandre Lacazetteas at the start of this summer. However, the Ghana international has dropped from fourth to fifth most expensive signing at Arsenal with the arrival of White from Brighton and Hove Albion.
Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi is back making headlines once again and this time around, the rumors have continued from where they stopped the last time. According to the reports this time around, Hudson-Odoi could be set to leave Chelsea this summer and is seeking extremely likely to find another club where he will play next season.
Two summer transfer windows ago, he was strongly linked with a move to German Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich but Chelsea's reluctance to sell him meant that he would have to remain in North London as the Blues insisted that they needed the attacker in the team.
Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey will join the rest of his teammates on Thursday according to the Ghanaian Football Association (GFA). The Ghanaian football body was forced to release a statement on Parteyon Monday following reports that the player had been expelled from camp by Ghana coach Charles Akonnor ahead of the international friendly clash between Ghana and Morocco on Tuesday.
The statement from the GFA has now confirmed the situation of things as regards Partey. It was revealed that the Ghana vice-captain was given permission to miss the Morocco friendly for him to attend to some personal issues.
While it's not always certain that a good player will be able to make an instant hit or impact after leaving a particular club and League for another, it is rather becoming a regularity to see even great players fail to live up to expectations. This has been the case of Ghanaian international midfielder Thomas Partey since arriving at Arsenal from Spanish La Liga side Atletico Madrid last summer.
The combative midfielder decided to quit Spain and left the Rojiblancos in favor of a move to the English Premier League to join Arsenal. After completing the transfer to the Emirates club last summer, the hopes of Arsenal fans rose very high. They thought they had completed a marquee signing and could not wait to see him start his career at the club.
The Ghanaian Premier League will see the second round of games commence this weekend at several match venues in the country. The league's players are all gearing up for this second round of fixtures which could end up having a huge impact on whether or not they have a successful season, and managers have continued to introduce several new tactics in order to secure victories over their counterparts.
The clubs close to the relegation zone know that this is a fresh opportunity for them to improve on their game and try to bring themselves out of such unwanted position. As for the teams atop the table, they know they must do enough to cement their positions up there and do everything they can to not fall from the top.
