The former Ghana goalkeeper Abubakari Damba has said that the Ghana National team manager Kwasi Appiah should be focusing on the players at hand rather than continue searching for new players for the national team.
The Ghana national team manager Kwesi Appiah has said that he does not feel that the Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien is finished as a player for the national team. These comments, after the Chelsea midfielder, who is currently on loan at the Spanish club Real Madrid, has decided to pull out of the upcoming friendly match.
The Ghana national team manager Kwasi Appiah has said that he said it did not start the match against Flames of Malawi in the best manner, and it explains the poor performance in the 2-0 win.
Ghana were playing against Flames of Malawi on Saturday at the Accra Sports Stadium. Ghana were expected to steamroll their opponents due to the significant quality within the team. However, they struggled throughout the match and could only manage a 2-0 win over their opponents. The Ghana manager Kwasi Appiah has said it is largely due to the poor start made by his team in the first half.
The Ghana football Association has decided to come to an agreement with the Chinese football Association over the development of football at various stages. Football in Ghana has been in the ascendancy for a number of years now, but the football Association of the African country has recognised the need for help from a much bigger nation like China.
Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan is all set to announce his return to international football with the Ghana national team. The 27-year-old has been missing for the national team in the last couple of matches after taking voluntary retirement from the international level.
The Sunderland striker is currently playing for the Middle East club Al Ain on a loan deal till the end of the season. However, it is thought that he would be making his move permanent to the Middle East club after it was revealed that Al Ain are in talks with Sunderland on a transfer fee.
New Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has said that he is extremely positive that Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan will return to playing international football in the near future.
Asamoah Gyan announced that he was taking an indefinite break from international football after suffering the abuse of fans following his missed penalty in the African cup of nations.
Ghana will be looking to perform well in the next African cup of nations, which will be switching to odd years from next edition onwards.
Hence, the African cup of nations that was said to be held in 2014 will now be held in 2013. Libya is one of the contenders for hosting this prestigious African competition.
Ghana have always been regarded as one of the top teams in Africa mainly because of the presence of players like Michael Essien and so on. However, without the presence of a number of stars at the 2012 African cup of nations, Ghana failed to live up to the expectations.
The hectic schedule of the international and club football as well as fan abuse has taken another victim in the form of Asamoah Gyan, the striker for the Ghana National Football Team, who has announced his retirement from the international scene.
The 26 year old striker, who currently plays in the United Arab Emirates with Al Ain, on loan from the English Premier Club Sunderland Association Football Club sent an e-mail regarding his unavailability for international selection to the Ghana Football Association or the GFA and this, was confirmed by the officials late on Saturday evening.
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