#Denis Odoi

he year started disastrously for Ghana as they were dumped out of the Africa Cup of Nations after a shock defeat to Comoros left them bottom of the group. Milovan Rajevac was swiftly sacked before a narrow play-off win over Nigeria earned the Black Stars a place in Qatar. Revenge will be on the mind when they face Uruguay, 12 years on from Luis…

Former Ghana World Cup midfielder Otto Addo, 47, who had never been a head coach, faced a baptism of fire as the Black Stars' boss last February. Defying the odds, they drew twice with arch rivals Nigeria to qualify on away goals. Addo, though, has failed to convince many Ghanaians. KEY PLAYER Opponents of Ghana consider Thomas Partey, 29, just a…

Ghana are back at the World Cup after an eight-year gap since bowing out at the group stage in Brazil. A poor return of one point then will fix minds on battling for a place in the last 16 here. Memories of 2010 in South Africa will also fuel motivation, particularly a third game against Uruguay in a repeat of the quarter-final loss on penalties to…

The Champions League group stage concluded on Wednesday evening ahead of Monday's last-16 draw. The group winners include three English clubs in Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham, with Liverpool also in the hat as runners up But there were twists elsewhere, with Barcelona and Atletico Madrid crashing out of the competition and Belgian side…

First leg score: Ghana 0-0 Nigeria. Nigeria haven't beaten Ghana for 15 years, having enjoyed a 15-year unbeaten streak of their own directly before this. Ghana's last victory in Nigeria came in the 1965 Azikiwe Cup, failing in nine attempts since then. Under 2.5 goals and both teams to score NO is 8/13. Nigeria to win and both teams to score NO is…

BRAZIL will be continuing their World Cup preparations on Friday when they take on African giants Ghana in France. Selecao are yet to lose a match since their disappointing 1-0 Copa America final defeat to bitter rivals Argentina in June 2021. And they'll be expected to keep that run intact as they come up against the Black Stars who have NEVER…

OH Leuven will host Club Brugge at Den Dreef Stadium in Jupiler Pro League on Sunday. Leuven have won two of their three games and find themselves in the top five. They finished 11th last season but have high ambitions for the new term, with 12 new players registered, including Santi Mingo from Barcelona B. However, OHL face a stern test against…