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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…

AJ Auxerre will play their Ligue 1 match against ESTAC at Stade de L'Aube on Friday. ESTAC will be hoping to bounce back here after losing 4-3 in Ligue 1 against Paris Saint-Germain. In this match, ESTAC had 33% possession and 5 goals in 16 attempts. Scorers for ESTAC were Mama Balde (3', 52') and Ante Palaversa (88'). Paris Saint-Germain took 19…

Register for FREE to read this article. Already have an account? You have article views left. Register for FREE to read more articles. Already have an account? Remind me next time The Ligue 1 clash at Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps on Sunday sees Auxerre hosting opponents AC Ajaccio. Auxerre were defeated by 2-1 in their last encounter with AC Ajaccio,…

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…

Auxerre will host Lorient at the Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps on Friday night in the eighth gameweek of Ligue 1. The hosts have fallen off the pace of late after a decent start to the season. They fell to a 5-0 thrashing against Stade Rennais last time out, marking a second consecutive goalless outing for the newly promoted outfit. Auxerre are 14th in…