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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…

Almeria will entertain Celta Vigo at Estadio Mediterráneo in La Liga action on Saturday. The hosts failed to build on their 3-2 home win against Girona last Thursday and fell to a 2-1 away loss to Villarreal last Sunday. Gonzalo Melero gave Almeria an early lead against Villarreal but the Valencian team scored twice in the second half to secure a…

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…