The LA Galaxy acquired 26-year-old Ghanaian forward Joseph Paintsil from Belgian club Genk as its third Designated Player.
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Ghanaian Christian Atsu rescued from massive Turkish earthquake
Ghanaian Christian Atsu has been rescued from the rubble of the earthquake that killed and injured thousands in Turkey and neighboring Syria, the Ghana Football Association confirmed on Tuesday. In September, the former Newcastle midfielder Atsu joined Turkish Super Lig side Hatayspor which is based in the southern province of Hatay near the epicenter of […]
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What They're Saying: Kissi Agyebeng
“We complained at the time he released the video. He said in the local language he was offering a reward for anyone who would beat him up. He endangered a young man’s life, and now this has happened.He has questions to answer.” — Kissi Agyebeng, the lawyer for Tiger Eye PI, on Kennedy Agyapong, a […]
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USA-Ghana: A rare friendly that paid dividends
The USA warmed up for the Gold Cup with a 2-1 win over Ghana in a friendly. Nothing was on the line like in their previous three meetings, all at the World Cup. But Saturday’s game was played at aremarkably high intensity for a friendly game and helped answer some questions for U.S. coach Bruce […]
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What They're Saying: Sydney Leroux
“I’m insanely proud of him and so happy for the overall win for the MNT. I love the fact that we both came to the USA from other countries and get to chase our dreams together wearing thecrest. That means so much to us. When he scored, it’s really hard to describe the feeling. Just […]
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USA-Ghana International Friendly Player Ratings
USA-GHANA EXPRESS:July 1 in East Hartford, Conn.USA 2, Ghana 1. Goals: Dwyer 19, Acosta 52; Gyan60.Att.: 28,754. Dom Dwyer, making his U.S. debut, and Kellyn Acosta scored their first international goals and a resilient defense held offGhana’s efforts to add onto Asamoah Gyan’s goal to give the USA a 2-1 victory Saturday in its Gold Cup warmup […]
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Ghana coach still doesn't understand how Black Stars lost to the USA
Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah says the Black Stars and USA, who meet in a friendly on Saturday, have developed an intense rivalry, having met in the last three World Cups. But he says he stilldoesn’t understand how Ghana lost to the USA, 2-1, in 2014 after winning in 2006 and 2010. “We dominated possession and […]
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Scouting Report: Ghana's Black Stars are in a deep hole
Normally, putting together a competitive team for a summer friendly, outside the FIFA calendar, would be a tall order for Ghana, but the Black Stars need the work ahead of the fall crunch in World Cup2018 qualifying, where they find themselves in a deep hole. A 2-0 loss to Egypt — which it beat to […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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What They're Saying: Sulley Muntari
“Every game. I was sitting down [Sunday] and it was happening. There was a player playing and it was happening in the stands so how are we going to tackle this? This isn’t the first time it hashappened. We talk about it and after maybe one week, two weeks it’s gone. Then, maybe after a […]