Black Stars manager Avram Grant has dropped three players from his initial 26 man squad as he submits his final 23 man squad for the upcoming African Cup of Nations.
Austria Lustenau forward Raphael Dwamena, who has scored 18 goals in 20 games for his club this season, is one of those spectacularly dropped – alongside former youth international Joseph Attamah Larweh and Abdul Majeed Warris.
The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation has launched its coverage of the upcoming Cup of African Nations (CAN) 2017, which would be broadcast live on all its platforms next year.
The Black Stars begin their quest for a long awaited fifth Afcon trophy in Gabon, and the national broadcaster have revealed it would carry all of the tournament’s 32 games live.
The draw for the 2017 African Cup of Nations took place in Gabon earlier tonight with the Black Stars landing in Group D.
The Stars are billed to take on Egypt and Uganda, both present in our world cup qualifying group, as well as Mali.
The Black Stars would know all about their possible opponents for the 2017 Cup of African nations when the draw is held later today (Wednesday).
Gabon are hosting next year’s tournament, set to run from 14 January to 5 February 2017. Ghana, runners-up at the last edition, are in the top seed of the draw alongside Champions Cote d’Ivoire, hosts Gabon and the continent’s top ranked Fifa side Algeria.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) have announced the seedings for the 2017 Afcon draw that would take place next month.
Ghana, one of the continent’s top sides, have been placed in the top bracket of seeds – alongside hosts Gabon, champions Cote d’Ivoire and the continent’s top Fifa ranked side Algeria.
The qualification series for Afcon 2017 was completed over the weekend, with Ghana rounding out ours with a lethargic 1-1 draw against Rwanda, having already booked our place on the last matchday.
The entire 16 team roster for the competition has now been rounded out, and alongside host Gabon, we now know who would potentially be in the Black Star’s way as they attempt to win their first Afcon trophy since 1982!
The Black Stars were held to a 1-1 draw by the Amavubis of Rwanda to round out qualifying Group H for the 2017 Cup of African Nations to be held in Gabon.
The game at the Accra Sports Stadium was practically a dead rubber, with the Stars already through to the event. This reflected in Avram Grant’s selection choices and the pace at which the game was played.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has chosen Gabon to host the 2017 African Cup of Nations.
The final draw came down to bids from Algeria, Ghana, and Gabon, but the Confederation’s executive committee decided on our West African neighbours.
Gabon co-hosted the tournament with Equatorial Guinea in 2012, and has now also earned sole hosting rights after the Equato-Guineans also hosted the 2015 edition.
