Black Stars manager Kwesi Appiah has named his first full squad since returning for his second stint in the job and he’s made a statement by dropping several big name stars.
Christian Atsu, Mubarak Wakaso, Razak Brimah and Emmanuel Agyemang Badu are four crucial members of Avram Grant’s Black Stars who failed to make the cut for Kwesi Appiah’s team.
Ghana international Christian Atsu has joined Newcastle United on a four year deal from Chelsea.
Atsu spent the last season on loan with the newly promoted Premier League side and has done enough to convince the club to sign him.
Premier League Champions Chelsea and newly promoted Newcastle United have reached an agreement for the permanent transfer of Ghanaian winger Christian Atsu.
According to multiple reports in England, the two teams have agreed on a £6m fee for the explosive 25 year old.
Most impressive Black Stars player at the just ended AFCON, Christian Twasam Atsu, has packed his luggage and set out from Africa to the U.K to join his Newcastle United team in their fight to return to the English Premier League.
Christian Atsu, who was named with Thomas Partey as part of AFCON’s best 11 players, has sent out a humble message to the fans and supporters of the Black Stars – saying though Ghanaians are heart-broken, they should expect a brighter future for the Stars and the Nation as the team will come back stronger.
Reserve Ghana goalie Abdul Fatau Dauda claims his prayers won Ghana the game against DR Congo in the Afcon quarter final game played on Sunday.
Dauda left the bench for the dressing room during the game twice, both times before Ghana scored, it’s being reported.
25year old Christian Atsu Tswasam, playing for Newcastle United on loan from Chelsea, has been very phenomenal in the Blackstars AFCON 2017 line up.
According to the right-winger, Ghanaians should not be perturbed about the playing style of the team but focus on the fact they keep winning.
Black Stars winger Christian Atsu is set to leave current side Chelsea on loan to the Championship side Newcastle United.
The two sides have agreed a one year loan move for the 24 year old, with several reports noting an option to buy having been inserted into the deal for the Tyneside club.
Christian Atsu joined the Spanish club on loan this January, and it took just 23 minutes into his debut to hit the back of the net.
Malaga beat Getafe 3-0 in their La Liga clash, and the Ghanaian got the second of those goals in the 23rd minute.
Andre Ayew and Christian Atsu are the only Ghanaians to make it onto the fifty man list for the African player of the year award for 2015.
The two wingers, who appear for Swansea City and Bournemouth respectively in the English Premier League, both make the list after their heroics at the last African Cup of Nations, where they helped Ghana finish second. Atsu was adjudged the overall best player of the entire tournament.
Two Ghanaian footballers-Christian Atsu (Everton-Bournemouth) and Andre Ayew (Marseille-Swansea) have been dominated for 2015’s FIFA Ballon d’Or.
Once again, Lionel Messi is the big favourite to lift the trophy, ahead of Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, who is the current holder of the prize for football’s best player.
But Messi is not the old pride of Barcelona this year, the team itself dominated the list with 7 nominations.
From Barcelona are Messi, Javier Mascherano, Claudio Bravo, Andres Iniesta, Ivan Rakitic, Neymar and Luis Suarez—these brilliant players put the other 52 players at a tight corner.
2015’s FIFA Ballon d’Or will be awarded at a gala in Zurich on January 11, 2016.
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Take a gander at Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu and his wife Marie-Claire Rupio out and about with their son. The 23-year-old Bournemouth winger shared the adorable family snap on his Facebook page on Thursday. “A Walk with the family #GodIsTheReason ❤??,” he said. Atsu and his wife got married 2012 and were blessed a year later … Read more
The Black Stars are slated to take on Congo and Rwanda in upcoming internationals and coach Avram Grant has named a 24 man squad for the double header. The Black Stars will play a friendly against Congo in Brazzaville on September 1 before travelling to Kigali three days later to take on the Amavubi of … Read more
