treva
ICC Chairman
Yeah, no idea why he was captain. I guess they captured Domenech's craziness in-game.
The Black Stars
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Aditya
ICC Board Member
I know little bit about football but will still follow this so that I get to know a bit more about football and this story seems interesting as well.
Keep up the good work Trev with presentation.
Keep up the good work Trev with presentation.
treva
ICC Chairman
Page last updated at 12:34 GMT, Sunday, 29 August 2010
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African Cup of Nations qualifying groups drawn
Emmanuel Adebayor will be Ghana's main threat in Group G
Ghana drawn alongside Emmanuel Adebayor's Togo in Group G for qualification to the 2012 African Cup of Nations in Gabon.
The runners-up of this year's African Cup of Nations, Ghana, have been handed a tough draw for the 2012 tournament as they will have to beat Togo to qualify. They sit in Group G with ties aganst Burundi and Madagascar but Togoan striker Adebayor will be the Black Stars' main threat.
Other African powerhouses Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Nigeria and Egypt face little threat; the highest ranked opposition comes in the form of 77th ranked Burkina Faso who will face neighbouring country Ivory Coast.
African Cup of Nations Qualifying Draw:
Group A
ANGOLA
Guinea-Bissau
Tanazania
Zimbabwe
Group B
Cape Verde
Chad
Congo
MOROCCO
Group C
EGYPT
Lesotho
Liberia
Sudan
Group D
Benin
Eritrea
Libya
NIGERIA
Group E
Comoros
Equatorial Guinea
TUNISIA
Uganda
Group F
CAMEROON
DR Congo
Ethiopia
Swaziland
Group G
Burundi
GHANA
Madagascar
Togo
Group H
Burkina Faso
IVORY COAST
Kenya
Niger
Group I
Djibouti
Gambia
SENEGAL
Sierra Leone
Group J
ALGERIA
Mauritania
Namibia
Zambia
Group K
Mozambique
Rwanda
Seychelles
Group L
Botswana
Guinea
Somalia
Group M
Malawi
Mali
Mauritius
(Top seeds in capitals)
The runners-up of this year's African Cup of Nations, Ghana, have been handed a tough draw for the 2012 tournament as they will have to beat Togo to qualify. They sit in Group G with ties aganst Burundi and Madagascar but Togoan striker Adebayor will be the Black Stars' main threat.
Other African powerhouses Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Nigeria and Egypt face little threat; the highest ranked opposition comes in the form of 77th ranked Burkina Faso who will face neighbouring country Ivory Coast.
African Cup of Nations Qualifying Draw:
Group A
ANGOLA
Guinea-Bissau
Tanazania
Zimbabwe
Group B
Cape Verde
Chad
Congo
MOROCCO
Group C
EGYPT
Lesotho
Liberia
Sudan
Group D
Benin
Eritrea
Libya
NIGERIA
Group E
Comoros
Equatorial Guinea
TUNISIA
Uganda
Group F
CAMEROON
DR Congo
Ethiopia
Swaziland
Group G
Burundi
GHANA
Madagascar
Togo
Group H
Burkina Faso
IVORY COAST
Kenya
Niger
Group I
Djibouti
Gambia
SENEGAL
Sierra Leone
Group J
ALGERIA
Mauritania
Namibia
Zambia
Group K
Mozambique
Rwanda
Seychelles
Group L
Botswana
Guinea
Somalia
Group M
Malawi
Mali
Mauritius
(Top seeds in capitals)
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treva
ICC Chairman
Page last updated at 21:22 GMT, Saturday, 4 September 2010
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Gyan hat-trick seals victory
Asamoah Gyan makes it five goals in his last four games for Ghana
Ghana began their African Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with a comfortable 4-1 win over Madagascar, courtesy of a hat-trick from striker Asamoah Gyan.
Madagascar failed to cause an upset in the opening game of the 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifying matches. Gyan scored three times to round off an impressive display from the Ghanaian front men.
Gyan gave Ghana the lead just before half time with a powerful header from 5 yards out. However, Madagascar levelled ten minutes into the second half. Robert Mwila curled in a free kick from the edge of the area to send the majority of the 22,000 fans in attendance into raptures.
Normality was restored by Gyan on 69 minutes after he turned his marker swiftly and fired a low right footed shot past the sprawling keeper.
With 12 minutes remaining Gyan completed his first international hat-trick. The striker picked up the ball on the half-way line and used his pace to beat the last two defenders. With the goal keeper to beat he calmly placed the ball into the far corner with the outside of his boot.
The win was secured four minutes later by substitute Matthew Amoah to hand Ghana 3 points.
Despite the convincing victory it won't be Ghana who top the group tonight following Togo's comprehensive 4-0 demolition of Burundi.
Madagascar failed to cause an upset in the opening game of the 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifying matches. Gyan scored three times to round off an impressive display from the Ghanaian front men.
Gyan gave Ghana the lead just before half time with a powerful header from 5 yards out. However, Madagascar levelled ten minutes into the second half. Robert Mwila curled in a free kick from the edge of the area to send the majority of the 22,000 fans in attendance into raptures.
Normality was restored by Gyan on 69 minutes after he turned his marker swiftly and fired a low right footed shot past the sprawling keeper.
With 12 minutes remaining Gyan completed his first international hat-trick. The striker picked up the ball on the half-way line and used his pace to beat the last two defenders. With the goal keeper to beat he calmly placed the ball into the far corner with the outside of his boot.
The win was secured four minutes later by substitute Matthew Amoah to hand Ghana 3 points.
Despite the convincing victory it won't be Ghana who top the group tonight following Togo's comprehensive 4-0 demolition of Burundi.
Dr. Pepper
Chairman of Selectors
Nice and easy for Ghana. Gyan has an awesome 'fro 
treva
ICC Chairman
Page last updated at 16:48 GMT, Saturday, 9 October 2010
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Togo no match for impressive Ghana
A hip injury forced Adebayor to watch on from the stands as his side were well beaten
Ghana continued their brilliant form with an emphatic victory over Togo, who missed striker Emmanuel Adebayor because of a hip injury that will leave him out for two months.
Ghana marched to two wins from two as goals from Ahmed Barusso, Asamoah Gyan and Eric Addo handed them a 3-1 win in Accra. Togo could only muster one shot on goal, a penalty scored by captain Dar? Nibomb?. In contrast, Ghana shot 27 times indicating that Togo were lucky to hold a 3-1 scoreline.
It took just 24 seconds for Ghana to open the scoring as Barusso intercepted a poor pass from Tidjani and smashed the ball passed Agassa in the Togo goal from a tight angle.
With the half hour mark approaching Gyan continued his impressive goal scoring form with a superb individual effort. The striker held off four defenders before using the outside of his boot to put the ball through the keeper's legs from an acute angle.
Central defender Addo bagged Ghana's third with a thunderous shot on 34 minutes as it looked like Ghana would come close to breaking double figures.
However, Togo were able to withstand Ghana's pressure and managed to win themselves a penalty. De Souza played through Pedomey who proceeded to charge down on goal. His lack of pace allowed the Ghanaian defenders to catch up and, before the ball could be cleared by Barusso, John Mensah needlessly clipped Pedomey giving the referee no choice but to award the spot kick. Nibomb? stepped up and placed the penalty in the opposite direction of Kingson's dive to hand Togo a consolation goal.
The last 30 minutes continued in the same vain as the first hour, but Ghana were unable to find their fourth goal of the game. Asamoah Gyan picked up his second man of the match award in as many games as Ghana lead Group G with 7 goals to their name.
The other game in the group saw Madagascar and Burundi draw 1-1. Ghana will now have a five month break before their next qualifying match with Burundi.
Ghana marched to two wins from two as goals from Ahmed Barusso, Asamoah Gyan and Eric Addo handed them a 3-1 win in Accra. Togo could only muster one shot on goal, a penalty scored by captain Dar? Nibomb?. In contrast, Ghana shot 27 times indicating that Togo were lucky to hold a 3-1 scoreline.
It took just 24 seconds for Ghana to open the scoring as Barusso intercepted a poor pass from Tidjani and smashed the ball passed Agassa in the Togo goal from a tight angle.
With the half hour mark approaching Gyan continued his impressive goal scoring form with a superb individual effort. The striker held off four defenders before using the outside of his boot to put the ball through the keeper's legs from an acute angle.
Central defender Addo bagged Ghana's third with a thunderous shot on 34 minutes as it looked like Ghana would come close to breaking double figures.
However, Togo were able to withstand Ghana's pressure and managed to win themselves a penalty. De Souza played through Pedomey who proceeded to charge down on goal. His lack of pace allowed the Ghanaian defenders to catch up and, before the ball could be cleared by Barusso, John Mensah needlessly clipped Pedomey giving the referee no choice but to award the spot kick. Nibomb? stepped up and placed the penalty in the opposite direction of Kingson's dive to hand Togo a consolation goal.
The last 30 minutes continued in the same vain as the first hour, but Ghana were unable to find their fourth goal of the game. Asamoah Gyan picked up his second man of the match award in as many games as Ghana lead Group G with 7 goals to their name.
The other game in the group saw Madagascar and Burundi draw 1-1. Ghana will now have a five month break before their next qualifying match with Burundi.
mattfb
Chairman of Selectors
Adebayor out is a huge blow for Togo. Good work from Ghana, 27 shots is complete domination and real encouraging.
Great work Trev, kiu
Great work Trev, kiu
Dr. Pepper
Chairman of Selectors
A very impressive win against one of the only teams that pose a real threat.
treva
ICC Chairman
Page last updated at 22:37 GMT, Wednesday, 9 February 2011
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Barusso and Amoah score in friendly win
Matthew Amoah scored his 14th international goal to secure a 2-0 win over Tunisia
Ghana win their opening game of 2011 as they beat Tunisia in a friendly in Rad?s by two goals to nil.
A goal from Ahmed Barusso ten minutes after the break put the Black Stars ahead before Tunisia had Ala_Eddine Yahia sent off for a second bookable offense.
With seven minutes remaining Matthew Amoah found the back of the net to secure victory for Ghana, who have now scored 9 goals in their last three games against African opposition.
Once again Ghana made it past 20 shots for the game, showing their utter dominance in the last third of the pitch. Possession was also stacked heavily in favour of the visitors, with Ghana holding onto the ball for 63% of the match.
Ghana now go back to playing African Cup of Nations qualifiers with a game against Burundi next month. Their next scheduled match after that will be Madagascar in June, although there is space for a friendly match in between.
A goal from Ahmed Barusso ten minutes after the break put the Black Stars ahead before Tunisia had Ala_Eddine Yahia sent off for a second bookable offense.
With seven minutes remaining Matthew Amoah found the back of the net to secure victory for Ghana, who have now scored 9 goals in their last three games against African opposition.
Once again Ghana made it past 20 shots for the game, showing their utter dominance in the last third of the pitch. Possession was also stacked heavily in favour of the visitors, with Ghana holding onto the ball for 63% of the match.
Ghana now go back to playing African Cup of Nations qualifiers with a game against Burundi next month. Their next scheduled match after that will be Madagascar in June, although there is space for a friendly match in between.
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Dr. Pepper
Chairman of Selectors
Dominant performance by Ghana, good form by them at the moment.
treva
ICC Chairman
Last updated: 13th February 2011
Ghana have announced that they will play a further three friendlies in 2011, with home ties against Paraguay and Belarus and an away trip at the end of the year to Mexico.
Following their 2-0 win over Tunisia on Wednesday, the Ghana Football Association have revealed the dates of three friendlies that will occur amidst their African Cup of Nations qualifying campaign this year.
Their second friendly of the year will take place in June, just a week after their second encounter with Madagascar, against South American side Paraguay. The friendly will come as preparation for the 2011 Copa Am?rica competition for Paraguay, who face Brazil, Ecuador and Venezuela in their group.
Eastern European outfit Belarus will travel to Accra in August to play the Black Stars. Belarus currently top their European Championship qualifying group that contains France, Czech Republic and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
The final match of the year will be a trip to Mexico City. The match will act as a final tester before Ghana start their World Cup qualifying campaign in the new year.
Following their 2-0 win over Tunisia on Wednesday, the Ghana Football Association have revealed the dates of three friendlies that will occur amidst their African Cup of Nations qualifying campaign this year.
Their second friendly of the year will take place in June, just a week after their second encounter with Madagascar, against South American side Paraguay. The friendly will come as preparation for the 2011 Copa Am?rica competition for Paraguay, who face Brazil, Ecuador and Venezuela in their group.
Eastern European outfit Belarus will travel to Accra in August to play the Black Stars. Belarus currently top their European Championship qualifying group that contains France, Czech Republic and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
The final match of the year will be a trip to Mexico City. The match will act as a final tester before Ghana start their World Cup qualifying campaign in the new year.
Dr. Pepper
Chairman of Selectors
Paraguay and Mexico are two very talented teams, will be interesting to see how Ghana fair against them.
