Black Stars will fly out of Ghana on Saturday to United Arab Emirates to start preparations for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.The team will be based in Abu Dhabi, for three weeks to begin camping where Kwesi Appiah will also use the opportunity to select his final 23-man squad for the tournament.Ghana will also take on Namibia and South Africa in two international friendlies as part of the preparations.Kwesi Appiah has named 29-man squad as his provisional list for the tournament.

Former Arsenal winger Jose Antonio Reyes has died in a car accident aged 35, Spanish club Sevilla have announced."We couldn't be confirming worse news," the La Liga club said on Twitter.The Spaniard joined the Gunners from the La Liga side in January 2004 and was part of the 'Invincibles' side that went through the 2003-04 season unbeaten, winning the Premier League.He later spent a season on loan at Real Madrid in 2006-07, winning La Liga.The La Liga club

Sporting Director of Mainz O5 Rouven Schröder says the loan move of Ghanaian forward Abass Issah to FC Utrecht the best for the player's development. The 20-year old struggled with form and fitness since joining from the German outfit from Slovenian giants Olimpija Ljubljana.However, the ex-Ghana U-17 attacker has joined Dutch side FC Utrecht for a season long loan, where he is expected to gain more play time and experience."We are absolutely convinced of Issah Abass

Ghana forward Caleb Ekuban has joined Turkish side Trabzonspor on a permanent deal, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. The 25-year old joins from Leeds United after the Super Lig side activated the clause in his contract.Ekuban has been magnificent at the club after scoring 8 times in 36 appearances in both the league and Cup matches. He also made three assists.The ex-Chievo Verona attacker parted ways with the English club for a fee a round a €1million.Having joined

Chelsea defender Baba Rahman has expressed satisfaction by his return to form ahead of the Nations Cup this summer. Rahman, who spent the second half of season at French side Stade Reims also revealed he joined the club for play time.“I had many offers in January, some were in main stream Europe others were also outside but after deliberating on things, I chose Reims.” Baba told footballmadeinghana.com“I had not played for a while and I was just coming back from injury. I

Holders Esperance retained the Total CAF Champions League title after being declared winners following a 1-0 win over Wydad Athletic Club in the final second leg on Friday at the Olympic Stadium in Rades, near Tunis.The feat, Esperance’s fourth title overall saw the Blood and Gold join the likes of Egyptian giants Al Ahly, TP Mazembe of DR Congo and Nigeria’s Enyimba as teams to win back-to-back titles in the premier continental club championship.After a 1-1 draw from the first

Chelsea defender David Luiz said Callum Hudson-Odoi can fill the void a potential Eden Hazard departure could leave at Stamford Bridge. Hazard is set to leave the club this summer after guiding the team to the Europa League final this week in Baku.Chelsea look set to have a transfer ban imposed on them for next season, unless they can overturn the decision by FIFA but Luiz believes 18-year-old Hudson-Odoi can step into Hazard’s place.“Either Messi or Ronaldo,” Luiz joked

Stalwart Hearts of Oak defender Mohammed Alhassan has praised the 'motivational' Kim Grant for helping him improve his football after earning a Black Stars call-up.The former WAFA defender was named in coach Kwesi Appiah's 29-man provisional squad for the pre-AFCON camping in the United Arab Emirates."Kim Grant has helped to improve my performance this season," he told Kickgh.com."Looking at the series of training the coach has taken us through. His

Ghana midfielder Alfred Duncan has revealed he would staying at Sassuolo next season despite interests from some big clubs in Europe. The midfielder, who is set for surgery in the summer will miss the Nations Cup in Egypt but he disclosed he will stay at the Nerovredi next season."A special season and full of emotion! Happy with everything that led to me, companions and above all family. See you next time to continue what we did this year,' Duncan posted on Social Media

The draw for Tier II of the GFA Special Competition round of 16 was held on Friday with Hearts of Oak paired against lower division side Unistar Academy. Their arch-rivals Asante Kotoko will face Nkoranza Warriors with fellow Premier League side Ashantogold taking on New Edubiase.Dansoman based Liberty Professional will engage Proud United as Medeama host FC Samartex.High flying Hearts of Lions, who eliminated Elmina Sharks will play Kotoku Royals with Vision FC travelling to play

Ghana midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah has wished departing Inter Milan coach Luciano Spalleti the best in his future endeavours. The Nerazzurri's have appointed former Juventus and Chelsea manager Antonio Conte to replace the 60-year old, who secured champions league qualification on the final day for the Milan club.Asamoah thanked Spalleti, who gave him the opportunity at Inter Milan after he decided to leave Juventus last summer."Thanks for everything, I wish you all the

Ghanaian midfielder Richard Boateng has urged his AD Alcorcón teammates to finish the season in style after a run of poor results in recent weeks. Alcorcón are without a win in their last five games but Boateng believes they can finish the campaign on a high ahead of their final two games against Gimnastic and Granada."We have to close the season giving a very good image so that the fans will be happy, they deserve it because they are magnificent and deserve a good image