2022 FIFA world cup Archives

27 Jan

Govt Blows GH₵142m On National Teams

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It has emerged that the Sports Ministry before the 2022 FIFA World Cup has spent a whopping GH₵142,426, 907.36 on the Senior National Teams – the Black Stars and the Black Queens. According to reports by Citi Fm, the Sports Ministry released a total of GH₵8,183,400 on the two-legged World Cup qualifiers between Ghana and Nigeria. However, a total amount of GH₵63,019,369.62 was released as funds to support the Black Stars’ participation at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, while an additional GH₵8,009,366.40 was released for the payment of the FIFA Rights Fee for the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. The Sports…

13 Jan

2022 World Cup: Ghana-Uruguay Referee Should Be In Prison If I’m Sanctioned – Cavani

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Uruguay striker, Edinson Cavani, says the Ghana versus Uruguay referee at the 2022 World Cup, Daniel Siebert, should be in prison if he is sanctioned for punching the VAR monitor. The veteran attacker, including other teammates, were furious after the game ended 2-0 in their favour last December, protesting some calls from the referee. The South Americans believed they should have had, at least, a penalty in the game but the German referee saw no merit in their calls. Uruguay needed another goal to reach the knockout stage of the Mundial, but that did not happen and they, ultimately, got…

23 Dec

FIFA Ranking: Ghana Moves Three Places Up But Maintains 11th Position In Africa

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Ghana will finish the year in the 58th position in the FIFA ranking after moving three spots up following their involvement at the just-ended World Cup. Ghana began the competition as the lowest-ranked team among the 32 teams, having been relegated to the 61st position. The surge in their ranking comes following the win over South Korea while also suffering defeats to Portugal and Uruguay. However, the Black Stars’ position on the African rankings remains unchanged as they still occupy the 11th slot. Senegal drops to the second position with World Cup semi-finalists Morocco taking the top position on the…

22 Dec

FIFA Ranking: Ghana Moves Three Places Up But Maintains 11th Position In Africa

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Ghana will finish the year in the 58th position in the FIFA ranking after moving three spots up following their involvement at the just-ended World Cup. Ghana began the competition as the lowest-ranked team among the 32 teams, having been relegated to the 61st position. The surge in their ranking comes following the win over South Korea while also suffering defeats to Portugal and Uruguay. However, the Black Stars’ position on the African rankings remains unchanged as they still occupy the 11th slot. Senegal drops to the second position with World Cup semi-finalists Morocco taking the top position on the…

21 Dec

Lack Of Belief In African Coaches Due To Negative Perception – Otto Addo

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Former Ghana coach Otto Addo has suggested the lack of belief in African coaches is because of the notion that ‘everything good comes from Europe’. The Borussia Dortmund assistant coach believes this perception is coming from stories transmitted from older generations to younger ones. All five African countries who participated in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar were coached by native coaches for the first time in history. Serb Milovan Rajevac oversaw Ghana’s best performance in the Mundial 12 years ago in South Africa, guiding the Black Stars to a quarterfinal finish. Otto Addo, who led the four-time African champions…

19 Dec

Trouble in Paris: Police Crack Down on French Fans Angry Over their World Cup Final Penalty Loss

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Armed police used tear gas on the streets of Paris tonight after disorder broke out following the World Cup defeat to Argentina. Football fans descended en masse to the streets of the country's biggest cities Paris, Lyon and Nice after the game. Officers quelled a disturbance in the Champs-Elysees as flares were ignited and fireworks went off, The Sun reports. Meanwhile, similar scenes played out in Madrid, the capital of Spain, as jubilant Argentinian fans flooded the streets in celebration. Pictures showed a huge crowd of fans in white and blue in the city's main square, drinking in the atmosphere after their…

14 Dec

Stonebwoy To Perform At 2022 FIFA Fan Festival

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Fifa has announced the lineup for their 2022 fan festival as part of the World Cup festivities. Ghanaian Reggae/Dancehall musician Stonebwoy is billed to ferform at the event. The ‘Therapy’ hitmaker is set to make an appearance at Doha, where the event is held, on December 16. Stonebwoy, born Livingstone Satekla, is the fourth African artiste to grace the Fan Festival stage this year. Nigeria’s Kizz Daniels and Patoranking have both performed at earlier held festivals in November. Meanwhile, Jamaican superstar Sean Paul is expected to grace the fan festival on December 17.

08 Dec

World Cup 2022: Fifa ‘Deeply Saddened’ After Migrant Worker Death

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Fifa says it is “deeply saddened” following the death of a migrant worker at a World Cup facility in Qatar. The Filipino national fell to his death while carrying out repairs at a resort used as a training base by the Saudi Arabian team, The Athletic reported. The tournament’s supreme committee said the worker was “not working under its remit” and the incident took place “on property not under its jurisdiction”. The matter is now being investigated by the Qatari authorities. Fifa said it had been made aware of an accident and was in touch with the local authorities to…

05 Dec

2022 World Cup: ‘Black Stars Will Come Back Stronger’ – Thomas Partey

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Ghana deputy captain, Thomas Partey, says the Black Stars will bounce back stronger from their early elimination from the 2022 World Cup at the group stage. The Arsenal midfielder is among the most criticized players for not stepping up as one of the best-performing Ghanaian players abroad, but his form does not reflect when playing for the Black Stars. The 29-year-old took to social media to appreciate the support of Ghanaians during the tournament three days after the Black Stars’ exit. “It was our biggest wish to give Ghanaians something to cheer about, but unfortunately it didn’t go as we…

02 Dec

BREAKING: Coach Otto Addo Quits Black Stars Job

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Ghana coach Otto Addo confirmed he would be leaving after the team’s exit from the World Cup on Friday, having already said before the tournament in Qatar he would not be staying on after. The 47-year-old, a former Ghana international who was born in Germany and played for the Black Stars in their first World Cup finals appearance in 2006 He had a surprise appointment after Ghana's March World Cup qualifying playoff tie against Nigeria. Although his only previous coaching experience was with the youth teams of Hamburg and Borussia Dortmund, he had former Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion…