Gyan And Dede Would Be Missed - Grant

Ghana Coach, Avram Grant, has reiterated the difficulty he is facing in not having his substantive captain Asamoah Gyan and his deputy, Dede Ayew, both unavailable for the clash against Russia, as their strong character as leaders will be missed.

Avram Grant

Both players, who are missing from the Stars’ line-up, have sustained various forms of injury which have prevented them from playing in the match against Rwanda last Saturday and against Russia which will be played today.

After their last training session before the match against Russia, Grant said; “It’s not easy to play without your two captains, but in these qualifiers, we have played a few games without them.

“I want them to be fit, but they are not fit, and it’s unfortunate. I hope they can be able to join us, going into the future.”

Grant will be hoping to have his two captains back when they face the Cranes of Uganda on the 2nd of October in the first match of a double header 2018 World Cup qualifier before an anticipated tough encounter with the Pharaohs of Egypt (6th October).

The match will kick-off at the Otkrytie Arena in Moscow, at exactly 16:00hrs GMT.

Gyan And Dede Would Be Missed - Grant

Chelsea Close in on A.Ayew With a £12million Bid

According to the Sun,Chelsea are reportedly planning to secure a deal for Swansea’s Andre Ayew for a fee of £12million.

 

New manager Antonio Conte singled-out the Liberty Stadium fan favorite  as the man to add fire power to his attacking department, ahead of an imminent season of intense competition after Kante and Batshuayi joined the London club not long ago.

Ayew took the 2015/16 Premiership season by storm as he registered 11 goals for the Swans, including an opening strike at Stamford Bridge away to the Blues.

Ayew is currently on a preseason exercise with Swansea City in the US preparing for the upcoming English Premier League.

 

 

Chelsea Close in on A.Ayew With a £12million Bid

We Are Ready - Dede Ayew

Deputy captain of the senior national team Andre Dede Ayew has reiterated their readiness for their 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Mauritius on Sunday, 5 June 2016 at the Stade George V in Port Louis.

Ghana is a point away from booking their place at the finals in Gabon next year, but the Les Dodos of Mauritius are looking forward to hamper the progress of the Black Stars on Sunday.

In their last training section at the Accra Sports Stadium on Thursday, Ayew said, “we are hopeful of getting a great result in Mauritius, we have qualified to the AFCON before  and hopefully we will do it”.  

“We are to play against players (Mauritius) who will not just give off 100 percent but 200 percent, so if we do not give off our best we are going to find it very difficult, like what happened against Comoros in our last qualifier”.  

Ayew was also mindful of the fact that they need only a point to qualifier for the Gabon tournament, but, emphasized the need to go for all three points, because Ghanaian always desire for a win.  

The Black Stars left the shores of Ghana early Friday morning for Sunday’s game.

 

We Are Ready - Dede Ayew

We Are Ready To Pass Mauritius Test - Agyemang Badu

Ghana Black Stars combative midfielder, Agyemang Badu has promised Ghanaians nothing short of victory when they face Mauritius in CAF African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier.

The Black Stars will seal qualification to the next AFCON cup in Gabon should they avoid defeat against the Eastern Africa side on Sunday June 5.

Badu who will be making his fifth nations cup tournament appearance should Ghana qualify spoke to the media after training on day 1 at the Accra Sports Stadium of the mood in camp and the players readiness to do battle for the country.

Agyemang Badu (middle) trained with the rest of the team at the Accra Sports Stadium ahead of the AFCON Qualifier

“it is going to be a difficult game considering their home form (no defeat at home) and that stands them in a good position as favourites for this game but we have quality to beat them come Sunday.”

 

He added, “the training session was good today though was not a full house but the arrival of the rest of the players will make us even stronger and ready for battle.We are poised for action, we don’t need a draw but a win so that we can seal qualification to Gabon 2017 with a huge statement to the rest of Africa and make the nation proud.”

We Are Ready To Pass Mauritius Test - Agyemang Badu