Ghana sack boss Chris Hughton after the Black Stars suffered a group-stage exit from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Mohammed Kudus says he "can't explain" Ghana's damaging late collapse against Mozambique at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Ghana lead twice through Mohammed Kudus but are pegged back by Egypt to leave both nations still searching for a first win at Afcon 2023.

Mohammed Kudus nets twice for Ghana but Egypt - who lost Mohamed Salah to injury - hit back to secure a 2-2 draw at the Africa Cup of Nations.

The Black Stars and Super Eagles have strong pedigree in the competition, but fans are growing restless after a string of losses Between them, Ghana’s Black Stars and Nigeria’s Super Eagles have won a total of seven Africa Cup of Nations titles. Nigeria won the last of their three titles 11 years ago. For fans in Africa’s most populous country, who view triumphs at Afcon as a birthright, that’s a triumph in another lifetime. For their perennial arch-rivals Ghana it is indeed approaching a lifetime since they won their fourth title, in Libya in 1982. Having dominated African football in the 1960s and 1970s, the 42-year Afcon drought has left Ghanaians nostalgic for glories past. Anthony Yeboah, a two-time winner of the Bundesliga golden boot, with Eintracht Frankfurt and Hamburg, admits that a failure to win an Afcon championship for Ghana is a huge stain on an otherwise sterling career. Continue reading...

For David Moyes, a bitter evening on his old stomping ground ended with a sour taste. Not that he could have any complaints, with his West Ham side turning in a barely lukewarm performance that deservedly ended with Bristol City advancing to the FA Cup fourth round. They never truly recovered from Tommy Conway’s early strike after an error by Konstantinos Mavropanos and Saïd Benrahma’s straight red card, for a petulant kick, a few minutes into the second half ensured a forgettable trip and a tempestuous affair went from bad to worse. For Moyes, this was an uncomfortable night that also exposed the apparent chasm between the quality of his missing star performers – Lucas Paquetá, Jarrod Bowen, Mohammed Kudus and Michail Antonio were among those absent – and those on the periphery. Simple passes went awry and Moyes went ballistic when Tomas Soucek was penalised for a foul throw as full time approached. No wonder Moyes wants to strengthen before the transfer deadline. Continue reading...

Cape Verde upset Ghana with a stoppage-time goal, beating the Black Stars 2-1 to go top of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group B.