{"id":50238,"date":"2023-12-29T17:18:49","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T17:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/?p=50238"},"modified":"2023-12-29T17:18:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T17:18:49","slug":"black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire","title":{"rendered":"Black Stars looking to shine bright in Cote d\u2019Ivoire"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Boasting an array of exciting talent, coupled with the invaluable experience of its more seasoned campaigners, next month\u2019s TotalEnergies Caf Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d\u2019Ivoire 2023 could possibly be the year the Black Stars shine bright on the continent.<\/b><\/p>\n

The red-hot Mohammed Kudus and Ernest Nuamah certainly stand out when thinking of the exciting talent available for Ghana while the likes of Thomas Partey and the ever-green Andre Ayew will be immense in bringing stability to the squad.<\/p>\n

Ghana\u2019s matches in Group B<\/b><\/p>\n

14 January<\/p>\n

Ghana \u2013 Cape Verde: 20h00 GMT, Stade Fe\u0301lix-Houphoue\u0308t-Boigny, Abidjan<\/p>\n

18 January<\/p>\n

Egypt \u2013 Ghana: 20h00 GMT, Stade Fe\u0301lix-Houphoue\u0308t-Boigny, Abidjan<\/p>\n

22 January<\/p>\n

Mozambique \u2013 Ghana: 20h00 GMT, Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium, Abidjan<\/p>\n

How Ghana qualified:<\/b><\/p>\n

Jostled throughout the qualifiers but eventually secured their ticket to Cote d\u2019Ivoire after overcoming the Central African Republic 2-1 on the very last day of the qualifiers to finish top of Group E.<\/p>\n

The Black Stars are heading to their 24th TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations appearance.<\/p>\n

Player to watch: Mohammed Kudus<\/b><\/p>\n

A product of the Right to Dream Academy, Mohammed Kudus is without a doubt one of the key players for Ghana. With 6 goals scored in 15 club matches, the Accra native is preparing to participate in his second TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n

Dangerous coming in from the wing but can also play as a false 9, Kudus \u2013 if not well planned for, will be a problem for defenders in Cote d\u2019Ivoire as he has over the last few years in club football.<\/p>\n

The coach: Chris Hughton<\/b><\/p>\n

Of Irish origin, Chris Hughton was named Ghana coach in February 2023, a few weeks after the Black Stars were eliminated in the first round of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM.<\/p>\n

After having managed English teams such as Tottenham, Newcastle and Nottingham, the tactician is preparing for his first TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations. With Hughton at the helm, Ghana offers a very solid game defensively. In fact, the Black Stars concede very few goals. A fan of the 4-3-3, the tactician relies on fast wingers who are quick in attack.<\/p>\n

Ghana\u2019s Previous Afcon performances:<\/b><\/p>\n

1963: Winner<\/p>\n

1965: Winner<\/p>\n

1968: Finalist<\/p>\n

1970: Finalist<\/p>\n

1978: Winner<\/p>\n

1982: Winner<\/p>\n

1992: Finalist<\/p>\n

1994: Quarter-finalist<\/p>\n

1996: Fourth<\/p>\n

2000: Quarter-finalist<\/p>\n

2002: Quarter-finalist<\/p>\n

2008: Third<\/p>\n

2010: Finalist<\/p>\n

2012: Fourth<\/p>\n

2013: Fourth<\/p>\n

2015: Finalist<\/p>\n

2017: Fourth<\/p>\n

2019: Eighth finalist<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Gambia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. Boasting an array of exciting talent, coupled with the invaluable experience of its more seasoned campaigners, next month\u2019s TotalEnergies Caf Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d\u2019Ivoire 2023 could possibly be the year the Black Stars shine bright on the continent. The red-hot Mohammed Kudus and Ernest Nuamah certainly stand out when thinking […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":50237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[2355,2361,260],"class_list":["post-50238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-gambia","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"\nBlack Stars looking to shine bright in Cote d\u2019Ivoire - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Black Stars looking to shine bright in Cote d\u2019Ivoire\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Africa-Press – Gambia. Boasting an array of exciting talent, coupled with the invaluable experience of its more seasoned campaigners, next month\u2019s TotalEnergies Caf Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d\u2019Ivoire 2023 could possibly be the year the Black Stars shine bright on the continent. The red-hot Mohammed Kudus and Ernest Nuamah certainly stand out when thinking […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-12-29T17:18:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2023\/12\/sm_1703850763.546.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Black Stars looking to shine bright in Cote d\u2019Ivoire\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-12-29T17:18:49+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire\"},\"wordCount\":400,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2023\/12\/sm_1703850763.546.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Gambia\",\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"sport\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire\",\"name\":\"Black Stars looking to shine bright in Cote d\u2019Ivoire - Gambia\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2023\/12\/sm_1703850763.546.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-12-29T17:18:49+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2023\/12\/sm_1703850763.546.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2023\/12\/sm_1703850763.546.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720,\"caption\":\"Black Stars looking to shine bright in Cote d\u2019Ivoire\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Black Stars looking to shine bright in Cote d\u2019Ivoire\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/\",\"name\":\"Gambia\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"cfeditoren\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Black Stars looking to shine bright in Cote d\u2019Ivoire - Gambia","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Black Stars looking to shine bright in Cote d\u2019Ivoire","og_description":"Africa-Press – Gambia. Boasting an array of exciting talent, coupled with the invaluable experience of its more seasoned campaigners, next month\u2019s TotalEnergies Caf Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d\u2019Ivoire 2023 could possibly be the year the Black Stars shine bright on the continent. The red-hot Mohammed Kudus and Ernest Nuamah certainly stand out when thinking […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire","og_site_name":"Gambia","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa","article_published_time":"2023-12-29T17:18:49+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2023\/12\/sm_1703850763.546.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"Black Stars looking to shine bright in Cote d\u2019Ivoire","datePublished":"2023-12-29T17:18:49+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire"},"wordCount":400,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2023\/12\/sm_1703850763.546.jpg","keywords":["Africa Press","Africa Press-Gambia","Gambia"],"articleSection":["all news","sport"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire","name":"Black Stars looking to shine bright in Cote d\u2019Ivoire - Gambia","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2023\/12\/sm_1703850763.546.jpg","datePublished":"2023-12-29T17:18:49+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2023\/12\/sm_1703850763.546.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2023\/12\/sm_1703850763.546.jpg","width":1280,"height":720,"caption":"Black Stars looking to shine bright in Cote d\u2019Ivoire"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/black-stars-looking-to-shine-bright-in-cote-divoire#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Black Stars looking to shine bright in Cote d\u2019Ivoire"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/","name":"Gambia","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"cfeditoren"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50238\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}