The president of the Ghana Football Association has denied agreeing for the national team to play in matches that others were preparing to fix.

THOMAS VERMAELEN has undergone surgery on his left ankle and is expected to be out for at least a month, Arsenal confirmed yesterday.

THE coaches of Uruguay and Ghana last night brushed aside conspiracy theories claiming English referee Howard Webb was replaced as the man in charge of today’s World Cup quarter-final because of the controversy over Frank Lampard’s disallowed goal.

GHANA are not only going to beat Australia in Rustenburg tonight, they will become the first African nation to win the World Cup, according to Ghana Football Association president Kwesi Nyantakyi.

Ghana are still waiting for official confirmation of Togo’s withdrawal from the African Nations Cup with the sides scheduled to meet in Cabinda tonight.