Latest articles by Sam Crocker
Glum Grant has work cut out to bring struggling Ghana back from the brink
Ghana The former Chelsea, Portsmouth and West Ham boss was only hired in late November but already faces an uphill task winning around a nation, writes Sam Crocker...
Scouted: The one-time Arsenal target who could replace Winston Reid at West Ham
Talentspotter With the Hammers in the hunt for a new stopper, Sam Crocker evaluates Marseille's Upton Park-linked Nicolas N'Koulou...
Lowered expectations have helped Ivory Coast and Ghana get this far – but who will blink first?
Africa Cup of Nations Sam Crocker looks ahead to Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final, as the Elephants prepare to face the Black Stars...
From Colts to Stallions – the rise of Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso Finalists in 2013, Burkina Faso are a team on the up and their rise shows no signs of tailing off, writes Sam Crocker...
Kicked out, welcomed back and broken in between: Equatorial Guinea's madcap run to the AFCON knockouts
Equatorial Guinea Host nation Equatorial Guinea are through to the last eight of the Africa Cup of Nations after beating Gabon but it's been far from plain sailing, writes Sam Crocker...
Africa Cup of Nations Group B: Big things expected of Bolasie in DR Congo tournament debut
Africa Cup of Nations Sam Crocker weighs up the prospects of former champs Zambia, strikerless Tunisia, a Cape Verde side on the rise and an attack-happy DR Congo...
