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ANAS EXPOSÉ: GFA not scared – DOL Chairman

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Owuahene Acheampong, Division One League Chairman says there is no panic at the Ghana Football Association ahead of the premiering of investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ new video. The new video which has been titled, “Number 12” produced by Anas Aremeyaw Anas and his Tiger Read More

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ANAS EXPOSÉ: We should be grateful to Anas – Takyi Arhin

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Tough-talking football administrator, Takyi Arhin has called on Ghanaians to be grateful to investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas for his effort to expose the rot in Ghana football. Anas is set to air his latest piece at the Accra International Conference Centre on June 6. The “Number 12” piece is centred on football and politics […]Read More

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CONFIRMED: Zylofon-Cash becomes GHPL new headline sponsor

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The Ghana Football Association [GFA] have officially announced Zylofon-Cash as the new headline sponsor for the Ghana Premier League. Zylofon Cash is a subsidiary of the Zylofon media Group owned by Nana Appiah Mensah. The fast-growing firm agreed on a five-year sponsorship package with the country’s football governing body. A launch held at the Movenpick […]Read More

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Buffon to leave Juventus at end of the season

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Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has announced that he will leave the club at the end of the season. Saturday’s Serie A home clash with Verona will, therefore, be his last for the Turin giants having helped them win the Scudetto and Coppa Italia this season. It was expected that he would also announce that he […]Read More

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PHOTOS: GFA launches new Premier League headline sponsor

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The Ghana Football Association [GFA] will today announce a new headline sponsor for the ongoing Ghana Premier League. The launch is currently underway at the Movinpick Hotel in Accra. Pictures below…   Comments: This article has 0 comment(s), give your comment Share on: WhatsAppRead More

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Who will win the World Cup? Africans don’t think Africa will, except in the qualifying nations

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Africans are most expecting Brazil or Germany to win the FIFA World Cup, with very few Africans outside of the qualifying nations expecting an African win. Yet 43 percent of Nigerian think Nigeria will win, and 49 percent of Senegalese think Senegal will win, according to a poll across six African nations released today by […]Read More

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FEATURE: Why a slum in Ghana is home to the worlds’ boxing elite

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Located on the outskirts of Ghana’s’ capital, Bukom is another slum not known to Google-Maps. It smells of burning waste and dirt, but unlike similar places, this odour here mixes with sweat that arises from the boxing rings. „You learn to fight before you learn to walk“ is the maxim. In Bukom, boxing is more […]Read More

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Women’s U-20 WC: Black Princesses cry for food

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Head coach of Black Princesses, Yusif Basigi has revealed they have failed to start preparing for the upcoming Women’s World Cup [WWC] due to the lack of food. The Ghana U-20 female team completed a fifth successive qualification to the tournament after recording a 4-1 aggregate win over Cameroon. Basigi and his ladies will open […]Read More

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Former Inter Allies trio ensure Penn FC’s progress in US Open Cup

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Inter Allies trio of Isaac Osae, Prince Baffoe and Haruna Shaibu played their part in Penn FC’s qualification to the next round of the 2018 US Open Cup. Down by 1-0 with just 12 minutes to end the game, Penn FC bagged three goals in the final 11 minutes to eliminate FC Motown in the […]Read More

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Barcelona: Luis Suarez scores in Mandela Centenary Cup win

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Luis Suarez was among the goalscorers as Barcelona beat South African champions Mamelodi Sundowns 3-1 to win the Mandela Centenary Cup. Ousmane Dembele and Andre Gomes also scored for the Spanish champions before Sibusiso Vilakazi replied for the hosts at Soccer City, near Johannesburg. Barca forward Lionel Messi came off the bench to a standing […]Read More

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World Cup 2018: Referee Fahad Al Mirdasi ‘banned over match-fixing attempt in Saudi Arabia’

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A World Cup-bound referee has been banned for life for a match-fixing attempt in Saudi Arabia just weeks before he was due to fly to Russia, says the country’s football federation. The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) says Fahad Al Mirdasi confessed to offering to fix the King’s Cup final between Al Ittihad and Al […]Read More

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Suarez & Dembele on target as Barcelona brush aside Mamelodi Sundowns

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The two strikers were among the goals as Barcelona beat Mamelodi Sundowns on their quick visit to South Africa, with Andre Gomes also hitting home Lionel Messi played 16 minutes as Barcelona cruised to a 3-1 win over Mamelodi Sundowns in the Nelson Mandela Centenary Cup in Johannesburg on Wednesday. Ousmane Dembele and Luis Suarez […]Read More

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Ray Wilson, World Cup winner with England, dies at 83

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Ray Wilson, the left back in all six of England’s games in its World Cup-winning campaign in 1966, has died. He was 83. Huddersfield announced Wilson’s death on Wednesday. The northern English team said Wilson, who played for the club for most of his career, continued to attend matches despite being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease […]Read More

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Thomas Partey becomes first Ghanaian to win Europa League trophy

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Ghana International Thomas Partey has become the first ever Ghanaian to win the UEFA Europa League after his Atletico Madrid team beat Olympique Marseille 3-0 on Wednesday evening. The 24year old who was introduced in the 88th minute to replace Ander Correa has been a key member of the Spanish side this season. Partey made […]Read More

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CAF CC: Aduana coach blasts players after Raja stalemate

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Aduana Stars coach, Yusif Abubakar has expressed his dissatisfaction after his side struggled to earn a 3-3 stalemate against Raja Casablanca in the CAF Confederation Cup at the Nana Agyemang Badu Park on Wednesday. The reigning Ghana Premier League were on the verge of losing at home but thanks to substitute, Nathaniel Asamoah who grabbed a late […]Read More

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Partey wins Europa League trophy with Atletico Madrid

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Antoine Griezmann scored twice as Atletico Madrid swept aside Marseille in Lyon to win the Europa League for the third time in nine years. France forward Griezmann opened the scoring by punishing Andre Zambo Anguissa’s poor touch to coolly slot home, then casually dinked in a second. Captain Gabi drilled in the third goal late […]Read More

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Boxing: British High Commissioner lauds Isaac Dogboe

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British High Commissioner to Ghana, Iain Walker has applauded new WBO World Super Bantamweight Champion, Isaac Dogboe. The Ghanaian boxer knocked down Jessie Magdaleno to win the WBO title three weeks ago. In the said fight, Dogboe went down for the first time in his pro career in round one. After winning the belt, the […]Read More

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CAF CC: Aduana, Raja Casablanca settle for draw in six-goal thriller

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Aduana Stars came from behind thrice to play out a 3-3 draw with Moroccan side Raja Casablanca at the Nana Agyemang Badu Park in the second fixture of Group A. The defending Ghana Premier League champions came into the match hoping to pick up their first points in the continent’s second-tier club competition following their […]Read More

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Official: England’s final World Cup squad announced

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Gareth Southgate has announced his final 23-man England squad for the World Cup, with high-profile absentees including Adam Lallana, Jack Wilshere, Joe Hart and Ryan Bertrand. Former first-choice goalkeeper Hart has been dropped from the squad following poor form at West Ham for Burnley’s Nick Pope, while Arsenal midfielder Wilshere has also been omitted from […]Read More

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Ghana Amputee Team to play Gov Bello’s Amputee Football Competition in Nigeria

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Ghana’s Amputee Football team, the Black Sticks have been invited to the Governor Abubakar Bello Amputee Football Competition in Minna. The Black Sticks will travel to Nigeria for the competition which begins on Friday. The tournament is the first to be hosted by the Nigerian Amputee Football Federation supported by the Niger State Governor, Alhaji Bello. […]Read More

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‘Neymar to Real Madrid would be terrible’

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Barcelona’s Lionel Messi says it would be “terrible” if his old team-mate Neymar joined rivals Real Madrid. Neymar left Barcelona last year to join Paris Saint-Germain in a world-record £200m deal and has been tipped to return to Spain to sign for Madrid this summer. Messi, who spent four seasons alongside Neymar at the Nou […]Read More

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David Moyes leaves West Ham after just six months in charge

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David Moyes has left West Ham following the end of his short-term contract. Moyes’ assistants Alan Irvine, Stuart Pearce and Billy McKinlay have also departed with immediate effect. The announcement arrived barely 12 hours after David Gold, West Ham’s co-owner, said he hoped 55-year-old former Manchester United and Everton boss Moyes would remain in charge for Read More

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CAF CC: Raja target win against Aduana

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Head coach of Raja Casablanca, Juan Carlos Garrido has revealed that his side will be hoping for a win when they take on Aduana Stars in Dormaa, in the Caf Confederation Cup. The Moroccan side first clash with AS Vita Club ended in a stalemate in their Group A leaving them with just a point. […]Read More

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Hearts confirm Ernest Sowah signing

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The Public Relations Office of Hearts of Oak, Kwame Opare Addo, has confirmed his outfit has completed the signing of former Kotoko goalie Ernest Sowah. Sowah was released by Asante Kotoko ahead of the 2017/18 Ghana Premier League season. He was on the radar of Ashgold and Aduana Stars but has finally joined the Accra […]Read More

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Europa final: Diego Simeone warns of Payet threat

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Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone is wary of the threat posed by Marseille’s Dimitri Payet but believes his team’s extra experience will count for something in Wednesday’s Europa League final. “Experience is an important factor although it won’t completely influence the game,” said Simeone at a press conference on Tuesday ahead of the match in […]Read More

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Europa final: Zidane backs Marseille to beat Atletico

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Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid coach has backed hometown club Marseille to win the Europa League final against his side’s local rivals Atletico Madrid. Zidane, from the La Castellane neighbourhood in north Marseille, never played for the club, but he told reporters at a charity event in Corsica that they can win France’s first European club […]Read More

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FA Cup: Bechem United threaten to boycott Ashgold clash

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Kingsley Owusu Achiaw, president of Premier League side, Bechem United has given the clearest indication that his outfit will not play in the FA Cup. According to the astute football administrator and the business mogul, the FA Cup committee chairman who doubles as the Dream FC Executive Chairman, Kurt Okraku and some Executive Committee at […]Read More

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Europa League final: Partey named in Atletico Madrid squad

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Ghana midfielder, Thomas Partey has been included in Atletico Madrid squad for the final of the Europa Cup in Lyon on Wednesday night. Simeone’s side will take on Olympic Marseille in this year’s finals. Partey was part of the 20 team man list that left Madrid on Monday evening. The energetic midfield dynamo has been magnificent […]Read More

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‘Disgusted’ Sam Allardyce sacked by Everton

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Sam Allardyce was sacked by Everton, moments after he expressed his disgust after the club announced major boardroom changes without informing him. Allardyce has another year left on his contract but met the club’s major shareholder Farhad Moshiri on Wednesday morning when his departure was confirmed. Ahead of the meeting, Allardyce has hit out at […]Read More

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Europa League final preview: Marseille v Atletico Madrid

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Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has warned not to take Europa League opponents Marseille lightly in Wednesday’s final. Atletico are playing in their third European final in five years, having lost the Champions League finals of 2014 and 2016, after winning the Europa League under his guidance in 2012. Marseille, contrastingly, has not been in […]Read More