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Former Black Stars defender, John Paintsil, has been named as assistant manager on the Otto Addo-led Black Stars technical team. The Ghana Football Association (GFA) confirmed Paintsil’s appointment in a statement released on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Paintsil will be the second assistant, while Moroccan-German football …

Paris Saint-German forward, Kylian Mbappe, is among the top trends on social media after publicly rejecting a move to Arsenal. Mbappe, in a viral video, said ‘there is no way’ he would join Arsenal after a fan suggested that he join the Gunners. The French superstar also replied that London …

The Williams brothers, Inaki and Nico, appear to be making significant investments in Ghana despite their strong attachment to Spain. In September 2023, it emerged that the two Athletic Bilbao forwards had ventured into the Ghanaian hospitality industry, setting up a hotel known as San Mames. The hotel, which was …

French international Paul Pogba has been handed a four-year ban from football after being found guilty of doping, a report by GoalItalia confirms. The Juventus midfielder got suspended in September 2023 after failing a drug test on matchday one of the Italian Serie A. According to Corriere dello Sport and …

Al Nassr captain, Cristiano Ronaldo has been handed a one-match ban for displaying an ‘obscene’ gesture during a game against Al-Shabab. The Portuguese icon made the gesture in response to the chanting of Messi’s name by Al Shabab fans during the game. Ronaldo displayed the gesture as a celebration after …

Former Ghana Captain, Asamoah Gyan says he is not worried about what people have been saying about him, following his appointment to serve on Dr Mahamadu Bawumia’s 2024 campaign team. Gyan, earlier this month, was named on the Manifesto Committee of the New Patriotic Party’s flagbearer for the 2024 elections …

German coach, Winfried Schäfer, has promised to qualify Ghana for the 2026 FIFA World Cup if the Ghana Football Association (GFA) appoint him as Black Stars coach. Schäfer stated that the Black Stars have been a shadow of themselves in recent tournaments and that, if given the job, he would …

The spokesperson of the Local Organizing Committee of the 2023 African Games, Dan Kwaku Yeboah, has claimed that Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa’s recent revelations about the government’s budget and intended expenditure for the African Games was for political expediency. Dan Kwaku Yeboah says that having been a keen follower and admirer …

The Black Queens of Ghana have suffered a heartbreaking elimination from the 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers following a 4-3 aggregate defeat against Zambia. The Black Queens after putting up a spirited performance in Ndola today, February 28, 2024, conceded a stoppage-time goal which crushed their dreams of qualifying and playing …

Former Captain of the Black Stars, Asamoah Gyan has been appointed to lead the Youth and Sports manifesto sub-committee of the New Patriotic Party for the 2024 elections. This was contained in a February 21 statement signed by the Director of Communications for Bawumia’s campaign team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye. The …