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Asante Kotoko have announced that the club have begun processes to appeal Richmond Lamptey’s ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sports(CAS). Lamptey has been banned for two and half years from football after being found guilty of engaging in a match-fixing scheme in 2021. After their initial appeal got …

he Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey, might just have his elegant football career truncated following new rape allegations levelled against him. Not too long ago, there were pockets of rumours about Thomas Partey’s alleged sexual malpractice. Although the identity of the player was not known after the UK police had reportedly …

Authorities have suspended the inter-schools and colleges competition in Sekondi-Takoradi after clashes between Ghana Secondary Technical School [GSTS] and Saint Mary’s Boys SHS. Three people reportedly got injured in the process leaving one student with a head injury while one teacher lost his teeth and a GSTS bus badly damaged. …

German giants Bayern Munich held a special party to celebrate their Senegalese international, Sadio Mane, for his recent award. Mane was last week crowned the Confederation of African Football’s best men’s player of the year at the 2022 CAF Awards held in Morocco. The player was presented with a big …

Ghanaian star midfielder Mohammed Kudus registered his third goal for Ajax in pre-season as the Dutch club intensify preparations for the 2022/23 season. The Ghana international came on in the second half against Shaktar Donetsk and scored a spectacular goal to help Ajax to a 3-1 victory in Amsterdam. Kudus took a …

The Black Stars of Ghana will lodge at a hotel in Doha when the team travels to Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament. Footballghana can report that the national team of the West African country will stay at the Double Tree by Hilton Doha hotel for the group …

Accra Hearts of Oak have announced that they have released five members of their first team squad. The list includes defenders, Larry Sumaila and William Dankyi, midfielder Ansah Botchway and forwards Patrick Razak and Kofi Kordzi. Kofi Kordzi returned to Hearts of Oak on a two-year contract after stints with Qatari …

Asante Kotoko have reportedly completed the signing of Ugandan striker, Steven Mukwala Dese from Uganda Revenue Authority FC. Mukwala is said to have penned a two-year deal with the Reds according to multiple reports. The Ugandan has been on Kotoko’s radar for the past two years and the Porcupines have finally …

A light-heavyweight boxer, identified as Miracle, has passed on after he slumped during a training match in Festac, Lagos. A source, who witnessed the incident, said: “They were both training when Miracle’s opponent gave him a solid blow that knocked him out.” Miracle is said to have lost consciousness for some …

Nigerians on social media had a bone to pick with United States athletics legend Michael Johnson over his commentary on the remarkable feat by Nigerian sprint queen Tobi Amusan in the just-ended World Athletics Championship. Tobi Amusan made history by finishing with a time of 12.12seconds which became a new …