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Why Georginio Wijnaldum dropped his Ghanaian name

In 2013, when Georginio Wijnaldum busted onto the scenes in Dutch football, showing glimpses of a potential global star, many went digging into his background. The background check led to the unearthing of the Boateng attached to his name. Hence, Ghanaians were keen on seeing the 22-year-old in the Black Stars …

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CK Akonnor’s son picks Ghana over Germany

Son of former Ghana captain Charles Kwabla Akonnor, Charles Jesaja Herrmann has reaffirmed his desire to play for the Black Stars despite representing Germany at youth levels. The KV Kortrijk forward is in Ghana for holidays after the end of the Belgium topflight season. And in a chat on Tv3’s …

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Michael Essien ranked 6th in Premier League’s greatest African winners

10. John Obi Mikel A two-time Premier League winner during his glorious decade at Chelsea, Obi Mikel also clinched the FA Cup, the Champions League and the Europa League during his time in West London. He finally left Chelsea—initially for China—in 2017. 9. Nwankwo Kanu Another Nigerian Premier League winner, …

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Suspend all matches involving Hearts of Oak due to illness – GHS tells GFA

The Ghana Health Service, GHS, has called for the temporary suspension of all matches involving Accra Hearts of Oak on grounds of the health and safety of the players. This follows reports of an outbreak of unknown illness among players of the Club. The Ghana Health Service says it has …

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Watch Andre Ayew intensify personal training ahead of Black Stars’ 2023 AFCON qualifiers

Andre Ayew has already arrived in Accra ahead of next month’s 2023 AFCON qualification series clashes with Madagascar and the Central African Republic. In a video published by LTF TV on YouTube, the Al Sadd talisman is seen training rigorously along with some unidentified persons thought to be physical instructors. …

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Italian giant Juventus coach keen to sign Ghana’s deputy captain Thomas Partey

Italian Serie A giants Juventus FC coach Massimiliano Allegri is eyeing a summer move to bring Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey to Turin. The Arsenal FC star player is currently nursing an injury that has kept him out since April 2 when his team lost 3-0 at Selhurst Park, has always …

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Kotoko cannot tell us to postpone the league – Henry Asante Twum

Head of Communications at the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Henry Asante Twum says that Asante Kotoko has no power to direct the Ghana Football Association to halt the league till they play against Ashantigold SC. Kotoko were due to play the miners on Thursday but late Wednesday night the Ghana …

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Kylian Mbappe trends on social media after swerving Real Madrid

Paris Saint-German star, Kylian Mbappe has hopped into the trends on social media after snubbing Real Madrid to extend his deal at PSG. According to multiple reports, Mbappe who would run out of contract at PSG has reached new terms with the French Ligue 1 champions to extend his stay. …

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Asante Kotoko demands refund from GFA for postponing match against Ashantigold

Asante Kotoko have written to the Ghana Football Association to reimburse the club’s cost of preparing for their game against AshantiGold SC. The Porcupine Warriors were expected to face The Miners on Thursday in week 29 fixture of the Ghana Premier League but the GFA decided to postpone the match at the last …

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Delay leads African attack on Sky Sports for ‘racist’ video of Jordan Ayew’s coach

Ghanaian media personality, Deloris Frimpong Manso widely known as Delay has poked UK-based Sky Sports for a video they posted of Crystal Palace coach Patrick Vieira in a fisticuff with an Everton fan. Delay holds that the decision by Sky Sports to make the video available to all their followers …

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