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Confirmed: Hearts of Oak to host Bechem United in FA Cup final

All is set for the 2022 MTN FA Cup finals as Bechem United beat Aduana Stars FC to face off with defending champions Accra Hearts of Oak. The Hunters on Sunday, May 15, 2022, pipped two-time Ghana Premier League champions Aduana Stars 2-0 in the second semi-final clash at the Golden …

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Liverpool win FA Cup after penalty shootout

Kostas Tsimikas was Liverpool’s penalty hero as they won the FA Cup for the eighth time with another shootout win over Chelsea after a goalless 120 minutes at Wembley. Liverpool had the advantage in the shootout after César Azpilicueta hit the post with the second Blues spot-kick before Sadio Mané …

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FIFA approves GFA application for national teams Goalkeepers trainers’ course

World football governing body FIFA, has approved the application of the Ghana Football Association for a goalkeepers’ trainers’ course for all the national teams and other selected trainers. A letter from the FIFA Technical Directorate communicated this to the General Secretary Prosper Harrison Addo on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. The …

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See the young Nana Akufo-Addo preparing for a boxing bout

An old photo of Ghana’s incumbent president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has emerged online. In the black and white photo, it shows the young Akufo-Addo wearing boxing gloves and in a pose as though he was about to throw a punch. It is unclear how old the president was in …

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Hearts of Oak beat Dream FC to make second successive FA Cup final

Accra Hearts of Oak have reached the finals of the MTN FA Cup for the second successive season after beating Dreams FC in the semi-finals in Accra. The FA Cup holders beat Dreams FC 3-2 to keep their dreams of retaining the title they won last season. Dreams FC got …

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Ghana 1 – 2 Burkina Faso: Black Satellites booted out of WAFU U-20 Championship

Ghana’s U20 team the Black Satellites have been kicked out of the ongoing WAFU B U20 Championship in Niger after losing all two group games. The defending Champions of the competition were beaten 2-1 by neighbors Burkina Faso in their final Group B game today, May 14, 2022 in Niamey. …

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Spanish couple name son after Ghanaian striker Samuel Obeng

Ghanaian striker Samuel Obeng plies his trade for lower league Spanish side Real Oviedo and has been honoured by some ardent fans of the club. The Ghanaian has had a baby named after him by a Spanish couple who are in awe of him and are also supporters of Real …

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Kotoko’s Frank Mbella handed call up by Cameroon

Asante Kotoko and Ghana Premier League top scorer, Frank Mbella Etouga has been handed a call up by the  Indomitable Lions of Cameroon. The lethal striker has been invited for the 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers next month against Kenya and Burundi in June. FECAFOOT per their letter sent …

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All you need to know about the process of nationality switch, why Nketiah, Odoi’s switch has delayed

Ghanaians are anxiously waiting to see an official communique from the Ghana Football Association (GFA) confirming that some top-performing Ghanaian players born abroad have completed their nationality switch to play for Ghana. The players include Chelsea winger, Callum Hudson Odoi, Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah, Brighton and Hove Albion defender, Tariq Lamptey, …

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Meet the grandson of IK Acheampong who is an American football star

Between 1972 and 1978, Ghana was ruled by a military government headed by Ignatius Kutu Acheampong. IK Acheampong as he was known would have his administration toppled in 1978 and be killed by a firing squad in the full glare of the Ghanaian public,a year later. The hunt for Acheampong …

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