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How Nigeria FA Boss Sports Minister, others were left stranded at Baba Yara Stadium

It has emerged that some top officials of the Nigerian government and the Nigeria Football Federation encountered a myriad of challenges at the Baba Yara Stadium on Friday, March 25, 2022. A report by MyNigeria.com states that owing to poor arrangements on the part of the National Sports Authority and …

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2022 WCQ: Akufo-Addo wishes Black Stars well ahead of second leg tie against Super Eagles

As the Black Stars prepare to play the Super Eagles in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo wished the players well. Ghana and Nigeria played out an intense goalless draw in Kumasi at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Friday night in the first leg …

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Black Princesses eliminate Ethiopia to qualify for 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup

Ghana beat Ethiopia 2-1 on Sunday, 27 March 2022, to reach the 2022 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals. The Black Princesses managed to seal a 5-1 aggregate win after a three-nil first-leg win at the Abebe Bekila Stadium in Addis Ababa. Protagonist Salamtu Abdulai netted a brace to make …

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Watch Dennis Odoi, Afena-Gyan, Korsah perform Black Stars initiation dance

New Blak Stars players, Denis Odoi, Felix Afena-Gyan, Dennis Korsah, Christopher Anti-Adjei were put through an initiation which saw him dance in front of their Black Stars teammates at their hotel in Kumasi on Friday, March 25, 2022, after their draw against Nigeria. It is usually one of the traditions of the Black Stars players …

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How Otto Addo convinced Jose Mourinho on the use of Felix Afena-Gyan

AS Roma coach Jose Mourinho was impressed with Otto Addo’s in-depth knowledge of Felix Afena-Gyan ahead of his impressive international debut for the Black Stars. The two coaches met on 10 March 2022 in the Netherlands before the Italian giants faced Vitesse Arnhem in the UEFA Europa Conference League round of 16 first …

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Watch the moment Thomas Partey met his look alike after Ghana’s draw with Nigeria

Black Stars deputy captain, Thomas Partey, met his striking look-alike at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium after Ghana’s scoreless draw with Nigeria on Friday, March 25, 2022. Although he could not lead the team to the desired win, the Arsenal man was thrilled to meet his mirror image in the dressing room …

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Ghana vs Nigeria: Where it went wrong for Black Stars

The performance of Otto Addo’s side in their 2022 World Cup qualifying playoff against the Super Eagles at Kumasi’s Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Friday is assessed. Centre-backs could have done more At the post-match press conference, Ghana coach Otto Addo revealed his decision to drop defensive midfielder Iddrisu Baba …

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Nigeria not favourites ahead of second leg in Abuja – Otto Addo

Ghana coach Otto Addo believes Nigeria are not favourites going into the second leg of the 2022 World Cup play-off on Tuesday. The first leg ended 0-0 at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi on Friday, meaning a win in Abuja would be enough to send the Super Eagles to …

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‘The support was great, thank you Ghana, thank you Kumasi, we go again on Tuesday’ – Baba Iddrisu

Young Ghanaian midfielder, Baba Iddrisu has thanked the fans of Ghana especially those in Kumasi for their unflinching support for the Black Stars on Friday. The Real Mallorca midfielder gave his all for the Stars in their impressive 0 – 0 stalemate at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi. …

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Blame flight managers not Ghana for boarding ramp – Presidential Staffer to Nigerians

A Presidential staffer Charles Nii Teiko Tagoe has told Nigerians to blame the owners of the flight they brought to Kumasi for the kind of boarding ramp they were given on their arrival. According to him, the kind of aircraft that are at the Kumasi Airport is not as big …

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