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Meet the man who saved Charles Taylor’s life in 2001

Charles Taylor collapses after failed scissor kick Goalkeeper resuscitates Charles Taylor to life FIFA rewards keeper for saving Taylor’s life In 2001, Accra Hearts of Oak star player, Charles Taylor nearly lost his life when he attempted a bicycle-kick,fell badly and collapsed during a football match. The incident occurred during …

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2021 AFCON: Black Stars to camp in Qatar ahead of tournament

Cameroon to host 2021 AFCON Black Stars target fifth AFCON trophy Milovan Rajevac to name squad for AFCON The Black Stars of Ghana will pitch camp in Qatar ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, some sports new outlets reports. Report from multiple portals indicate Qatar has been agreed on as the …

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No Ghanaian in BBC African Sports Personality of the Year award

Since 2018 no Ghanaian has been nominated for the award Abedi Pele won the first edition of the award in 1992 The 2021 awards feature only one footballer Ghanaian sports personalities have been left out of this year’s BBC African Sports Personality of the Year award. The award which is …

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Meet Sumaila Abdallah: The only Ghanaian to win FIFA award

Sumaila Abdallah won the FIFA Fair Play award in 2001 He won the award ahead of Luis Figo, Raul Gonzalez and David Beckham Sumaila Abdallah was nominated after saving Charles Taylor’s life Virtually unknown by many young followers of football, Ghanaian goalkeeper Sumaila Abdallah is the only Ghanaian and second …

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How Kotoko goalkeeper slapped King Faisal attacker after 3-2 defeat

Mawuli Wayo narrates how he was slapped by Razak Abalora after King Faisal 3-2 win over Kotoko Mawuli Wayo assisted King Faisal’s three goals against Asante Kotoko King Faisal beat Kotoko to go joint on the GPL table Mawuli Wayo said Razak Abalora slapped him after Kumasi derby King Faisal forward, Mawuli Wayo has …

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Spain based Ghanaian keeper Razak Braimah predicts greater days ahead of current Black Stars team

Ghanaian International Razak Braimah who currently plies his trade with Spanish side Linares Deportivo, says he is thrilled that the Black Stars of Ghana have secured a slot in the world cup playoffs for Qatar 2022. According to the stopper, looking at the experience of Coach Milovan Rajavic and the …

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2021 AFCON: CAF rubbishes postponement claims

  Caf has rubbished speculation that the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations may be moved away from Cameroon due to the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. Cases of the Omicron variant are expected to be higher in the coming weeks and that has led to the United Kingdom …

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SAFA had no evidence to win protest against Ghana – Ex-Bafana Bafana captain

FIFA rejected SAFA’s petition on procedural grounds Neil Tovey said SAFA’s petition was bound to fail The ruling from FIFA is subject to an appeal Former Bafana Bafana captain, Neil Tovey, has said that he knew the petition from the South African Football Association (SAFA) to FIFA on their game …

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CalBank is the secret behind the Ghana Beach Soccer “survive and thrive” mantra

The Chairman of the GFA Beach Soccer Committee has stated emphatically that indigenous financial institution CalBank is the reason why the sport has not collapsed over the past decade of it’s challenging growth. Yaw Ampofo-Ankrah made the remarks when he addressed Chiefs, elders, tourism agencies and a number of corporate …

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Ghanaian football administrator wants Asamoah Gyan to apologize over ‘soft penalty’ remarks

Veteran Ghanaian football administrator, Alhaji Grunsah, says former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan should render an apology to the public for his comments over the penalty decisionin the 2022 World Cup qualifier between Ghana and South Africa. Bafana Bafana had claimed they were “robbed” after their 1-0 defeat last month, …

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