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The afternoon of Wednesday, December 29, 2021, was not a happy day for Ghana Premier League giants, Kumasi Asante Kotoko and their fans. The Porcupine Warriors suffered defeat in the 2021/22 MTN FA Cup competition as they were handed their elimination card by city rivals, King Faisal. In what was a …

CK Gyamfi was first to defend an AFCON title 2021 AFCON to start from January 9 to February 6 Hassan Shehata won the AFCON on three consecutive occasions While Africa prepares to see the tactical battles of twenty-four coaches in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations which starts in twelve …

Ghanaian teenager Callum Hudson-Odoi surpassed Arjen Robben to become the youngest player in Chelsea’s history to have 10 assists in the Premier League. The winger achieved the unlikely record during Chelsea’s 3-1 comeback win against Aston Villa on boxing day. He registered his 10th and 11th assist of his Chelsea …

Thomas Partey signs 4-year deal with Arsenal Granit Xhaka praises Partey Partey to join Black Stars for 2021 AFCON Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka has noted that colleague Thomas Partey is being assessed on the amount of money the club paid for him adding that, doing so is blinding his critics from appreciating …

Daniel Amartey named in Ghana squad for AFCON Brendan Rogers happy with Amartey’s form Daniel Amartey impresses against Liverpool Ghanaian centre back Daniel Amartey was the toast of Leicester City fans after their hard-fought 1-0 victory over Liverpool in the Premier League on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. The Ghanaian put in a great …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed the Coastal Development Authority (CODA) to name the Mamprobi Astroturf pitch after the former captain of the Black Stars of Ghana, Stephen Appiah. The Authority, on Friday, 24th December 2021, named the newly constructed pitch at the Mamprobi Girls School, in the Ablekuma South constituency, …

An Algerian footballer has died on the pitch after collapsing while captaining Mouloudia Saida in a second division match on Saturday. Sofiane Lokar was involved in a collision with his goalkeeper in the 26th minute of an Algerian Ligue 2 meeting against ASM Oran. It is believed that he was …

Ghanaian Kwame Peprah scored back-to-back braces for Orlando Pirates in their last two matches, making history in the process. Peprah, 21, capped off a memorable year by scoring the equaliser and eventual scoring the winning goal against Benni McCarthy’s AmaZulu on Thursday. Three days earlier, he scored both goals as …

Milovan Rajevac names provisional squad for AFCON Afena-Gyan, Kudus Mohammed turn down call up Five local players in Ghana’s provisional AFCON squad Henry Asante Twum, the Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association has said that coach Milovan Rajevac will announce his final squad for the upcoming African Cup of …

French football chiefs slung Paris FC and Lyon out of the Coupe de France on Monday night and fined the outfits 10,000 and 52,000 euros respectively for the chaotic organisation of their last-64 tie at the Stade Charlety on 17 December. Fans marauded between the stands and spilled onto the …