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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 …

AS Roma striker, Felix Afena-Gyan will not be part of the Ghana squad for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Cameroon as the youngster has declined the invitation according to reports. The 18-year-old was named in the Black Stars 30-man provisional squad last month for Africa’s flagship football competition which …

Former Asante Kotoko youth team player, Kwasi Poku-Boansi is the new Vice Dean, School of Graduate Studies at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). Poku-Boansi was promoted to the rank of a Full Professor at the Department of Planning at KNUST on August 1, 2021. This places …

Salim Adams scored late in the game to rescue Hearts of Oak from defeat against Dreams FC at the Theatre of Dreams in Dawu on matchday 10 fixture of the 2021/22 Ghana Premier League. The defending champions had recorded back to back wins in the last two games and were …

Coach Prosper Nartey Ogum showed his former side WAFA what they are missing as his side Kotoko inflicted a solitary 1-0 defeat on them in their matchday ten clashes at the Baba Yara Stadium. The Porcupine Warriors who recorded a 2-1 win against Legon Cities last weekend needed a Richmond …

Young and promising Cheetah FC Central Defender Morrison Agyemang, today left Ghana to continue his development at the Football Development Center Vista in Russia. Morrison joined Cheetah FC junior side some 11 months ago (January 2021) and has never looked back. His discipline, hard work and passion for the game …