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Global sportswear brand, Puma has terminated its $2.7 million deal with Nigeria over the kitting controversy before the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The termination of the 4-year deal was disclosed in a letter signed by the company’s International Sports Marketing Agency and addressed to the Athletics Federation of Nigeria on …

King Faisal striker Kwame Peprah has left the shores of the country to South Africa to complete his move to PSL side, Orlando Pirates. The bulky forward left the West African country on Friday evening together with his manager. He will undergo his mandatory medical today before his official unveiling …

Three players of Royal Jet Football Club, a Division 2 club based in Atieku Akyempim in the Wassa East District of the Western Region, are in critical condition at the Tarkwa Government Hospital following their involvement in an accident at Huni Valley. The team was returning to their base after …

Despite not making it to the finals of the MTN FA Cup this season, Asante Kotoko will be gifted with the ticket of representing Ghana in next season’s CAF Confederation Cup, footballmadeinghana.com can confirm. This follows the latest release by the Ghana FA indicating that finalists, AshGold, will not be …

Manchester City have announced the signing of Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish for a British-record transfer fee of £100 million. Pep Guardiola has been chasing the Villa playmaker for most of the summer but the club had to wait for his return from his post-Euro 2020 break. Villa had reportedly …

Young Ghanaian boxer, Samuel Takyi, has been presented with the bronze medal he won at the ongoing 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on Thursday. The 20-year-old secured the bronze medal after losing to Duke Ragan in the men’s semi-final featherweight event on Tuesday. Takyi lost the bout 4-1 on the …

Portuguese coach Mariano Barreto expected very little from Michael Vinicius even though the club told him the Brazilian was a ‘top striker’. Barreto admits the description of Vinicius as a ‘top striker’ surprised him because, from his experience as a manager, Brazil’s best talents play in Europe. Vinicius joined Kotoko …

Barcelona have announced that Lionel Messi will leave the club after financial problems prevented them from agreeing a new contract with the forward. Messi, 34, has been a free agent since his previous terms expired on June 30, but ESPN revealed in July a loose agreement over a five-year extension had been reached. …

•Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu is not impressed with the current crop of players at Kotoko •He believes the club’s standard has dropped •Asante Kotoko finished second in the just-ended GPL season Prominent Kumasi Asante Kotoko fan, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has said when pitted against previous Kotoko teams, the current players will not get anywhere …

Asante Kotoko SC head coach Mariano Barreto has described the Ghanaian football giants as a club that only has a big name but can’t be regarded as a big team. According to the Portuguese trainer, the Porcupine Warriors lack a lot of basic facilities and as such cannot be regarded as …