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Usual ‘suspects’ dominate Akonnor’s squad for Black Stars friendlies, Amartey returns

  Leicester City defender Daniel Amartey was named in Charles Akonnor’s 30-man squad for the Black Stars international friendly games next month. This confirms his return to the team after a three-year absence due to injuries. Medeama midfielder Rashid Nortey is the only new player in the squad. Nortey’s inclusion …

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Ghana coach C.K Akonnor names 30-man squad for Morocco and Ivory Coast friendlies

Ghana coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor has named a 30-man squad for the upcoming friendlies against Morocco and Ivory Coast next month.  Akonnor’s squad is a mix of both experienced and new players invited during the AFCON qualifiers in March. The Black Stars will take on the Atlas Lions of Morocco …

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Herbert Mensah breaks silence on suspension by board of Ghana Rugby Union

Herbert Mensah, the immediate past Chief Executvie Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Rugby Football Union, GRU, has broken his silence on the decision by the union’s board to suspend him. The board of the GRU on Tuesday issued a statement announcing the suspension of Herbert Mensah as CEO. The statement …

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President fulfills promise to Black Satellites after Youth Championship triumph

  President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo through the Ministry of Youth and Sports has fulfilled a promise made to the victorious Under-20 male national football team, the Black Satellites for winning the 2021 Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations tournament played in Mauritania. In a short ceremony organised on Tuesday, May 11, at …

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Bawumia’s Campaign Team Fires Back At Owusu Bempah

The National Public Relations Director for the National Bawumia Movement for 2024, Abocipala Adongo Thomas, says the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, will become the next President of Ghana, irrespective of what anyone does to discourage him. The PRO was reacting to a viral video of the Founder and Leader …

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Asamoah Gyan and Anthony Osarfo to face off in court on Friday

Renowned entertainment writer Anthony Osarfo would on Friday face-off with former Blackstars Captain Asamoah Gyan in court after the journalist sued the footballer for one million Ghana cedis. The Genesis of the case Readers would remember that Asamoah Gyan in 2015 made waves after a lady identified as Sarah Kwablah …

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Appiah’s top five choices and Gyan’s omission trigger deeper issues

Football and opinions are undisputed bedfellows but it is also true that some opinions carry more weight than others. So when former Ghana captain Stephen Appiah quoted a tweet by Betway asking for the top five Black Stars players between 1990 to 2021, it immediately generated significant debate and conversation on social …

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Kenya replaces Madagascar for weightlifting Olympics qualifiers

KENYA has been awarded the hosting rights for the final African qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympic Games, taking over from Madagascar. Madagascar, which had been pencilled to host the event from May 18-23, is now on Covid lockdown. Per the latest arrangements, the one-week qualifiers will now commence on May …

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Fabio Gama is the benchmark for quality in GPL – Asante Kotoko PRO

  Acting Communications Director of Asante Kotoko, David Obeng Nyarko, has claimed that Brazilian midfielder Fabio Gama Dos Santos is the benchmark of measuring quality players in the Ghana Premier League. Asante Kotoko‘s Fabio Gama and Ibrahim Salifu of Accra Hearts of Oak have been in the news lately as fans continue to …

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Herbert Mensah Suspended As Ghana Rugby Chairman

 Herbert Mensah The Board Chairman and President of Ghana Rugby, Herbert Mensah has been suspended indefinitely by the board of Ghana Rugby for abuse of office.  The decision comes on the back of a petition from the Ghana Rugby Union Players Association to the Rugby Board accusing Mr. Mensah of …

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