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Former Senegal international Papa Bouba Diop has passed away following a long illness at the age of 42. Diop was part of the Teranga Lions side that stunned reigning world champions France 1-0 in the opening match of the 2002 World Cup, scoring the only goal of the game to …

Kumasi Asante Kotoko recorded their third draw of the season when they played FC Nouadhibou in the 2020 CAF Champions League at the Cheikha Boidiya stadium in Mauritania on Sunday, November 29. Maxwell Konadu made few changes to the side that drew against Berekum Chelsea at the Golden City a …

Asante Kotoko will begin the CAF Champions League adventure this afternoon (Sunday) when they face FC Nouadhibou in Mauritania. The game is the first of a two-legged affair with the winner advancing from the preliminary stage of qualifiers to the next round. For Asante Kotoko, this is their sternest test yet so …

Former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan is already demonstrating that even at the prime age of 35, he still can hold his own against relatively younger opponents. The former Sunderland man made his ‘second debut’ in the Ghana Premier League since leaving the shores of Ghana 17 years ago. In his first …

Fans of Accra Hearts Of Oak are striving the whereabouts of their prolific finisher Isaac Mensah who was brought from Division one side Nkronza Warriors before the 2020-21 season commenced.   A diehard Hearts of oak fan in an interview after Hearts drew with Ashgold at the Accra Sports Stadium …

Legon Cities forward, Asamoah Gyan, says players of the Ghana Premier League club have held a meeting and identified the poor attitude of players as cause of the club’s poor start to the season. The Royals have played two games this season; drawing 1-1 against Berekum Chelsea and lost woefully …

Ghana’s stunning loss to Sudan has had a negative effect on the nation’s standing on the Fifa world rankings as the Black Stars have fallen down the pecking order by four places. Five days after registering a 2-0 home win over the Falcons in the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, CK …

Nigeria dropped down to 35th position in the latest FIFA Coca-Cola world rankings following a lacklustre display in November that saw them end the year without a win. The rankings released by the world football body on Friday showed that Nigeria dropped three places from the 32nd position in November. …

The Ghana women’s senior national team on Thursday evening came from behind to beat their counterpart from Morocco 3-1 in an international friendly match. In a game played at the Accra Sports Stadium, the Atlas Lionesses scored after just 5 minutes when the team was awarded a penalty kick. Attacker …

Accra Hearts of Oak has sent a goodwill message to their arch-rivals Asante Kotoko and Ashantigold ahead of the 2020/2021 CAF Inter-Club competitions campaign. The two Ashanti Region clubs were selected by the Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association to represent the country in Africa following the truncation of the 2019/20 football season and …