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An 8-year-old boy who follows Ghana football on the television in the Upper East Region because he admires Asamoah Gyan has taken his attention off playing soccer with friends for now because his 26-year-old mother is seriously sick and helpless. The boy, Albert Aburipoore, learned his mother, Susana, was dying …

Germany-based defender Kasim Nuhu became the fifth person from the Ghana team to test positive for coronavirus following last week’s friendlies against Mali and Qatar while striker Caleb Ekuban has been hospitalised over symptoms of the disease. With the sudden rise in the number of confirmed positive cases in the …

Asamoah Gyan strongly believes that he still holds the position of general captain of the Black Stars despite his exclusion from the team since July 2019. Prior to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt, then coach Kwesi Appiah named Gyan general captain after he appointed Andre Ayew …

Real Madrid will face Barcelona in the first Clasico of the season next week on the back of a shock 1-0 home defeat to Cadiz. Zinedine Zidane made a number of changes to his Real Madrid side, with Casemiro and Fede Valverde dropping out having travelled a long distance over …

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has praised Thomas Partey for his cameo display in his side’s one-zero defeat to Manchester City on Partey’s debut as an Arsenal player. After the 27-year-old’s 45m pounds move from Atletico Madrid to the London club on transfer deadline day, he needed just one training session …

Belgian Jupiler Pro League giants KAA Gent have announced that they will pay tribute to former captain Nana Asare. Asare, 34, left KAA Gent this summer after he mutually rescinded his contract. The Ghana international became one of the most successful signings at the club after joining from Dutch Eredivisie …

Former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan says he is sorry for using some unprintable words on his colleague tennis player Godwin Martey, who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Websoft Solutions. According to Gyan, who is the General Captain of the Black Star, the words he used were out of anger …

World Cup-holders South Africa pulled out of the Rugby championship on Friday citing complications caused by the pandemic. The Springboks, who haven’t played since winning the World Cup in Japan last year, blamed government travel restrictions, player welfare and safety concerns for their withdrawal. It means the competition in Australia …

It’s been 11 years since the Black Satellites made history in Egypt by being the first African country to win the FIFA U-20 World Cup. Many argue that the Ghana Football Association should have put measures in place to groom the squad. Years have passed and football fanatics have not …

Talented midfielder, Latif Anabila, has completed his transfer to Asante Kotoko, with the club making an official announcement. The Black Stars ‘B’ midfielder joins the Porcupine Warriors on a free transfer after his deal with Ashantigold SC expired. Anabila, 26 has completed his medicals and with the necessary paper works …