Former Black Stars defender John Paintsil has become the latest football star to express interest in the Black Stars job. Paintsil like many ex-national stars dreams of leading the technical team of the four-time AFCON winners. Immediately after hanging his boot, Paintsil went into coaching serving as assistant coach for South African side Kaizer Chiefs. Paintsil …
Read More »FIFA celebrates Ghana for 1995 U-17 World Cup triumph
World football governing body, FIFA has celebrated Ghana following the 1995 U-17 World Cup in Ecuador. The Black Starlets made it three in a row for Africa as they swept to a thrilling 3-2 victory against Brazil in the final of the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Guayaquil, Ecuador. …
Read More »Black Stars to return to action in November
Ghana’s senior national team, the Black Stars will return to action in November, 2020 following the approval of the resumption dates for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and the 2022 World Cup qualifiers by the Confederation of African Football, CAF. This was communicated to member Associations on Wednesday, …
Read More »BK Fremad Amagar extends Emmanuel Toku’s contract until 2023
Danish second tier side BK Fremad Amagar has extended the contract of former Cheetah FC midfielder Emmanuel Toku to 2023. Toku joined the Copenhagen based club in 2019, making 18 appearances with 3 goals to his credit. Since his arrival at the club, the talented polished left foot has …
Read More »Popular Hearts of Oak fan Shamo Quaye dead
He will sweep you off your feet with his sheer sense humour as he interlaced his comments with some self-coined adages and proverbs. His unbridled hatred for fierce rivals Asante Kotoko was legendary in the face of Hearts of OaAk fans. Such was the flavour he added to Sports Show …
Read More »Football players in Germany go naked in artist protest
Two football teams in the town of Oer-Erkenschwick in North Rhine-Westphalia played a game on Sunday completely naked, as part of a protest against money in football. The game was organized by the artist Gerrit Starczewski at the Stimberg Stadium on the northern edge of Germany’s industrial Ruhr area. “The …
Read More »Ronald Koeman appointed Barcelona head coach on two-year deal
Fifty-seven-year-old Dutchman Ronald Koeman replaces Quique Setien, who was sacked following Barca’s humiliating 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and he will be presented to the media at 5 pm (UK time) on Wednesday. Koeman, who spent six years as a player at Barcelona and was …
Read More »How Black Stars held Real Madrid to 3-3 draw in Accra
This is a never to be forgotten day for Ghana football, as the great Real Madrid team with the likes of the Ferenc Puskas and Alfredo Di Stefano landed in Ghana and played against the Black Stars in a three all thriller at the Accra Sports Stadium in front of …
Read More »Essien recounts how Lyon shaped his career
Michael Essien has given credit to his former club Olympique Lyon for shaping his career. Essien, who joined the Ligue 1 club in 2003 from Bastia for a four-year deal said: “It moved me from being a young player to a senior player at a big club, so, it helped …
Read More »Paintsil reveals how Steven Gerrard pinched his rib in a Premier League game
Ex-Ghana and Fulham defender John Paintsil has disclosed how Steven Gerrard pinched him during an English Premier League game. Tempers flare between Liverpool’s legend Gerrard and Paintsil during a Barclays Premier League match at Anfield which nearly resulted in a head-butting clash between them. Speaking to Daily Graphic in an …
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