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Manhyia denies $30m Kotoko Stadium project

The Manhyia Palace has denied securing a 30 million facility to fund the construction of a stadium for Asante Kotoko. Reports in the Ghanaian media in the past couple of days suggested that the Life Patron and Owner of Asante Kotoko, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II had secured funds for the …

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GFA Executive Council approves new refereeing structure

The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has approved a new refereeing structure for the federation. The new structure is to ensure the separation of personnel in the various functions of refereeing in Ghana. It seeks to consolidate the gains achieved so far and to strive for new …

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Comparing Thomas Partey to ‘senior man’ Michael Essien is disrespectful – Stonebwoy

Celebrated dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy has said that comparing Thomas Partey to Michael Essien is not only disrespectful to the Chelsea legend but also a misrepresentation of the person that Thomas Partey is. After cutting his teeth at RCD Mallorca and other lowly ranked Spanish teams, Partey has become an established …

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Asante Kotoko owner Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to fund US$ 30m stadium project – Report

Reports in Kumasi say Manhyia Palace has secured a US$ 30 million fund to build a stadium for giants Asante Kotoko. Kwame Aboagye Mensah, Personal Assistant to the Chief of Staff, is quoted by Kumasi-based Oyerepa FM. ”Manhyia has plans to see infrastructural development at Asante Kotoko not only stadium …

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Mane better than Salah in last three seasons – Whelan

Former Leeds United and Middlesbrough forward Noel Whelan thinks Sadio Mane has been better than Mohamed Salah in the last three seasons and he deserves a new Liverpool deal. With his contribution of 16 goals and seven assists after 37 appearances across all competitions for the Reds this season, Mane …

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Beach Soccer clubs not included in any football stimulus package – Ampofo  Ankrah

The Chairman of the Ghana FA Beach Soccer Committee  has debunked reports that beach soccer clubs have been promised a financial package from the GFA.   This follows the earlier disclosure by GFA President Kurt Okraku that FIFA will give every member association financial support dubbed “Emergency Fund” in the …

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FIFA sets new date for U-17 Women’s World Cup

Football’s world governing body FIFA has announced new dates for the U-17 Women’s World Cup which was postponed due to Coronavirus. The new dates for the tournament to be hosted by India will be from February 17 to March 7, 2021. The competition was originally scheduled for November 2 to November …

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La Liga trolls Barcelona in ‘Twi’ with Emmanuel Boateng’s hat trick

Exactly two years today, Ghana striker, Emmanuel Boateng made history by scoring a hat trick against Barcelona. Levante welcomed Barcelona to the Estadi Ciutat de Valencia on Sunday evening, May, 13, 2018 and with the handbrakes off, Emmanuel Boateng scored the first hat-trick of his career. Following his impressive display …

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Polo commends C.K. Akonnor for adopting 1978 AFCON squad

Mohamed Ahmed Polo a member of the 1978 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Cup-winning squad has said Black Stars coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor will be able to replicate their style of play if he ensures competition in the squad. Coach Akonnor has indicated that he would adopt and modify the …

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“Gattuso broke my tooth” – Stephen Appiah on toughest opponent

Former Black Stars skipper, Stephen Appiah, has revealed that former AC Milan midfielder, Gennaro Gattuso, was the most challenging opponent he came up against in his professional career. Appiah faced several midfielders in his time in Italian football which lasted from 1997 to 2005 and then from 2009 to 2011. …

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