Tag Archives: 2022

2022 World Cup: BBC commentator slams Ronaldo for ‘cheating’ to win penalty against Ghana

BBC commentator Chris Sutton has slammed Portugal captain and legend Cristiano Ronaldo for winning a ‘fake’ penalty in their game against Ghana last Thursday. Portugal claimed a 3-2 victory over the Black Stars in a game which was full drama and entertainment at the Stadium 974 in Doha. American referee …

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M.anifest featured on new FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 theme song

New World TV has announced the release of its first FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 theme song dubbed “On y est” (“we made it”), featuring Ghanaian rap heavyweight, M.anifest. The song, which heralds the announcement of the Togo-based media network’s new sports channel, “New World Sport 1,” is dedicated to the …

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2022 World Cup: Neymar suffers ligament injury, ruled out of next game

Five-time World Cup champion Brazil will be without stars Neymar and Danilo for their next match due to injury, the team announced on Friday. Brazilian team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar confirmed both players will miss the team’s next match against Switzerland on Monday, but remained hopeful they would play again in …

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Qatar 2022: Saudi Arabia players to receive a Rolls Royce Phantom each for beating Argentina

After a historic win over Argentina at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Saudi Arabian football players will be awarded a 2022 Rolls Royce Phantom each by the Saudi Arabian Prince Mohammed Bin Salam Al Saud. The Green Falcons defeated the South American team with two against one on Tuesday in Qatar. The starting price for the 2022 Rolls …

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Meet the four African presidents who are in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup

It is a global football season yet only 32 teams from across the world are in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup. The spotlight is on the various teams – players, technical staff – the officiating department – referees, assistants, Video Assistant Referees, technical analysts – as well as the …

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2022 World Cup: No African team will qualify from group stage – Oxford Uni study

A new report published by Oxford University is predicting that no African team at the World Cup will progress beyond the group stages. The report based on the Oxford mathematical model predicts route to the men’s FIFA World Cup whcih kicks off this weekend in Qatar. It also predicts that …

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2022 World Cup: Sadio Mane ruled out of opening Group A match against Netherlands

Senegal’s poster boy, Sadio Mane has been ruled out of the opening Group A match against the Netherlands at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The former Liverpool star, unfortunately, suffered an injury while in action for Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga encounter against Werder Bremen. Subsequently, he was ruled …

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Watch first video of Black Stars players in camp ahead of 2022 World Cup

The Black Stars players have had their breakfast as they begin camping in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates(UAE) ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. In a video posted by the Ghana Football Association, the players were seen with smiles on their faces as they ate together to …

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The inside story of why Joseph Paintsil, Schlupp were excluded from Ghana’s 2022 World Cup squad

The major controversy surrounding the 26-man squad announced by coach Otto Addo for the 2022 World Cup on Monday, November 14, 2022, is the exclusion of Joseph Paintsil and Jeffery Schlupp. When quizzed by journalists on why he omitted two of Ghana’s most in-form players from the squad, Otto Addo …

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LIVESTREAMED: Ghana announce 26-man squad for 2022 World Cup

Welcome to GhanaWeb’s Live updates of Black Stars’ final World Cup squad announcement today, Monday, November 14. The German gaffer, Otto Addo will announce the squad at the Multichoice Office in Accra. After naming a 55-man provisional list a few days ago, he will drop 29 from the list. Otto …

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