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Brazil head coach, Adenor Leonardo Bacchi, commonly known as Tite has announced his squad for the upcoming September international break. The manager has named a strong 26-man squad for two friendlies during the break. Key names such as Neymar, Vinicius, Casemiro, Thiago Silva, Alisson, Ederson,Alex Sandro, and Marquinhos all made …

Inaki Williams has received his first Ghana call-up as coach Otto-Addo named his squad for the friendlies against Brazil and Nicaragua. The Ghana Football Association, GFA, released the list early Tuesday, September 6, 2022, via its social media handles. Ghana will play Brazil on Friday, September 23, before engaging Nicaragua …

Police in Brazil have arrested three men in connection with the deadly beating of a 24-year-old Congolese refugee at a beachside kiosk in Rio de Janeiro. According to Reuters, security camera photos that were released by the police on Tuesday showed three men assaulting Moise Kabagambe with sticks. The images …

A social media user has shared a story on how two roommates met each other at the Kotoka International Airport travelling out of the country after deceiving each other. In the African setting, most people tend to hide their plans of travelling outside the country fearing that people might use …

Portuguese coach Mariano Barreto expected very little from Michael Vinicius even though the club told him the Brazilian was a ‘top striker’. Barreto admits the description of Vinicius as a ‘top striker’ surprised him because, from his experience as a manager, Brazil’s best talents play in Europe. Vinicius joined Kotoko …

Midfielder Fabio Gama is finally travelling back to Brazil after his outstanding debut season in the Ghana Premier League with Asante Kotoko. The attacking midfielder was signed by the Ghanaian giants in October 2020 to augment their squad for the 2020/2021 football season. “Asante Kotoko is delighted to announce the …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGESimage captionThe virus continues to spread in Brazil amid a lack of co-ordinated measures The number of deaths related to Covid-19 has passed 500,000 in Brazil, the second-highest in the world, as experts say the outbreak could worsen amid slow vaccination and the start of winter. The virus …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTJESSIKA RICARTE More than a year into the pandemic, deaths in Brazil are now at their peak. But despite the overwhelming evidence that Covid-19 rarely kills young children, in Brazil 1,300 babies have died from the virus. One doctor refused to test Jessika Ricarte’s one-year-old son for Covid, saying …

Health systems in most of Brazil’s largest cities are close to collapse due to Covid-19 cases, the country’s leading health institute warns. More than 80% of intensive care unit beds are occupied in the capitals of 25 of Brazil’s 27 states, Fiocruz said. Experts warn that the highly contagious variant …

Brazil has recorded more 100,000 deaths linked to Covid-19, the world’s second-highest figure, as the outbreak in the country shows no sign of easing. The virus killed 50,000 people in three months, but that number doubled in just 50 days. There have been more than three million confirmed cases so …