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Saudi Arabia declares national holiday to celebrate World Cup win over Argentina

November 23 is a holiday in Saudi Arabia as the nation celebrates the national team’s shock victory over Argentina. The Gulf country came from a goal down to beat Argentina 2-1 at the Lusail Iconic Stadium on Tuesday morning. A statement from the king read: “It is directed that tomorrow, …

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Samini releases ‘Win Africa, Win’ after calling World Cup song for Ghana Blacks Stars “wack”

Ghanaian reggae/dancehall superstar Samini Dagaati has released a much better song for the Black Stars after calling the FIFA 2022 World Cup song for Ghana Blacks Stars “wack.” A number of musicians have released their cheer songs to celebrate the Blacks stars, however, there have been widespread opinions that the …

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Most expensive World Cup worth US$300 billion kicks off

Despite courting controversy over its selection to host the 2022 World Cup tournament, Qatar has spent about $300 billion in 12 years toward infrastructure to host the global football event. The Middle-East nation, with its capital in Doha, had earlier earmarked an official budget of $10 billion but had to …

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World Cup match report: Qatar 0-2 Ecuador

Ecuador captain and all-time top scorer, Enner Valencia scored two first goals as the La Tricolor began their World Cup campaign with a comfortable win over Qatar in the opening match. The South American team extended their unbeaten run to eight matches by earning a 2-0 victory over the hosts …

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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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See beautiful photos of Black Stars players in Fugu as they storm Qatar for World Cup

The Black Stars of Ghana have arrived in Qatar for the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup. Showing the Ghanaian tradition to the world, the team arrived in Qatar dressed in the popular traditional outfit called the “Fugu” which is mostly associated with people from the Northern part of Ghana. …

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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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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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