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In a dramatic showdown at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), South Africa clinched third place after a penalty shootout victory against DR Congo. The match ended in a stalemate, leading to a tense shootout where South Africa emerged triumphant, converting six penalties to DR Congo’s five. The Bafana …

The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 also known as the Anti-Gay Bill has been topical in recent days. This is because Parliament on June 5, 2023, convened for the second reading of the bill since it was tabled before the house in 2021. …

Bofoakwa Tano defeated Eleven Wonders 7-6 on penalties after a 1-1 draw to secure promotion to the betPawa Premier League. Bofoakwa Tano had a fast start to the game and went ahead after just seven minutes of play, Leslie Aryeetey gave his side the lead from a spot-kick. In the …

Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe got a second chance at an early penalty against Montpellier on Wednesday but was denied again. Goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte was the hero for Montpellier, keeping the match scoreless despite the VAR decision. Not long after the pair of misses, Mbappe was forced off with an …

  Two penalties were awarded against Asante Kotoko in their away game against Bibiani Goldstars in matchday 12 of the Ghana Premier League. Kotoko broke the deadlock through Steven Mukwala but saw their lead cancelled after referee Franklin Akumatey was awarded a very contentious penalty. The referee pointed to the …

Brazil are out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup after losing 4-2 on penalty shootouts to Croatia in their quarter-final match at the Education City Stadium. The five-time World Champions who were tipped as favorites to win the tournament dominated the game but struggled to score a goal in regulation …

The Black Stars of Ghana finished the 2022 Kirin Cup as bronze winners after beating Chile on penalties in the third-place game. Ghana ended the game with 9-men as Alidu Seidu and midfielder Mubarak Wakaso were sent off in the second half, giving the Chileans the numerical advantage in the …

  Egypt beat Cameroon 3-1 on penalties to reach the Africa Cup of Nations final, ending the hosts’ hopes of glory on home soil. Thursday’s second semi-final finished goalless after 120 minutes but it was Egypt who prevailed in the shootout, just as they had in the last-16 against Ivory …

Accra Hearts of Oak completed the double after an 8-7 penalty shootout victory over Ashanti Gold won them the 2020/21 MTN Ghana FA Cup. During the spot kicks, Ashanti Gold goalkeeper Kofi Mensah skied his kick after his opposite number Richard Attah had scored his. In the game itself, AshGold’s …