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Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior’s penalty miss in the El Classico on Saturday, July 30, 2023, in the United States aroused memories of Asamoah Gyan’s penalty miss in the 2010 FIFA World Cup among some Ghanaians. A section of Ghanaian on Twitter has nicknamed the 23-year-old Vinicius Gyan following the penalty …

Ghana’s Parliament on Tuesday (July 25) passed the Criminal Offences (Amendment), Bill, 2022, which seeks to abolish the Death Penalty. When the President assents to the Bill, Ghana will now join the league of nations, which have replaced the Death Penalty with life imprisonment. The object of the Private Members’ …

Indonesian authorities on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, said they have arrested four foreigners including three Nigerians for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs into the country. The Nigerian nationals were arrested separately between January and March at Soekarno-Hatta international airport in Jakarta and several apartments in the capital, police spokesperson Trunoyudo …

The friendly match between the Black Galaxies of Ghana and Mozambique has come to a sudden end after the coach of Mozambique ordered players to leave the pitch. The game between the two countries ended abruptly on Tuesday afternoon after the coach of Mozambique stormed the pitch to order his …

An 81-year-old goalkeeper who saved Pelé’s penalty, Sebastião Luiz Lourenço keeps the ball guarded: “I had this happiness. I was lucky enough to save a penalty kicked by Pelé.” He was the number 1 of São Bento on 12, May 1971 in a game against Santos, a game that Peixe …

Former Ghana captain, Asamoah Gyan, has sent words of encouragement to Andre Dede Ayew following his penalty miss against Uruguay on Friday. Ayew has opened up on dealing with a lot during the World Cup, after losing his godson and returning from the game against Uruguay to pick up his daughter from …

Defender Daniel Amartey believes Andre Ayew’s penalty miss changed the whole complexion of the match against La Celeste of Uruguay on Friday. According to him, if the Ghana captain has found the back of the net from the spot, the team would have gone ahead of their opponents and could …

Former Ghanaian striker Asamoah Gyan has weighed in on Andre Dede Ayew’s awful penalty miss in Ghana’s last group games against Uruguay. The Black Stars were hoping to qualify for the last 16 but that dream was dashed after Ghana tumbled out of the World Cup with a 2-0 loss …

Black Stars captain, Andre Dede Ayew is in the top trends after missing a penalty in Ghana’s game against Uruguay at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Ghana started the game very slow but managed to get one chance in the game which saw Jordan Ayew shoot the ball …

Argentine international Lionel Messi has equaled a record by Asamoah Gyan at the World Cup. Football record outfit, Opta Jose, noted on Wednesday, November 30; that Messi has missed two of his three penalty kicks at the World Cup. It adds that the record equals that of former Black Star …