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The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has warned that Transport Companies who deploy just one driver for an eight-hour or more journey will pay a penalty of not less than Gh¢60,000 The Director in Charge of Regulations, Inspection, and Compliance at the NRSA, Kwame Kodua Atuahene, says it was against …

Though at first glance, it appeared to be a genuine penalty, subsequent replays proved that there was minimal contact from Ghana’s defender, Mohammed Salisu and that Ronaldo appeared to have gone down too easily. The Moroccan-born American official refused to have a second look on the VAR monitor and judged …

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 …

Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo is said to have stormed out of a press conference after their controversial win over Ghana in the World Cup. After opening the scoring with an emphatic penalty in the second half, Ronaldo made history by becoming the first men’s player to score in five different …

Ex-Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has admitted that he let his country, and the whole continent, down when he missed a last-minute penalty against Uruguay in the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup. “I had to cry, because I felt like I went from hero to zero,” Gyan told FIFA.com in a short documentary …

Asante Kotoko have been eliminated from the preliminary stages of the CAF Champions League after losing 3-1 on penalties to RC Kadiogo. The two-time CAF Champions League winners despite going into the second league with a 1-0 advantage bow out of the competition after losing the game by a lone …

Former Black Stars skipper Asamoah Gyan says although missing the penalty kick against Uruguay was worrying, it has been a blessing in disguise for him. He indicates that several doors have opened in his life as a result of him missing the penalty that could have seen Ghana being the …

Kostas Tsimikas was Liverpool’s penalty hero as they won the FA Cup for the eighth time with another shootout win over Chelsea after a goalless 120 minutes at Wembley. Liverpool had the advantage in the shootout after César Azpilicueta hit the post with the second Blues spot-kick before Sadio Mané …

Legendary former Hearts of Oak great Bernard Don Bortey has taunted familiar foes Asante Kotoko about a penalty decision that went against them at the Baba Yara Stadium in their matchday 26 clash against Legon Cities on Sunday. Kumasi Asante Kotoko made it back to back defeats as they lost …

Ghanaian goalkeeper Richard Ofori saved one penalty and scored the winner as South African giants Orlando Pirates beat Tanzania’s Simba 4-3 on post-match penalties to storm into the semifinal of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup. Pirates won a stoppage-ridden quarterfinal second leg 1-0 in Soweto thanks to a headed goal from …