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Watch the state of the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium pitch that has angered Ghanaians on social media

The Aliu Mahama Stadium which was one of the venues for the 2008 AFCON has now been left to rot with the pitch looking brownish. Formerly known as the Tamale Sports Stadium, the terrible pitch hosted the FA Cup match between Karela United and Asante Kotoko on Monday, February 12, …

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Uriah Asante and 6 other African footballers who died after collapsing on the pitch

Death, they say, is inevitable, but in the African tradition, how you make the transition from this life to the afterlife is critical to considering it a mysterious death or not. Though every death is painful no matter the age of the person, we, as lovers of football, will never …

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2022 World Cup playoff: Baba Yara Stadium pitch is fantastic – Nigeria FA

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) after inspecting the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi has descried the pitch as fantastic. The venue was approved by the Confederation of African Football to host the first leg of the 2022 World Cup playoff meeting between Ghana and Nigeria. On Friday, NFF Executive Committee …

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Bad Accra Sports Stadium pitch helped Hearts of Oak – Yaw Preko

Yaw Preko, a former Hearts of Oak assistant coach, feels the bad condition of the Accra Sports Stadium surface helped the Phobians in their Super Clash game against Asante Kotoko. Accra Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko played a goalless draw on Sunday in a thrilling Ghana Premier League encounter. …

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Kneeless corpse buried on football pitch at Sawla

Some residents of Sawla in the Kalba District of the Savanna Region on Saturday, February 19, 2022 discovered the kneeless body of a man, buried on a football pitch. The corpse, which is yet to be identified, was found by local authorities. It was buried with the head exposed near …

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Viral photo: Female footballer breastfeeds baby on pitch

A female footballer has gone viral after she was captured breastfeeding her baby during half time. The lady, dressed in a full yellow jersey, could be seen holding her child while standing as she feeds her baby during the halftime break. Sports journalist Carol Radull launched an online search for …

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