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African players to watch this weekend

Aside from Riyad Mahrez, whose Manchester City side test their recent improvement against Manchester United, which other stars from the continent are set to feature across the top five leagues this weekend? Edouard Mendy Hakim Ziyech’s injury leaves Mendy as the only African star to take to the pitch for …

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Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad

Every weekend your European football specialist Herbert Boakye Yiadom brings to you a comprehensive report on how Ghanaian players performed abroad in their respective leagues as football restarts amid the coronavirus pandemic. Caleb Ekuban was on target for Trabzonspor in their 1-0 win over Erzurum BB Abdul Fatawu Safiu scored …

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Bawumia challenges NDC on ‘player pay’ promise

Vice president, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has challenged NDC’s pledge of paying footballers who are playing in the Ghana Premier League the sum of one thousand five hundred cedis (GH¢1,500) each as monthly allowance. Team proprietors in the country toil to settle with players at the back of the month with …

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Brazil gives equal pay to men’s and women’s national players

Brazil’s women’s national players will be paid the same as male players for representing their country, Brazil’s football association (CBF) has said. All players will be granted the same daily and prize amounts for taking part in preparation periods and games. CBF president Rogerio Caboclo says the measures were put …

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Football players in Germany go naked in artist protest

Two football teams in the town of Oer-Erkenschwick in North Rhine-Westphalia played a game on Sunday completely naked, as part of a protest against money in football. The game was organized by the artist Gerrit Starczewski at the Stimberg Stadium on the northern edge of Germany’s industrial Ruhr area. “The …

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The best and worst of African players abroad

Too Good: Mame Thiam The wideman continued his imperious form for Kasimpasa since football resumed, netting a brace in a 2-2 draw with Gaziantep. Thiam netted in the 13th and 37th minutes to complete a turnaround for the visitors, who fell behind to an early Muhammet Demir strike in the …

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Registration of players and officials begins August 15

The Ghana Football Association (GFA), will open the next football transfer window from Saturday, August 15, 2020 and end on Saturday, October 31, 2020 in accordance with the GFA regulations. The registration window will be opened to the 18 Premier League clubs, 48 Division One League clubs, 16 Women’s Premier …

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21 stranded Ghanaian footballers in Ethiopia to arrive on Friday

Lateef Mohammed, one of the Ghanaian footballers stranded in Ethiopia due to the closure of the Ghanaian borders amid the coronavirus pandemic has disclosed to Happy Sports that they will be arriving in the country on Friday 17 July 2020. The players totalling 21 will emplane from Ethiopia to Lome, …

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Dennis Tetteh & Francis Narh Powers FC Slavia Mozyr To Victory

Ghanaian Internationals Dennis Tetteh and Francis Narh scored for Slavia Mozyr in a 3-5 victory against Locomotive Gomel in a preparatory game ahead of the new Belarusian league season. Dennis Tetteh scored once with an assist whiles his Ghanaian counterpart Francis netted twice with an assist as well. Dennis Tetteh …

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