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Ghana winger Christian Atsu has claimed that he played his best under Rafael Benitez at Newcastle United. Atsu arrived at Newcastle on an initial loan deal from Chelsea as Benitez looked to build a promotion winning side and the winger didn’t take long to settle down. The 29-year-old is in the last month of his contract, and is set to ...

Ghanaian youngster Benjamin Acquah has signed for Swedish side Helsingborgs IF, GHANAsoccernet.com can confirm. Ghana’s leading football website reported on the move by the talented midfielder in March 2021 which was finalized yesterday. The 20-year-old arrived in Sweden with his agent on Wednesday 2 June to sign the deal. The talented midfielder is joining the club on a one-year loan ...

The mother of former Black Stars midfielder Sulley Ali Muntari, Hajia Kande, has reportedly passed on according to reports in the Ghanaian media. Hajia Kande is said to have battled illness for some months but unfortunately succumbed to the illness. The mother of the former AC Millan and Inter Milan star reportedly died at Konongo in the Ashanti Region. Source: ...

*KGL Partners Ministry of Youth and Sports ahead of AFCON and World Cup Campaigns* As part of its corporate social responsibility to improving its consumer connection and supporting socially relevant causes, the Board and Management of KGL Group responded to a call on corporate Ghana by President Akufo-Addo to lend support to sports development. The sponsorship package from KGL Group ...

A tearful Luis Suarez has said he was “underestimated” by Barcelona after winning La Liga with Atletico Madrid. Suarez – who was allowed to leave Camp Nou eight months ago – scored the winning goal on Saturday as Atletico pulled off a 2-1 comeback victory away at Real Valladolid to clinch the league title on the final day of the ...

Influential Hearts of Oak player, Salifu Ibrahim, has described his Black Meteors call-up as an opportunity to earn a place in the next Black Stars team. Ibrahim says he is grabbing the opportunity offered him with both hands and he is keen to use his place in the national U-23 team to catch the eye of Black Stars coach Charles ...

Accra Hearts of Oak midfielder, Salifu Ibrahim, says the team is committed to ending the club’s ten-year Ghana Premier League drought by winning this season’s title. Ibrahim, who is one of Hearts’ instrumental players, believes the players are working tirelessly to ensure they finish the season as champions of the league. The Phobians last won the top flight league in ...

Record winners of the MTN FA Cup, Accra Hearts of Oak have been paired with Liberty Professionals in the Round of 64 of the knockout competition. Hearts of Oak have won the competition 10 times – with their last final appearance ending in defeat to arch rivals Asante Kotoko in 2017. On the other hand, Asante Kotoko will trek to ...

Volleyball Teams in the Western and Western-North Regions become the latest group of Sporting teams to have benefitted from the community sports improvement program, following similar outreaches in Greater Accra, Ashanti and Central Region. Betway, Africa’s leading booking marking site, extended support to local volleyball teams in the two regions as part of its “BetwayUp” initiative, which is aimed at ...

The referee who handled the game involving Hearts of Oak and Elmina Sharks, Maxwell Kofi Owusu, is on his knees begging for his not too impressive performance. His decision to award a penalty to Hearts after a Sharks defender prevented a goal with his shoulder generated arguments among the playing body and officialdom of the Elmina-based side. Replays, however, have ...