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Rev Osei Kofi, nicknamed the wizardry dribbler during his playing days has revealed that he would have been sent to Nswawam prison if Ghana hadn’t won the 1965 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) because he attempted a coup in the Black Stars prior to the tournament. Osei Kofi inspired Ghana to win the 1965 Africa Cup of Nations staged in ...

Former spokesperson of Asante Kotoko Kennedy Boakye Ansah the hard work done by Dr. Kwame Kyei at the club contributed to Otumfour’s decision to extend his mandate. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II this month entrusted Asante Kotoko into the hands of Dr Kwame Kyei for a second time after retaining him as Executive Chairman of the club. Dr Kyei’s three-year mandate ...

The CEO of Fight Ready Boxing Syndicate John Manfo has disclosed to Starr Sports that he did not benefit from investing in former WBO Super Bantamweight champion Isaac Dogbe. The businessman reportedly pumped thousands of dollars into the boxer’s career. Manfo contributed immensely to help Dogbe get a shot at the world title after he paid the purse bid of ...

The England international forward went into detail about the tough circumstances he faced growing up Marcus Rashford has spoken of how Manchester United allowed him to join their academy programmes early after his mother let them know of tough circumstances at home. England forward Rashford has helped charity FareShare reach a goal of supplying three million meals to vulnerable children ...

The Red Devils legend recalls being in awe of the Brazilian ahead of their Champions League quarter-final showdown Andy Cole has admitted that he was left so starstruck lining up next to Ronaldo in the tunnel before Manchester United’s clash with Inter in 1999 that he almost wet himself. Cole enjoyed a hugely successful spell at Old Trafford between 1995 ...

Renowned Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Adichie, has revealed that she once had a crush on Michael Essien after the Ghanaian team defeated the United States at the 2006 World Cup tournament in Germany. She made the revelation in the introduction she wrote for a picture book, Africa? The Future of Football, authored by a photographer, Pall Stefansson. According to her, because ...

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has taken a swipe at Ghanaian sports journalists for promoting European football and has attributed the decline of Ghana football to sports journalists in the country. According to him, the Ghana topflight league could have been better off if sports journalist had devoted much time for the local games. “Instead of ...

Former Kotoko Coach J.E Sarpong has applauded the Asantehene for banning player transfer at Kotoko insisting it will bring the best out of coach Maxwell Konadu. Otumfour Osei Tutu who is the owner and life patron of the club has instructed the new board not to sign new players for a year, a decision the former coach of the club ...

Ghana defender Jerry Akaminko has opined that the decision to name a new captain ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) led to Ghana’s early exit from the tournament. The then-head coach of the side, Kwesi Appiah with less than a month for the start of the tournament in Egypt named Andre Ayew as the new skipper for ...

Footballers across the globe usually acquire names aside from the once they were born with and within the course of their career and Ghanaian players are no exception. They either adopt the nicknames of their idol players or fans name their favorite footballers after things they can situate with or legendary players whom they have similar style of play with. ...