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Lutz Pfannenstiel, who worked with the highly-rated coach at Hoffenheim, has hailed the 32-year-old’s qualities and compared him to Man City’s boss Julian Nagelsmann is the “most exciting coaching talent in Europe”, according to Lutz Pfannenstiel, with the RB Leipzig boss considered to be more tactically adept than Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. At 32 years of age, a meteoric ...

The Bayer Leverkusen playmaker appears set to have his pick of Europe’s top clubs, with Stamford Bridge billed as a potentially perfect landing spot Kai Havertz has been advised by Dietmar Hamann that Chelsea would be the obvious transfer option for him if he faced a choice between the Blues and Manchester United. The Bayer Leverkusen starlet has emerged as ...

Black Stars coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor says Ghana lost to South Africa in the semi final of the Nations Cup in 96 because they were morally deflated. According to Akonnor, the Black Stars were demoralized after seeing the South African’s prematch ‘jama’. The Bafana Bafana were on top of their voices singing and drumming, leaving the Black Stars crestfallen. South ...

A member of the Parliamentary Committee for Sports has warned that football risk collapsing if the government does not come to the aid of the struggling industry. The stocks of Ghana football has for the last three years plummeted to its lowest ebb with the sector battling two major crisis in the period. Just when the leadership of Kurt Okraku ...

Who are the greatest Africans to have featured in the Spanish top-flight? Benni McCarthy The South Africa hitman eliminated Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the First Round of the recently concluded African Legends Cup of Nations, evidence of what a complete package he was during his playing career. The forward was a Champions League winner with FC Porto, having previously impressed at ...

Medeama SC has put all contracts talks on hold with giants Asante Kotoko over the permanent transfer of midfielder Justice Blay. The two-time FA Cup holders want to wait for a ” final decision from the Ghana FA” before deciding on several deals including talks with the Porcupine Warriors over Blay. The club announced that all talks on new signings, ...

General Manager of Great Olympics Oloboi Commodore has dismissed Kwesi Appiah’s assertion that the Black Stars captain’s armband should be rotated among the players to avoid confusion that normally erupts in camp. Since football in Ghana was grounded to a halt due to the coronavirus crisis, there have series of revelations and explanation over what really transpired regarding the Black ...

Regarded as one of the greatest African football players in history, Abedi Ayew Pele distinguished himself both on and off the pitch as an outstanding player to earn many accolades in the world of football. Among the numerous exploits he has achieved, there are a few iconic things that Abedi Pele breathe life into to become a force to reckon ...

Ghanaian Football pundit, Mr. Kojo Addae Mensah has taken a swipe at erstwhile Ghana coach Kwasi Appiah, claiming that the former Black Stars trainer bowed to pressure to strip Asamoah Gyan off the captaincy prior to the 2019 African Nations Cup in Egypt. According to the outspoken CEO of Data Bank, Kwesi Appiah could have handled the captaincy issue in ...

Former Hearts of Oak star Bernard Dong Bortey has expressed his frustration over treatment meted out to him by former Ghana FA administration, revealing that erstwhile FA general secretary Kofi Nsiah stole his $9,000 from the 2006 World Cup qualification bonus. Ex-president John Agyekum Kufuor announced rewards of $10,000 each to the playing body and technical staff of the BlackStars ...