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Shockwaves spread like wildfire when news emerged on Sunday that Ivory Coast former footballers snubbed their own colleague Didier Drogba by voting massively for long-standing FA loyalist Sory Diabate in the FA presidential elections. The Chelsea great and former African Footballer of the Year had ZERO votes in the first phase of the election for the person to take over ...

Former Ghana captain Stephen Appiah insists ex-Juventus teammate Antonio Conte has always been a disciplinarian, adding that he is not surprised by the Italian’s achievements in coaching. Appiah and Conte played together between 2003 to 2005 before the Ghanaian left for Turkey to join Fenerbache. The 39-year old spent a lot of time with the former Chelsea manager as a ...

Hearts of Oak has jumped to the defense of Manaf Umar following reports that he pleaded for money from actress and TV host Efia Odo. A Twitter handle with the name of the player was spotted posting his number to solicit money from the actress after she posted that she wanted to give out money to 10 of her followers. ...

Asante Kotoko has paid off it debt owed Tunisian giants Esperance over the illegal transfer of Emmanuel Clottey, the club has announced. A $240,000 fine was slapped on the club by FIFA, comprising $180,000 for the player’s transfer, $45,000 representing accrued interest and $15,000 for the failure to respect a FIFA decision. Asante Kotoko were given up to May 17 ...

Accra Great Olympics midfielder Gladson Awako has said that the return of Black Stars duo Asamoah Gyan and Sulley Ali Muntari will revive the Ghana Premier League. According to the U20 World Cup winner, the excitement of the Ghana league will bounce back should the duo decides to participate in the league. Rumour had it that, the duo has been ...

Ronaldinho says he was “totally surprised” to have been arrested and charged with using a fake passport in his first interview after being released from prison. The former Barcelona footballer and his brother Roberto Assis were arrested in Paraguay in early March for allegedly using fake documents to enter the country. After spending 32 days in prison, judge Gustavo Amarilla ...

The Minister of Labour in Austria is considering a mask requirement for football to return in the country. This is expected to guarantee the safety of the players amid coronavirus pandemic. Red Bull Salzburg returned to training this week with Ghana youth international Majeed Ashimeru spotted wearing a face mask. Samuel Tetteh also returned to training with his Austrian Bundesliga ...

Former Ghana international Derek Boateng rates compatriot Michael Essien among the biggest African exports to ever to grace the beautiful game, saying the former Chelsea man deserved more credit than he gets. Despite helping Ghana qualify for their first-ever World Cup tournament in 2006 and going on to star at the tournament, Essien has been largely criticised for not showing ...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has not advertised for applications for a new coach for the Super Eagles, an official of the federation has said. Many coaches have been jostling to take over Gernot Rohr’s job since the NFF brought out conditions that the German must meet before getting a new contract. Recently, former Super Eagles’ handlers, Clemens Westerhof, Jo ...

Barcelona have moved to restructure their board after six directors resigned last week in protest at the way the club is being run, the Spanish side have said. Two of the club’s four vice presidents, Emili Rousaud and Enrique Tombas, were among those to announce their resignation in a letter to fans published in Spanish media on Friday. They were ...