Last summer, there was only one CAF zone player at Crystal Palace stealing the headlines in the English Premier League. The man in question was Wilfred Zaha, but after potential moves to Everton and Arsenal fell through, his name faded from the British back pages. As the English season has progressed, it is Jordan Ayew who has looked more like ...
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Euro 2020 postponed until summer of 2021 following coronavirus pandemic
Quadrennial tournament was to be held across 12 European cities and was scheduled to begin on June 12 UEFA has postponed Euro 2020 until the summer of 2021 to allow European leagues more time to complete their seasons amid the coronavirus pandemic. The news was first confirmed by the Norwegian FA on social media. According to their tweet, the completion ...
Read More »Woman arrested for selling weed during Olympics versus Liberty league match
A woman was arrested for selling marijuana or ‘weed’ at the Accra Sports Stadium during the Ghana Premier League match between Great Olympics and Liberty Professionals yesterday, Ghanaguardian.com has reported. The yet-to-be identified lady was arrested by personnel of the Ghana Police Service for the possession and sale of narcotic drugs during the game in the Ghanaian capital. The woman ...
Read More »GFA suspends all football competitions
The Ghana Football Association following the directives given by the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday, 15 March 2020, has suspended all its competitions with immediate effect until further notice. The GFA made the announcement in a statement saying it will continue to engage the relevant institutions on this matter and update its members and all stakeholders of any ...
Read More »2019/20 GPL: GFA to secure headline sponsor by second round
The Kurt Okraku-led Ghana Football Association (GFA) is set to secure a new headline sponsor for the country’s top-flight league in the coming days. This revelation was made by GFA Communications Director Henry Asante Twum in an interview on Starr FM’s Weekend Sports show Saturday. “In respect of a headline sponsor for the Ghana Premier League, negotiations are far advanced ...
Read More »Fernandes named EPL Player of the Month
Bruno Fernandes has been crowned the Premeir League’s Player of the Month for February. The Portuguese playmaker has made an instant impact at Old Trafford since completing his £68million move on January 29. And it didn’t take long for the 25-year-old to announce himself in the league after putting in an energetic display on his debut in the goalless draw ...
Read More »Coronavirus: Rooney says footballers treated as ‘guinea pigs’
Wayne Rooney says the government and football authorities have treated footballers as “guinea pigs” during the coronavirus outbreak. Elite football in Britain has been suspended until at least 3 April, with the Premier League saying “conditions at the time” will determine its return. “For players, staff and their families it has been a worrying week,” he said. “One in which ...
Read More »The Road To Football Administration – Cheetah FC Bankroller Abdul Hayye Yartey
Football Administration just like any other sector requires a myriad of skill set very few people can match. Mr Abdul Hayye Yartey, Bankroller of Cheetah FC, who doubles as the Ghana Bodybuilding Association is one of the few men who have ticked the boxes in football administration. Mr Yartey’s journey to football administration. He attended Datus complex junior high school. ...
Read More »Juventus star Paulo Dybala ‘tests positive’ for coronavirus
JUVENTUS are in a coronavirus crisis as star Paulo Dybala reportedly became the second of their players to test positive for the deadly bug with 121 staff members placed in self-isolation. Defender Daniele Rugani was confirmed as the first player in Serie A to have been confirmed as having the deadly bug on Wednesday. He was part of the Juve ...
Read More »Coronavirus: Mikel Arteta and Chelsea Star Hudson-Odoi test positive
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and Chelsea player Callum Hudson-Odoi have both tested positive for coronavirus just hours after the Premier League announced this weekend’s fixtures will still go ahead. Arteta, 37, became the first confirmed member of staff of a Premier League team to contract the disease, which was officially labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organisation on Wednesday. ...
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