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Sudan head coach Hubert Velud has named a 26-man squad for the upcoming 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifications doubleheader against Ghana. The Frenchman will be marking his debut as head coach of the Falcons of Jediane after replacing Zdravko Logarusic in January 2020. Velud handed a call-up to 15 players from the two biggest clubs in Sudan Al Hilal ...

Black Stars midfielder Alfred Duncan is in danger of missing Ghana’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sudan due to a lockdown in the European country. Duncan who plays for Fiorentina in the Italian Serie A was last week named in C.K Akonnor’s 23 man squad for the doubleheader on March 27 and 30 but with Italy taking drastic ...

Ghanaian striker Asamoah Gyan has disclosed why he adores jersey number 3. Gyan has been wearing jersey number 3 jersey for the Black Stars for more than a decade, after taking over from his senior brother Baffour Gyan. The 34-year-old has worn jersey number 3 than any other number at club level as well. At a point when he even ...

Ahead of their Ghana Premier League week 15 tie, Accra Great Olympics have fired a salvo at rivals Accra Hearts of Oak. On Wednesday, the two foes will face each other in a tie dubbed the ‘Landlords versus the Tenants’. Olympics have over the years lay claim to being Accra’s only traditional club. Fans of Hearts of Oak have always ...

An agreement has been reached between businessman Nana Kwame Bediako popularly known as Cheddar and retired American boxer Floyd Mayweather for the latter to visit Ghana, ghanaweb.com can reveal. A source close to the ‘billionaire’ has told GhanaWeb that the former world welterweight champion will be in Ghana next month. According to our source, Mayweather will be in the country ...

All sport in Italy has been suspended until at least 3 April because of coronavirus, the country’s prime minister Giuseppe Conte has announced. This includes Serie A but not Italian clubs or national teams participating in international competitions. Serie A – Italy’s top flight – had already said all games would be played behind closed doors until 3 April. Conte ...

Ronaldinho Gaucho, the former Brazil and Barcelona soccer star being held in a Paraguayan jail for using a falsified passport, is being investigated for additional crimes, the prosecutor leading the case said on Sunday. Osmar Legal did not clarify what the crimes were but told the Brazilian news site Globoesporte that “there are indications that other crimes were committed” by ...

Nigeria’s Football Federation (NFF) says medical facilities at all clubs must be checked before matches can go ahead, following the death of a player on Sunday. Nigerian footballer Chineme Martins, 22, died after collapsing during a game for his club Nasarawa United. Martins fell unconscious, unopposed, during the second half of Nasarawa’s league match against Katsina United. “The player was ...

As the competition approaches the final eight, a draw has already been held to decide the fixtures The FA Cup quarter-final draw was held on Wednesday night with the highest-profile match up seeing Chelsea travel to Leicester City later this month. In the other confirmed fixtures so far, Sheffield United will host Arsenal and Newcastle United welcome current FA Cup ...

With the north London side facing a complete reconstruction under Jose Mourinho, their star forward would be open to joining the Red Devils Tottenham striker Harry Kane would consider a move to Manchester United this summer, Goal has learned, as he would prefer not to stay at Spurs while they undergo an extensive rebuild. Kane is understood to be reluctant ...