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Ghana U23 head coach Ibrahim Tanko has announced his final 21-man squad for the 2019 Africa U23 Cup of Nations. The 21-man list consist of twelve foreign-based players with nine locally based U23 players. Black Stars striker Kwabena Owusu was named in the squad alongside US based striker Ropapa Mensah with Samuel Obeng and Frank Arhin as the four attackers. ...

Ghana Football Association President Kurt Okraku has finally met ‘Dancehall King’ Shatta Wale. The newly elected GFA President is known to be a ‘dye in a wool’ fan of the Melissa hitmaker and grooved to some of his songs during the period of the election. Kurt Okraku met with Shatta Wale to discuss how to use music to promote the ...

Retired Ghanaian international defender Samuel Osei Kuffour has taking over ‘congress promoted’ Ghana premier league side King Faisal, according to media reports. The former Bayern Munich centre back’s decision comes exactly a week after the Kumasi based side were promoted to the Ghana top flight by congress of the Ghana Football Association. Owner and Bank roller of the King Faisal, ...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is sweating on the fitness of a prized trio ahead of a crucial Premier league fixture at Vitality Stadium this weekend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed that Marcus Rashford, Victor Lindelof and Harry Maguire are all doubts for Manchester United‘s trip to Bournemouth on Saturday. The Red Devils will be aiming to extend their winning run to four ...

Arsenal captain Granit Xhaka says he “reached boiling point” following repeated threats to his wife and daughter, as he explained his angry confrontation with fans on Sunday. The Swiss midfielder was booed while he walked off the pitch at Emirates Stadium, prompting him to cup his ear. In an emotional statement, he said he had been “hurt deeply” by comments on ...

The Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, has tipped the newly elected executive council member, Randy Abbey to become the vice president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA). “I am recommending that you put yourself forward because I think it would be a very effective team. Of course, compatibility, it’s also important. The group must ...

Following the upcoming U23 AFCON Tournament to be hosted in Egypt, former Asante Kotoko coach CK Akonnor has replaced Ibrahim Tanko on the technical team of the Black Stars, footballmadeinghana.com understands. FootballMadeInGhana.com understands that the former Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak coach was in a meeting with the technical team on Wednesday as he accepts to work with Kwasi ...

Samuel Eto’o is up there with George Weah as an African great on the football field, but he says he has no plans to follow the Liberian into politics “for the moment”. “Everyone wants me to go into politics, but there won’t be 10 million Weahs,” Eto’o said in an exclusive interview with AFP. Weah, the only African player to win ...

The newly elected President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kurt Okraku has heaped praises on his predecessor Kwesi Nyantakyi describing him as his favorite President of the FA so far. He told Bola Ray on Starr Chat on Starr FM that his assessment of Mr. Nyantakyi is based on the fact that he managed to take Ghana to three ...

The Gunners legend believes the Swiss midfielder should lose the armband following his foul-mouthed spat with fans as he was substituted on Sunday Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn has suggested that Unai Emery should strip Granit Xhaka of the Gunners captaincy immediately. Arsenal allowed a 2-0 lead to slip for the second time this season, drawing 2-2 with Crystal Palace on Sunday in the ...