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Member of the Ghana Normalisation Committee Naa Odofoley Nortey has been lined up as the next general secretary of the Ghana Football Association, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively report. The legal practitioner will replace Isaac Addo in a substantive position post-normalisation, GHANAsoccernet.com understands. GHANAsoccernet.com understands the member of the Normalisation Committee is being courted for the role in the new administration after ...

The Bureau of the FIFA Council has extended the mandate of the GFA Normalisation Committee (NC) to enable the NC supervise the upcoming GFA Elections. The second mandate of the Normalisation Committee expired on September 30, 2019. However, in view of the upcoming GFA elections, FIFA has extended the Normalisation Committee’s mandate up to November 17, 2019, to enable it ...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is under fire at Manchester United after another defeat, so is his time up? Manchester United suffered defeat to Newcastle this weekend leaving Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on the brink of the sack. Solskjaer has overseen an horrendous start to the new season with United now just two points above the drop zone and already 15 points behind Liverpool. Fans are ...

The work of the Vetting Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has come under intense scrutiny by Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe who is questioning the rationale for disqualifying one candidate when other candidates also have unresolved issues. In the view of the onetime GFA chairman, the considerations leading to the disqualification of Wilfred Kwaku Osei (Palmer) must be applied equally ...

Football Kenya Federation boss Nick Mwendwa and head coach David Ouma are confident that Harambee Starlets will record a positive result when Kenya host Ghana in their Olympic Qualifier on Tuesday. Starlets held their final training session on Monday 7 October ahead of the second leg this coming after jetting back on Sunday and according to coach David Ouma the ...

Last night, Wilfried Zaha won a Best of Africa Award for Philanthropic Endeavour in the Best of Africa Awards 2019. Zaha joined fellow Premier League star N’Golo Kante and Croydon-born rapper Stormzy at the Rosewood Hotel to celebrate the key figures who support socio-economic and ethical development across Africa. Winner of the award for Philanthropic Endeavour within the Leadership category, Zaha ...

The Belgian forward has struggled with minor injuries since moving to Italy and his manager admits his body requires extra work Inter head coach Antonio Conte believes star striker Romelu Lukaku must train more to be in great shape due to his physique. Lukaku had a quiet game as Inter suffered a 2-1 loss to Serie A rivals Juventus in the Derby d’Italia at San Siro ...

Kumasi Asante Kotoko have thrown their weight behind George Afriyie who is vying to become the president of the Ghana Football Association. The Chief Executive Officer of Kotoko, George Amoako insists the Reds are given their support to Afriyie as they believe he can change the dwindling fortunes of Ghana football. “We (Kotoko) are backing George Afriyie to become the ...

Former Accra Hearts of Oak playmaker Charles Taylor has revealed why he decided to become a pastor despite receiving a lucrative offer from a team in Saudi Arabia. Taylor was ordained as man of God in 2015 at the Glorious Wave Church International at Sakumono. “…I got a lucrative offer from a team in Saudi Arabia. They were ready to ...

The Red Devils academy graduate put in another forgettable performance against Newcastle, with it suggested that he is not getting the right guidance Marcus Rashford is being let down by the coaching staff at Manchester United, says Alan Shearer, with the misfiring frontman not being shown how to become a central striker. The 21-year-old has stated in the past that he ...