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The midfielder had an emotional moment in front of the press following Ghana’s shootout loss to Tunisia Ghana midfielder Mubarak Wakaso could not hold back his tears during his receipt of the Man of the Match award after their Round of 16 shootout loss to Tunisia at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) on Monday night. The Deportivo Alaves man ...

Black Stars captain Andre Ayew has taken responsibility for the team’s failure to achieve the target of winning the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Ghana crashed out on the ongoing tournament in Egypt after losing 5-4 on penalties to Tunisia at the round 16 stage Monday night. Speaking to Starr Sports after the game, skipper Ayew admitted the team failed ...

The Founder and Leader of the Glorious Word and Power Ministry, Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah has stated that there was no way Ghana could have won this year’s African Cup of Nations (AFCON) being played in Egypt. According to the man of God, who is popularly called the Nation’s Prophet, the tactical skills of Coach Kwasi Appiah of the Ghana ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has encouraged Ghanaians to join the ‘Kum yɛn prɛko’ demonstration today, Tuesday, 9 July 2019 organised by the Coalition for Social Justice in Accra to register their displeasure at the Akufo-Addo administration in connection with the hardship in the country. According to Mr Mahama, Ghana is on the “downward trend” with “unbearable increase in the ...

Leeds striker Caleb Ekuban has apologized for his inability to score for the Black Stars during the penalty shootout when his side (Black Stars) met with the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia. Ekuban’s weak penalty was saved by the Tunisian goalkeeper Farouk Ben Mustapha. This, propelled the Tunisians to win 4-5 as all their players scored during the shootout at the ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said he is “gutted” by the exit of the Black Stars from the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations tournament ongoing in Egypt. Tunisia beat Ghana on penalties to set up an Afcon quarter-final with Madagascar after a 1-1 draw. Goalkeeper Farouk Ben Mustapha was the hero, coming on for the shootout and saving Caleb ...

Galatasaray have reached an agreement with Vincent Aboubakar for a return to Turkey, according to  Fanatik. The report claims that the Super Lig champions will send representatives to Portugal this week to finalise a loan deal with Porto, with the option to make it permanent. Last season, a knee injury limited Aboubakar’s playing time to eight league matches and he managed to score four goals. ...

The Serie A giants could move for the South American pair this summer, if the Italian manager’s words of admiration are anything to go by Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti has spoken in glowing terms of the “true quality” of reported transfer targets James Rodriguez and Mauro Icardi. Club president Aurelio De Laurentiis has confirmed Ancelotti would be keen to reunite with ...

The long-term Barcelona target could take his game to a new level if he instead joined Bayern Munich, according to a former teammate Lucas Hernandez would be keen to see former Atletico Madrid team-mate Antoine Griezmann join him at Bayern Munich, where he could become “the best in the world”. Griezmann will follow Lucas out of the door at the Wanda Metropolitano in ...

The Bavarian chairman still feels the Manchester City winger can be lured to the Allianz Arena during the current transfer window Bayern Munich are taking a patient approach in the transfer market, but Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is hopeful the club can still arrange a deal to sign Manchester City‘s Leroy Sane. The Bundesliga champions have already brought in Benjamin Pavard and Lucas Hernandez, the latter ...