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An American Football delegation, made up of top executives of the NFL from the United States, the governing body of the sport, and nine young Ghanaian boys and girls who have been selected to participate in a tournament this week in the US, have called on the Vice President at the Jubilee House. The NFL delegation, led by Senior Director ...

Andre Ayew thanked Al Sadd and their fans in an emotional message after leaving the Qatari champions. The Ghana captain joined Al Sadd as a free agent in 2021 after leaving English side Swansea City. The 33-year-old signed a two-year contract that was set to expire in June of this year, but according to Al Sadd, an agreement has been ...

On his return to action after a proposed transfer move to Czech side Slavia Prague fell through, Ghanaian forward Emmanuel Yeboah registered his third assist of the 2022-2023 season. Yeboah was instrumental in Cluj’s 3-0 win over Farul Constanta away from home in Round 22 of the Romanian SuperLiga. The 19 year old started out on the right side of ...

A Brazil football shirt prepared for legendary player Pele ahead of his last international is estimated to sell for up to £30,000 at auction. It was one of two number 10 jerseys made for Brazil’s game in 1971 against Yugoslavia, Hansons Auctioneers said. Pele did not wear it in the match and gave it to the team’s masseur instead. The ...

Ronald Koeman pledged Monday to take the Netherlands back to playing attractive, attacking football as he began his second stint in charge of the national team that lost in the World Cup quarterfinals to eventual winners Argentina. Koeman, who had been named as successor to Van Gaal last year already, was officially unveiled on Monday at a news conference and ...

Former Wales captain Gareth Bale has announced he will play in a PGA Tour event just two weeks after retiring from professional football. Bale said he will compete in February’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in California. The 33-year-old retired earlier this month as Wales’ most-capped male player and record men’s goalscorer. “Delighted to announce I will be playing in the ...

Ghana have qualified for the 2022 African Nations Championship quarter-finals following Madagascar’s impressive win over Sudan on Tuesday evening, Black Galaxies defeated Sudan 3-1 last week to put themselves in a good position to qualify, but they still needed Madagascar’s help. Ghana needed Madagascar to avoid a heavy defeat against Sudan to qualify, and the Barea exceeded expectations with a ...

Everton have sacked manager Frank Lampard after less than a year in charge at Goodison Park. Defeat at fellow strugglers West Ham United on Saturday was Everton’s ninth loss in 12 Premier League games. They are second from bottom of the table with 15 points from 20 matches, above Southampton on goal difference. Former England midfielder Lampard, 44, replaced Rafael ...

Cristiano Ronaldo made his competitive debut for Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr on Sunday, helping them to a 1-0 league victory over Ettifaq. Ronaldo joined the club last month on a contract that will reportedly pay him more than £177 million per year until 2025. The Portugal star scored his first goals in a friendly against PSG on Thursday, and he ...

Hearts of Oak defender Samuel Inkoom has apologised following his late penalty miss in their FA Cup defeat to Dreams FC on Sunday. The right-back had the opportunity to level the score for the defending champions in the dying embers of the game after Dreams FC had taken the lead. However, Inkoom’s tame effort was well saved by goalkeeper Augustine ...