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Cameroon coach Clarence Seedorf has sent a strong message to Ghana and the other Group F opponents that they will be a difficult. The former Holland international says the defending champions “in good shape and positive” for the tournament, which starts on Friday, 21 June, 2019. The Indomitable Lions face Guinea-Bissau in their opener before engaging four-time champions Ghana and ...

Maxwell Konadu has revealed he was hurt when he discovered he had been axed from the Black Stars backroom staff. The former Asante Kotoko trainer who had been Ghana assistant coach since 2012, was laid off from the Black Stars technical team early this year. However, Konadu said he has since moved on from the incident. “You know initially when ...

Manchester United are stepping up their interest in Norwich defender Max Aarons, who they see as an alternative to Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Sky Sports News understands. United are keen to sign a new right-back following the departure of captain Antonio Valencia, and Crystal Palace’s Wan-Bissaka is understood to be one of their top targets. However, they had a bid worth £50m for ...

While Tanzania will be delighted to have returned to the continental high table for the first time since 1980, there will have been a few shudders when they were drawn alongside Algeria in Group C. The last time these two met in a competitive fixture was a World Cup qualifier in November 2015, when Les Fennecs ran out 7-0 winners. ...

The midfielder is proving himself a class act at the European Under-21 Championship but the Blancos boss wants him sold this summer There was only one person who wasn’t enthused by Real Madrid‘s acquisition of Dani Ceballos in the summer of 2017. Unfortunately for the midfielder, it was his new boss, Zinedine Zidane. At just €16.5 million (£14.75m/$18.5m), Ceballos should have ...

Eden Hazard said he was “not a Galactico, but I’ll try to be” as he was officially presented as a Real Madrid player in front of a reported 50,000 fans at the Bernabeu. The Belgium forward, 28, joined from Chelsea last week for a fee that could exceed £150m. Hazard underwent a medical and then signed his five-year deal alongside Real president Florentino Perez. ...

Ghana international and 2009 Fifa U-20 World Cup winner Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu has backed new Black Stars captain Andre Ayew to lead the team to glory at the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. Ten years after captaining the U-20s to World Cup success in Egypt, Ayew is set to lead another batch of players, this time around the senior ...

Ahead of the Nations Cup kick-off on Friday, Goal rank 2019’s field of participants #24 Namibia Namibia were flattered, perhaps, by a second-placed finish in Group K, and only actually managed two wins—against Mozambique home and away. Their matchday six 4-1 demolition by already eliminated Zambia was maybe a clearer indication of their level, and being pooled into the Group of ...

President Nasser Al-Khelaifi’s comments about Neymar’s uncertain future confirms that the project built around the Brazilian hasn’t worked Paris Saint-Germain’s investment in Neymar is unprecedented in the history of the sport – some €222 million paid in a transfer fee to Barcelona plus a reported €700,000 per week contract. And while PSG won the French Ligue 1 title yet again, the season overall cannot ...

The much anticipated 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) is three days away with kick off scheduled for Friday, June 21, but just how well do you know about the potential stars of the tournament? The most coveted continental title for African countries would this year be hosted by record winners Egypt, who have won it on seven occasions, including ...