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August 13, 2022; it is Community Shield day in Tanzania, a game that precedes the opening day of the league season. The two teams in action; Young Africans Sports Club (Yanga) and Simba Sports Club (the two biggest teams in the country). A game that divides Dar es Salaam. On days like this one, the city is separated by battle ...

Former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan considers his open goal miss against Namibia in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations to be the low point of his career. The striker chose the incident over his infamous miss against Uruguay in the 2010 World Cup quarter-final citing emotional and psychological reasons. Black Stars were playing their second group game as hosts ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has expressed condolences to the family of “long-standing” and “staunch” member Alhaji Mohammed Nuru Deen Jawula, who died in the US after a short-illness on Saturday, January 21. In a statement signed by the ruling party’s General Secretary, Justin Frimpong Kodua, Alhaji Jawula was in 2008 shortlisted to be running mate for Nana Addo Dankwa ...

Arsenal (Gunners) fans still celebrate in song the glory years when they enjoyed title victory on enemy territory at Tottenham in the double-winning year of 1971 and again under Arsene Wenger in 2004. And Arsenal supporters of a different vintage were singing again after an outstanding, mature display in a 2-0 win at Spurs gave them a formidable eight-point advantage ...

Coach Annor Walker has assured Ghanaians that the Black Galaxies will improve when they face Sudan on Thursday in the ongoing 2022 African Nations Championship (CHAN). Following their group opener loss to Madagascar last Sunday, the Black Galaxies find themselves in a difficult situation to advance from Group C. However, the coach has expressed confidence in his team ahead of ...

Former Premier League coach Chris Hughton has formally applied for the role of Black Stars coach following the departure of Otto Addo. The 64-year-old former Republic of Ireland full-back with Ghanaian roots served as a technical advisor to Otto Addo and aims to be Ghana’s next head coach. Otto Addo resigned on December 1 after Ghana were defeated 2-0 by ...

Kamaldeen Sulemana wants to leave Rennes in the January transfer window and has been linked with a move to the Premier League, with relegation-threatened Everton said to be interested. Sulemana’s desire to leave Rennes, a club he joined in 2021 for a reported €20 million from FC Nordsjaelland, stems from a lack of consistent playing time this season. In his ...

Ghana have been awarded three points and three goals by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for their third fixture against Morocco in the ongoing African Nations Championship (CHAN) Ghana were billed to play the defending champions on Monday, January 23 but the match will not come off following Morocco’s decision to withdraw from the tournament. Morocco did not show ...

Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign Netherlands striker Wout Weghorst on loan for the rest of the season. The 30-year-old Burnley forward spent the first half of the season at Besiktas but is now heading to Manchester for a medical before the move can be completed. A deal has been reached for his loan at the Turkish club ...

Hearts of Oak assistant coach David Ocloo expressed pride in his players following their 0-0 draw with King Faisal in the Ghana Premier League. Ocloo was pleased with the team’s performance on the night, even though they did not win to close in on the top spot. Hearts of Oak are now four points behind Aduana Stars, who defeated Kotoku ...