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Charles Kwablan Akonnor, Head Coach of Asante Kotoko has hit back at Hearts of Oak’s Kim Grant for saying Kotoko did not embark on strategic signings during the preseason. According to Akunnor, it was better to sign unstrategic players to win crucial game than to have strategic players who could not win. “I came with the unstrategic player signings players ...

Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani scored as Uruguay thrashed 10-man Ecuador 4-0 in their Group C Copa America opener. Nicolas Lodeiro opened the scoring early on before Uruguay made the most of their player advantage, as an Arturo Mina own goal completed the rout. Ecaudor’s Jose Quintero was sent off for an elbow on 24 minutes after the referee consulted ...

Inter Milan and Manchester United have agreed terms over a deal for Romelu Lukaku. The Belgium striker settled on a contract with Inter last month and now Sportmediaset says Inter have also struck an agreement over a fee with United. United want to sell Lukaku for €70m cash – and Inter are happy with the valuation. However, they’ve asked United ...

PSG supremo Nasser Al-Khelaifi has warned Neymar, Mbappe and rest of the squad ahead of next season ranting, “I won’t tolerate superstar behavior.” The Qatari owned club are reportedly not happy with transfer rumours swirling around duo Neymar and Mbappe and feels both owe the club not vice-versa. With Real Madrid and Barcelona watching on, Al-Khelaifi fired a warning to ...

General captain of the Black Stars, Asamoah Gyan says Ghana is ready for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations to be staged in Egypt despite not recording a win in their pre-AFCON training matches in Dubai. The Black Stars lost to Namibia by a lone goal in their first friendly game which saw Ghana Coach Kwasi Appiah name his final ...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has dismissed as misleading, statements at the weekend by former Minister of Youth and Sports,  Solomon Dalung that the federation omitted the budget for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations from its 2019 programmes sent to the Ministry. “There is no truth to the claim that the NFF omitted the AFCON from its budget,” NFF Executive ...

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has reportedly rejected a €170m switch to Juventus – but could revisit the situation next summer. According to The Mirror, which runs the story as an exclusive, Juve and Real Madrid were preparing £150m (€170m) bids for Salah. The newspaper assures the Egyptian will stay as ‘the timing is wrong’ for a departure now but warns he ...

The Glazershave stepped into Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba’s transfer plans to Real Madrid. Marca says United owners, the Glazer family, have informed agent Mino Raiola that Pogba is not for sale following reports that the French man is ready to force an exit by embarking on strike. Pogba has been heavily linked with moves to former club Juventus and ...

Novak Djokovic leads the men’s ATP tennis rankings released Monday ahead of French Open champion Rafael Nadal and former world number one Roger Federer. The top of the rankings remains unchanged a week after Nadal claimed the Roland Garros title with victory over Dominic Thiem in the final. Federer lost to Nadal in the semis in his first appearance in ...

Hearts of Oak striker Aboubakar Traore has been exposed for using black magic ‘juju’ during the Tier I Special Competition defeat to rivals Asante Kotoko. The Burkinabe was exposed while he prostrated in reaction to his side’s penalty shootout defeat and that exposed what he had around his waist to be a charm or talisman which was expected to help ...