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The Ministry of Youth and Sports has budgeted a humongous record amount of $15 million to execute Ghana’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations campaign, representing the highest amount ever spent by a country playing in the tournament, a reliable source has revealed. The Sports Minister, who had vowed to slash Ghana’s financial expenditure on the Black Stars in the face ...

The Egyptian Football Association have clarified that the ‘extraordinary circumstances’ represented in Egypt replacing Cameroon as Africa Cup of Nations 2019 hosts was the major reason that demanded the postponement of the final rounds of Egyptian Premier League games. Al Ahly had released a statement in which they criticized the EFA’s scheduling changes and listed a series of claims supporting ...

Ghana head coach, Kwesi Appiah, has named his final 23-man squad that will represent the Black Stars during the 2019 AFCON in Egypt. Ghana, who finished fourth at the last edition of the AFCON after losing 0-1 to Burkina Faso, will be playing in Group F alongside Cameroon Guinea Bissau and Benin in the tournament that will kick off on ...

Nigeria national team coach Gernot Rohr has named his 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, which is set to take place in Egypt. The Super Eagles were drawn in Group B alongside Burundi and Madagascar, who will be participating in the tournament for the first time in their history, as well as Guinea. German coach Gernot Rohr released ...

The Black Stars lost 0-1 to their Namibian counterparts in a pre- AFCON friendly match played at the Jebel Ali Centre of Excellence in Dubai on Sunday evening. Manfred Starke scored the only goal of the game around the half hour mark after Lawrence Ati Zigi’s failed attempt to parry the ball ended in his own net. Ghana enjoyed lots ...

The Belgium international has completed a move to the Santiago Bernabeu, with Pat Nevin saying he may face a “tough” few years in the Spanish capital Eden Hazard has been warned that “sometimes the grass isn’t greener”, with Chelsea legend Pat Nevin saying the Belgian could face a few “tough” years at rebuilding Real Madrid. A former Blues star has ...

The battle for the No.1 spot at Arsenal in 2007-08 between the German and Spanish goalkeepers was a feisty one Vito Mannone has revealed what it was like to be stuck in the middle of Jens Lehmann and Manuel Almunia during their bitter battle for the No.1 spot at Arsenal throughout the 2007-08 season. The feud between the two goalkeepers ...

The former Reds centre-back admitted that he would place his bets on the Barcelona forward lifting the award for a sixth time over the Dutchman Jamie Carragher feels that Lionel Messi is in pole position to win the 2019 Ballon d’Or despite pressure from Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk. Van Dijk couldn’t help Netherlands to silverware on Sunday as they ...

The Portuguese star asked the defender if he would join his side from Ajax after Portugal’s Nations League win Ajax and Netherlands star Matthijs de Ligt revealed Cristiano Ronaldo asked him if he would join Juventus next season following Portugal‘s Nations League victory over the defender’s Dutch side. De Ligt, 19, is expected to make a big-money move from Ajax in the close season, with Paris Saint-Germain or Barcelona reportedly ...

Cantonments based Prison’s Interdenominational Church showed class to win the 2019 edition of the Starr Church Olympics at the El-Wak Sports stadium in Accra on Saturday, June 8. They defeated Dansoman based Prayer Embassy Church 4-3 on penalties after the game had ended goalless in regulation time. Over 20 Churches battled for honours in football, volleyball, basketball, lime and spoon, ...