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Norwegian soccer player Ada Hegerberg, a vocal advocate for respecting women athletes, broke a major barrier Monday when she became the first female recipient of the Ballon d’Or, an award honoring the world’s best soccer players. But the 23-year-old’s moment as a trailblazer was momentarily soured by a bizarre question from the award ceremony’s host, DJ Martin Solveig: But can ...

Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has confirmed Kenya’s place in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, set to be held between June 15, and July 13, 2019. Following Sierra Leone’s disqualification from the Qualifiers, a decision arrived at during the CAF Executive Committee meeting held on Friday, November 30, 2018, in Accra, Ghana. “Sierra Leone is disqualified from the qualifiers ...

Luka Modric saw off competition from France’s World Cup stars as the Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder won the Ballon d’Or on Monday to end a 10-year stranglehold on the award by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Modric, 33, was announced as the winner of the prestigious prize in Paris ahead of Ronaldo and French World Cup winner Antoine Griezmann. ...

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp apologised to his Everton counterpart Marco Silva after running on to the pitch in wild celebration of Divock Origi’s 96th-minute winner in the Merseyside derby at Anfield on Sunday. “I have to apologise for how I reacted,’’ Klopp said after Liverpool’s 1-0 win in the Premier League. “I did immediately afterwards to Marco Silva, I didn’t ...

Ghana’s Black Maidens captain, Mukarama Abdulai has expressed delight after emerging as the top scorer at the just ended FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Uruguay. Abdulai scored 7 goals and provided 3 assist in four games at the tournament. Ghana exited the competition at the quarter-final stage after losing 3-2 on penalties to Mexico. “I am happy to win ...

The winner of the 2018 Ballon d’Or will be revealed at a glittering ceremony in Paris on Monday evening, with Croatia’s Luka Modric and a host of French World Cup winners all hoping to finally end the 10-year duopoly of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Ronaldo and Messi have dominated the award for the last decade, claiming it five times ...

Spain were crowned FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup champions for the first time in their history with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Mexico in the final. New Zealand wrapped up their historic performance at Uruguay 2018 by finishing with the bronze medal after a 2-1 win over Canada in the match for third place. Results Final Spain 2-1 Mexico Match ...

Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kwesi Nyantakyi, has responded to an ex-Black Star player, Rev Osei Kofi’s call on President Akufo-Addo to deal with him or risk losing the next polls. In a response signed by his spokesperson, Irbad Ibrahim, he stated ‘I have read with serious reservations excerpts of an interview attributed to sports commentator Rev Osei Kofi ...

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Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick on Thursday promised to reward the Super Falcons with $10,000 if they retain the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations title in Ghana on Saturday. The Falcons battle Banyana Banyana of South Africa in the final of the competition at the Accra Sports Stadium in Ghana on Saturday. The two teams have qualified for the ...