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Ghana Football Association vice president George Afriyie has become the first person to officially declare his intention to contest the 2019 presidential election of the football governing body. The Liberty Professionals chief revealed his plans to replace Kwesi Nyantakyi during his 50th birthday celebrations. A very comprehensive document of his plans and vision for Ghana football will be revealed in ...

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said he is not “afraid of his responsibilities” during a 12-minute defence of his record in the wake of the Champions League exit to Sevilla. Mourinho was criticised for his approach to the match, prompting a wide-ranging monologue in the build-up to Saturday’s FA Cup tie with Brighton. He began by saying: “I am alive.” “I ...

Controversial television host Patrick Osei Agyemang’s future with the Multimedia Group is hanging by a thread after Asempa FM and Adom TV removed him from the show he usually hosts (Fire for Fire) over his latest foul-mouthed tirade at Ghana FA President Kwesi Nyantakyi. Countryman Songo has been yanked off the airwaves as his latest libellous rant against the CAF ...

The 2017-18 Ghana Premier League may have been confirmed to start on Saturday but there are still some concerns among stakeholders. General manager of newly-promoted side Karela United, Lawrence Kudjoe, wants this season’s league cancelled due to its rather late start. Against the expected 2017 kick-off date, the topflight was scheduled to start in February this year due to the ...

Video assistant referees will be used at the World Cup for the first time after Fifa formally approved the technology for this year’s tournament. VAR has been trialled in some domestic English cup games this season, and has been used in Germany and Italy. “We need to live with the times,” said Fifa president Gianni Infantino. “We wanted to give ...

Despite the Accra High Court’s decision on Thursday to throw out Great Olympics’ application for an injunction on the Ghana Premier League, Citi Sports investigations reveal that there could still be some more drama in the offing. This is because a concerned football fan and a whistleblower, Enock Yarboi, has revealed that he has filed a case against the GFA ...

MANCHESTER UNITED fans watched their two closest rivals drawn against each other in the Champions League quarter-finals – but who do they want to win? The Champions League draw has thrown up a ‘Battle of Britain’ as Liverpool take on Manchester City in the quarter-finals. The Reds toppled Porto while Manchester City sailed past Basel in the Last-16 to set ...

An agreement has been reached between Bastie Samir and Brimah Kamoko, popularly known as Bukom Banku, for a rematch on June 30. Bastie and Banku signed a contract on Thursday afternoon in Accra to fight at a yet to be confirmed venue. The two boxers are ready to slug it out again after their first fight in October last year. ...

World number one Roger Federer equalled his best start to a season when he beat South Korea’s Chung Hyeon to reach the Indian Wells Masters semi-final. The defending champion claimed his 16th victory of 2018 with a 7-5 6-1 win over the world number 26 in California. The Swiss has matched the start he made to the 2006 season, where ...

Manchester City will face Liverpool in an all-Premier League Champions League quarter-final. Runaway leaders City suffered their only Premier League defeat at Liverpool on 14 January, while Pep Guardiola’s side beat the Reds 5-0 at Etihad Stadium last September. The first leg will take place at Anfield on 3-4 April, with the return the following week on 10-11 April. Holders ...