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Current leaders Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko face tricky duels in their respective regional derbies this weekend. While Hearts will be engaging city rivals Great Olympics in a highly anticipated uncompromising clash, Kotoko will be doing same with their ‘land lords’ Ashgold in Obuasi. The Accra clash has taking centre stage taking into account Olympics’ recent razor sharp form ...

Romelu Lukaku has said he will remain at Inter Milan next season after the Belgium forward helped them to their first Serie A title in 11 years. Lukaku was named the league’s Most Valuable Player after bagging 24 goals and 11 assists, beating Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo to the award. The 28-year-old has a contract at Inter until June 2024 ...

Sergio Aguero’s father Leonel del Castillo has said the tears shed by Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola while speaking about his son were insincere and only for the cameras. Aguero, 33, joined Barcelona as a free agent this week after his contract with City was not renewed. Guardiola broke down in tears when talking about Aguero after the striker scored ...

Tottenham have held initial talks with Antonio Conte about their vacant head coach position, with the Italian emerging as a strong contender for the role. Spurs are still without a manager despite sacking Jose Mourinho on April 19, having missed out on appointing their top two targets Julian Nagelsmann and Brendan Rodgers. It is understood initial contact between former Chelsea ...

Speculation continues to rage regarding a big-money move for Spurs’ prolific frontman, but a club colleague will not be drawn on gossip Heung-min Son has snapped back at the speculation suggesting that Harry Kane is destined to secure a big-money transfer away from Tottenham this summer. The prolific frontman is said to be pushing for a switch away from Spurs ...

Kumasi Asante Kotoko has with immediate effect terminated their construct with Brazilian footballer Micheal Vinicius. A statement by the Porcupine Warriors explained that Kotoko and Vinicius have had a collaborative agreement to part ways. The Brazilian player, who scored twice in 75 minutes of action, is reported to have requested a three months break without payment from the management of ...

Accra Hearts of Oak SC continued their impressive run of form this season when they sent Liberty Professionals to Dansoman with a defeat. The Phobians recorded another enviable result in their MTN FA Cup round of 64 clash with a 3-0 victory over Liberty Professionals at the Accra Sports Stadium. Afriyie Barnie scored a brace for the Ghana Premier League ...

The Black Meteors have arrived in Tokyo, Japan for the International friendly games against the Olympic team of Japan and South Korea. The team departed Accra on Tuesday, June 1, through Addis Ababa and arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday afternoon. General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association Prosper Harrison Addo (Esq.) is the leader of delegation. Executive Council Member Frederick ...

Brazil’s president has defended its hosting of the Copa America tournament despite the raging Covid pandemic. There has been widespread criticism after the South American Football Association (Conmebol) announced on Monday that Brazil would be hosting the event, due to start next week. A Supreme Court judge has ordered President Jair Bolsonaro to provide more information on the decision. Brazil ...

Ghana captain Andre Ayew has been handed Swansea City FC topscorers award for the 2020/2021 Championship season. The 31-year-old had an explosive campaign in the English second-tier where he scored 17 goals in 46 matches for the Swans. Ayew’s goals helped Swansea to secure a play-off berth but they lost to Brentford FC 2-0 in the final at the Wembley ...