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Swansea will take a narrow advantage back to south Wales for the second leg of their Championship play-off semi-final with Barnsley thanks to Andre Ayew’s fine individual goal. Ayew gave the visitors the lead before the break when he cut inside from the right and curled an unstoppable left-footed effort past home goalkeeper Bradley Collins. Roared on vociferously by 4,000 ...

Ghanaian Boxing sensation Isaac Dogboe is hoping to launch his quest for another world title fight and impress Ghanaians when he graces the boxing ring next month against American Adam Lopez by knocking him out. The former WBO junior featherweight champion, 26, is set to face Adam Lopez in a 10 round featherweight “undercard” battle with the winner having a ...

Tyson Fury has been ordered to fight Deontay Wilder for a third time, casting doubt over a proposed August super bout with Anthony Joshua. Fury, 32, won the WBC world heavyweight title from Wilder in a rematch in February 2020 after an initial draw. The pair were due to fight again but delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic prompted Fury ...

Accra Hearts of Oak scored two second-half goals to beat Elmina Sharks 2-0 on matchday 25 of the Ghana Premier League. Isaac Mensah took advantage of a goalkeeping hauler to prod home the first goal in the 68th minute before Benjamin Afutu added the second, ten minutes from time. Hearts of Oak are now two points behind Asante Kotoko who ...

Daniel Amartey has become the third Ghanaian footballer to win the English FA Cup after his club Leicester City defeated Chelsea to lift the converted trophy at Wembley. The Ghanaian defender who has had a torrid time at the club with several spells on the sidelines through injury joins Micheal Essien and Sulley Muntari as the only Ghanaian players to ...

WAFA defeated Legon Cities in the Saturday kick-off of the Ghana Premier League match-day 24 to pile more pressure on Bashir Hayford. Justus Torsutsey scored the only goal of the game at the WAFA Park. Elsewhere in Anyinase, Diaswise Taylor was among the goals when Karela United scored two unanswered goals against Techiman Eleven Wonders to go second. Relegation-threatened Inter ...

Women football has come a long way on the African Continent. The success story of many female footballers like Nigeria’s Assisat Oshoala, Ghana’s Elizabeth Addo and others have made bold statements for female players who are striving to follow in their footsteps. However female football players often face some stereotyping which essentially demotivates others from choosing that career path. Statements ...

Jurgen Klopp celebrated his first win at Old Trafford as Liverpool came from behind to beat Manchester United and boost their chances of a Champions League place. In a thrilling game played against the backdrop of noisy protests against the United ownership outside the ground, United struck first through Bruno Fernandes’ deflected opener. But Liverpool, who had seen one of ...

Kumasi Asante Kotoko extended their lead on top of the Ghana Premier League table following their 2-1 win over Ebusua Dwarfs at the Len Clay stadium. The Porcupine Warriors came from behind to take all three points after Dennis Korsah had given the visitors the lead. The Dwarfs captain scored from a powerful drive outside the penalty box of Kotoko, ...

The Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City on 29 May will take place in Portugal with 6,000 fans from each club able to attend. The game has been moved from Turkey to the Portuguese city of Porto because of coronavirus restrictions. Portugal is on England’s green list so players and fans can attend without having to quarantine on ...