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Asante Kotoko has officially written to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to notify the Association of their decision to maintain Accra Sports Stadium as their home ground in the CAF Champions League. The move is a swift turnaround after the Porcupine wrote to the FA of their willingness to rather use the Tamale stadium as their adopted home ground. Kotoko ...

Petr Cech’s return to playing action with Chelsea did not work out as he would have hoped as he conceded two goals in a 3-2 win over Tottenham in Premier League 2 action. The Blues great retired from the professional ranks in 2019, following a couple of seasons at Arsenal, but returned to the Chelsea coaching staff later that year. ...

Ghana’s Black Satellites square off with their Nigerien counterparts on Tuesday with all to play for in the ongoing WAFU Zone B U-20 Championship in Benin. The two sides meet in the first semi final hoping to snatch one available slot to the final game, and a passage to next year’s U20 AFCON in Mauritania. That would present an opportunity ...

Aduana Stars talisman Yahaya Mohammed has promised a turnaround in the club’s fortunes this season when they face Hearts of Oak on Wednesday. The Ogya Lads have had a poor start to the season; failing to record a win after 4 games so far. Aduana Stars have picked just 3 points from a possible 12 and currently lie 17th on ...

Former U-20 talisman Dennis Tetteh who now plies his trade with Belarusian Top-flight FC Slavia Mozyr on Tuesday 15th December 2020 paid a working visit to the Afro-Arab Group Chairman Alhaji Salamu Amadu. Alhaji Salamu Amadu affectionately called ‘One Chair’ on his part showed gratitude to Dennis Tetteh for making time out of his busy schedules to visit him. ‘I’m ...

Adidas, the German sportswear giant, says it has started looking at whether to keep its Reebok brand or sell it. The company said it had made no firm decisions yet about Reebok, which is mainly focused on the US market. Adidas said it would make the announcement on its future in March. It paid $3.8bn (£2.85bn) for Reebok in 2006 ...

Ghana goalkeeper Richard Ofori has expressed his excitement after winning a first major trophy with Orlando Pirates on Saturday. The Buccaneers ended their six-year trophy droughtiness when they beat Bloemfontein Celtic 2-1 in the final of the MTN 8 tournament. Goals from Deon Hotto and Thembinkosi Lorch handed the coveted trophy to Pirates at the Moses Mabhida Stadium. Ofori won ...

Asante Kotoko coach, Maxwell Konadu is satisfied with the progress of new signing Fabio Gama and has therefore indicated that he will soon be in action for the Porcupine Warriors. The Kumasi-based club completed the signing of the Brazilian on a free transfer in October in their quest to strengthen their team for the 2020/2021 football season. The former Brazil ...

Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier has died at the age of 73. The Frenchman managed the Reds from 1998-2004 and led them to five major trophies, including the FA Cup, League Cup and Uefa Cup treble in 2000-01. Prior to Liverpool, Houllier managed Lens, Paris St-Germain and the French national team, and after leaving the Reds won two Ligue 1 ...

Liverpool will face last season’s semi-finalists RB Leipzig in the last 16 of the Champions League, while Chelsea come up against Atletico Madrid. Manchester City will face Borussia Monchengladbach, who are in the last 16 for the first time since 1978. Holders Bayern Munich face Italian side Lazio, who are in the knockout stage for the first time in 20 ...