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Ghana international midfielder Winful Cobbinah has been granted Albania citizenship and passport which could pave the way for the former Accra Hearts of Oak playmaker to switch allegiance to play for the European country, Ghanasoccernet.com can report. Albania President Ilir Meta granted him full citizenship of the south-eastern European country and together with it came a passport that would enable ...

Atletico Madrid coach, Diego Simeone is backing Thomas Partey to succeed with his new outfit, Arsenal. The deputy skipper of the Black Stars sealed his move to the English Premier League side before the summer transfer deadline. This was after the Gunners invoked an automatic transfer by paying the full buyout clause of £45m to the Spanish side Atletico Madrid. ...

Joshua Awuah, popularly known as “Ayoba” who discovered Ajax star Mohammed Kudus says the youngster has the potential to be one of the best players in the world. Mohammed Kudus became the most expensive Ghanaian teenager in history as Ajax signed the player for €9m following his incredible season with Nordsjaelland, where he scored 11 goals in 25 league games ...

Ghana’s only player to win a treble in Europe, Sulley Ali Muntari, has disclosed how he landed a move to play for Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan. Muntari was in the best form of his life playing for English Premier League side, Portsmouth when he got an offer to play for Inter Milan. The tough-tackling Ghanaian midfielder had ...

It is not a secret that Ghana is a soccer-loving nation. The national team, the Black Stars, as they are affectionately known, features prominently in various tournaments across the world. This African powerhouse has made an impact in the Africa Cup of Nations, the FIFA World Cup, among others. Many players have come through the ranks providing fans with some ...

Ghana international Frank Acheampong put up a sterling performance to keep his club Tianjin Teda in the Chinese Super Super League after holding Shenzhen Kaisa to a 1-1 drawn game, completing a 3-1 aggregate victory. Teda who went into the game at Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre with a 2-0 advantage courtesy Acheampong’s brace in the first leg, had a more ...

Ghana goalkeeper Richard Ofori has completed a move to South African Giants Orlando Pirates on a three-year deal, the club has announced. The Ghana deputy captain has been the topmost transfer target for Pirates following his impressive performances for Maritzburg United. The former Wa All Stars shot stopper completed his move on after passing medicals with the Soweto giants. Richard ...

Former Black Stars midfielder, Michael Essien has disclosed that his time at Bastia was the most difficult period in his football career due to nutrition reasons. The combative midfielder joined French Ligue 1 side Bastia in 2002 from Liberty Professionals and went on to achieve greatness. But according to him, the journey to the top has not been smooth having ...

Three days after an alleged assault case involving former Black Stars Captain Asamoah Gyan and his brother, Baffour, the Accra Regional Police Command says it is yet to receive the docket. The case was allegedly reported at the Cantonments Police Station in Accra on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, but as at Friday, October 16, 2020, the case has not been ...

Arsenal new recruit, Thomas Partey, is eager to hit the ground running as he seeks to make his debut at Manchester City on Saturday, October, 17. The 27-year-old joined the Gunners from Atletico Madrid for 50 million Euros on transfer deadline. And the Black Stars vice-captain is keen to make his debut against Manchester City at the Ettihad stadium on ...