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The Normalisation Committee feels vindicated after CAS Verdict-Naa Odoforley

Member of the normalization committee Naa Odoforley Nortey says the Normalization Committee (NC) has been vindicated, following the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sports to dismiss the petition of Wilfred Osei Kwaku popularly known as ‘Palmer’. The Tema youth owner had appealed against the decision of the GFA Normalization Committee that barred him from contesting in the 2019 ...

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Transfer news and rumours LIVE: Messi agrees to €700m Man City contract

Van de Beek completes Man Utd medical Donny van de Beek has completed a medical at Manchester United, according to Sky Sports. The 23-year-old is set to move to Old Trafford from Ajax, joining the Premier League club for a £40 million ($53) fee. Van de Beek had his medical while with the Netherlands national team ahead of their Nations League games against Poland and Italy. Kolasinac wants Schalke return Arsenal left-back Sead ...

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CAS throws out Palmer’s case against GFA

The case filed against the Ghana Football Association at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) by Wilfred Osei Kwaku popularly known as Palmer has been dismissed by the court. CAS in its September 1, 2020 ruling backed the disqualification of Mr Palmer from contesting the GFA presidential race in October last year. This means the current leadership structure at ...

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Justice Blay’s $100,000 price tag is unreasonable – Yahaya Mohammed

Aduana Stars striker, Yahaya Mohammed believes pricing midfielder, Justice Blay $100,000 is ridiculous and unreasonable. Blay was a key player for Asante Kotoko in the just ended 2019/20 football season after joining them on a long season loan deal. However, the midfielder has returned to his parent club, Medeama SC after the season was truncated due to the outbreak of ...

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Reject those seeking to destroy Ghana football – GFA President to stakeholders

The President of the Ghana Football Association Kurt Okraku has lashed out at some football persons for their public criticism of the association. Addressing the 26th Congress of the GFA, an unhappy Kurt Okraku was strong in his condemnation of such persons as destructive elements in Ghana football. He reminded them of the fact their penchant for attacking the FA is eroding the gains being ...

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Meet Opanin Kwasi Kuma, the man behind the formation of Asante Kotoko

International Football Federation of History and Statistics’s Africa club of the century, Asante Kotoko SC was officially founded 85 years ago on Friday August, 31 1935. Tracing the history of the club to the colonial days of Ghana, formerly called Gold Coast, renowned sports historian, Bright Yeboah Taylor of Kumasi based Pure FM has given a narration of how the club which ...

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GFA scraps ex-gratia for ExCo; Okraku to receive GHC12k monthly pay

The Congress of the Ghana Football Association has approved a GHC12,000 monthly allowance for the President of the Association Kurt Okraku. The amount was among other compensation packages proposed by the ad-hoc committee of the Association. Having approved the recommendations, the FA Vice President, Mark Addo, will also earn GH¢7,000 while the rest of the Executive Council members take home ...

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Prez Kurt Okraku calls for unity at 26th GFA Congress

President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kurt Okraku has called for a unity within the Ghana Football stakeholders to help develop and take the sport to higher heights in the country. The GFA Capo made these comments as he addressed the football fraternity who have assembled at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence today for the 26th ordinary congress ...

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CAS to Announce verdict in Landmark “Palmar vs GFA Case today

The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) is expected to announce its verdict on the landmark case between Wilfred Osei Kwaku ‘Palmer’ and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) today after postponing its ruling on two previous occasions. The verdict by the Swiss court was previously scheduled to be announced in July and later postponed to August but CAS again adjourn ...

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