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Former Accra Hearts of Oak S.C midfielder, Torric Jibril is the latest Ghanaian player to share his ordeal on how Ghanaian players are suffering in Congo in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. According to him, the situation in Congo has worsened due to political unrest in the country and for that matter, he is pleading with the government to ...

Some stranded Ghanaian footballers including Lee Addy – a former 2010 World Cup star – are appealing to the government to evacuate them from Ethiopia. In a viral video, Lee Addy and goalkeeper Muntari Tagoe say the players have exhausted all their money since the season was truncated in March. Muntari stressed that they are in possession of return tickets ...

The Portuguese boss has responded to Arsenal legend Paul Merson’s suggestion that he doesn’t get the best out of his centre-forwards Jose Mourinho has defended his record with strikers ahead of Tottenham’s clash with West Ham on Tuesday, insisting “Harry Kane has no problem” given his previous experience with the likes of Didier Drogba, Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Arsenal ...

The former Blues midfielder believes Roman Abramovich will be expecting big things after spending again, with every player having to earn their place Frank Lampard is under pressure to deliver on Roman Abramovich’s expectations at Chelsea and that means the likes of Christian Pulisic will need to offer more than shirt sale value, says Craig Burley. The Blues have assembled ...

The French champions are set to lose two of the world’s top teenage talents this summer in what has become a familiar occurence over the past decade Even with Paris Saint-Germain not scheduled to play football for six months, drama is never too far away. The Ligue 1 champions returned to their training ground for the first time since March ...

Former Ghana coach, Otto Pfister is very surprised that ex-Black Stars forward Nii Odartey Lamptey failed to reach the heights expected. Lamptey was tagged as the next Pele after his amazing displays at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1991, helping the Black Starlets to win the competition. However, he failed to live up to expectation leading to difficult stints ...

Ghana striker Abdul Majeed Waris is among the top ten most expensive signings in France in the summer transfer window. Waris, who is on loan at Strasbourg from FC Porto, is placed 10th on the ranking after joining the French outfit on a € 2 million deal. The 29-year-old is the second highest paid player at the club to underline ...

World number one Novak Djokovic has become the latest tennis player to test positive for Covid-19. It comes after Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki all revealed they had coronavirus after playing at Djokovic’s Adria Tour competition. Great Britain’s Andy Murray said the positive tests were a “lesson for us”, while Australian Nick Kyrgios called playing a “bone-headed decision”. ...

Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has hinted on when football will return. The 2019/20 football season in Ghana has come to a standstill following the outbreak of the coronavirus. The Ghana Football Association will make a final decision on the future of the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League season on June 31. The ban on contact sports has ...

Reports of low remuneration across the board in Ghana football has often been cited as the main reason for the alarming player exodus in the top tie league. However, no one has been able to reveal these low levels of salaries aside the usual rumours and the occasional revelation by former players in the media. While some have argued and ...