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Accra Great Olympics midfielder Gladson Awako has said that the return of Black Stars duo Asamoah Gyan and Sulley Ali Muntari will revive the Ghana Premier League. According to the U20 World Cup winner, the excitement of the Ghana league will bounce back should the duo decides to participate in the league. Rumour had it that, the duo has been ...

Ronaldinho says he was “totally surprised” to have been arrested and charged with using a fake passport in his first interview after being released from prison. The former Barcelona footballer and his brother Roberto Assis were arrested in Paraguay in early March for allegedly using fake documents to enter the country. After spending 32 days in prison, judge Gustavo Amarilla ...

The Minister of Labour in Austria is considering a mask requirement for football to return in the country. This is expected to guarantee the safety of the players amid coronavirus pandemic. Red Bull Salzburg returned to training this week with Ghana youth international Majeed Ashimeru spotted wearing a face mask. Samuel Tetteh also returned to training with his Austrian Bundesliga ...

Former Ghana international Derek Boateng rates compatriot Michael Essien among the biggest African exports to ever to grace the beautiful game, saying the former Chelsea man deserved more credit than he gets. Despite helping Ghana qualify for their first-ever World Cup tournament in 2006 and going on to star at the tournament, Essien has been largely criticised for not showing ...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has not advertised for applications for a new coach for the Super Eagles, an official of the federation has said. Many coaches have been jostling to take over Gernot Rohr’s job since the NFF brought out conditions that the German must meet before getting a new contract. Recently, former Super Eagles’ handlers, Clemens Westerhof, Jo ...

Barcelona have moved to restructure their board after six directors resigned last week in protest at the way the club is being run, the Spanish side have said. Two of the club’s four vice presidents, Emili Rousaud and Enrique Tombas, were among those to announce their resignation in a letter to fans published in Spanish media on Friday. They were ...

Arsenal will not use the government’s furlough scheme and will continue paying employees and casual workers their full salaries until the end of May, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. The top-flight season has been suspended until at least April 30 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic and the north London club had initially committed to paying employees’ salaries ...

West Ham United manager David Moyes has named former Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien as one of his biggest transfer regrets. During his coaching stint at Everton, Moyes followed the 37-year-old midfield star when he was playing in Ligue 1 with Bastia and Lyon. The Goodison Park outfit was unable to complete a move for him, with Essien joining Chelsea for ...

The nascence of club football in Ghana has led to the discoveries of great and talented footballers who in their respective careers etched their names in football folklore. Discussions at football concourses can’t end without the mentioning of stalwarts like Mohammed Polo, Abdul Razak, Peter Lamptey, Dogo Moro George Alhassan, Baba Yara, Anas Seidu, Opoku Afriyie, Opoku Nti just to ...

The German coach considered bringing the Senegal star to Borussia Dortmund but decided against it because of his appearance Jurgen Klopp says he was not impressed when he first met Sadio Mane because the Liverpool star “looked like a rapper”. Mane arrived at Liverpool just a year into Klopp’s tenure and has become a pivotal player for the Champions League ...