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GFA announce breakdown of Star Times sponsorship fees

The Ghana Football Association has announced the yearly breakdown of Sponsors payments expected from the Star Times Television Broadcast Rights Agreement. The yearly breakdown was explained to the 18 Premier League Clubs during their meeting with the GFA on Tuesday. Below is the breakdown: YEAR 1 – 2019/20 season Components Premier League – $700,000 FA Cup – $150,000 Visibility support ...

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Sack Akonnor, dissolve ‘incompetent’ Black Stars management committee – GFA told

Outspoken football administrator, Abbey Pobey has released one of his usual ‘verbal missiles’, targeting the head coach of the Black Stars and some members of the team’s management committee. Abbey Pobey in a radio discussion called on the government and the GFA to remove Akonnor, Kuffour and George Amoako from their respective committees, arguing that their presence is a drain ...

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Ighalo in United squad for Chelsea clash

Manchester United forward Odion Ighalo will be in the squad for Monday’s Premier League game at Chelsea, says manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Ighalo missed the club’s training camp in Spain due to fears the coronavirus outbreak may have led to him being refused entry back into the UK. The Nigerian, 30, joined United on loan from Shanghai Shenhua on 31 ...

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Ghana set to lose Inaki Williams as Spain coach considers call-up

Spain boss Luis Enrique is impressed with the performance of the striker and he is reportedly considering him for a place in his squad for the Euro 2020 tournament. The forward showed exactly what he can offer, while it’s important to remember that Spain will play at San Mames in the summer. Williams hasn’t represented Spain since 2016, when he ...

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GUM to introduce National U-15 League to unearth talents.

The founder and Leader of the Ghana Union Movement Rev. Dr. Christian Kwabena Andrews has promised to make grassroots football one of his top most priorities in his administration. He has assureed football fanatics in the country of the come back of the national under 15 league for all the football teams in the country, a project he says will ...

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s girlfriend surprises him with $875,000 Mercedes for his 35th birthday

Cristiano Ronaldo was left stunned on Wednesday evening as girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez lavished him with a luxury car for his 35th birthday. The Juventus striker appeared to be lost for words after being surprised with a brand new Mercedes Benz BRABUS following a dinner date at Turin’s Ristorante Casa Fiore. Confetti reigned down on an unsuspecting Ronaldo as he made his ...

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Nigeria Appoints Amokachi as Football Ambassador

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed former Super Eagles forward and Assistant Coach, Daniel Amokachi as Nigeria’s Football Ambassador. A statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity) Garba Shehu in Abuja on Tuesday explained that as Nigeria’s Football Ambassador – a largely ceremonial role – Amokachi will assist the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development ...

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Court slaps Sannie Daara with GHC10k damage as Anas wins case

Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has floored a former communications director of the Ghana Football Association Ibrahim Sannie Daara in court. On Thursday, a Human Rights Court in Accra dismissed a case brought before it by the former journalist and slapped him with a cost of GhC10, 000 in favour of the award-winning undercover journalist. Daara filed a ¢20m defamation ...

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Racism: Mikel in tears after family abuse

Trabzonspor midfielder, Mikel Obi, was forced to hold back the tears while speaking about the racial abuse he and his family suffered on social media after his team’s 2-1 win against Fenerbahce on Saturday in the Turkish Super Lig. In an emotional interview after the team’s 5-0 thrashing of Erzurumspor in the Turkish Cup quarter-final first-leg win on Tuesday, the ...

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