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Vandals cut down Ibrahimovic statue

A statue of Zlatan Ibrahimovic outside Malmo FF’s stadium has been cut down after vandals appeared to saw it off at the ankles. Only the two feet were left on the plinth while the rest of the body was left toppled over a security fence in the latest attack on the structure outside the Eleda Stadion. The face of the ...

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EPL: Arteta sends warning to Aubameyang, Arsenal captains

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has sent out a warning to club captains including Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The Spaniard, who is on his second week in charge of the Gunners, has demanded 100 percent commitment from his ‘group of leaders’ as exit rumors linking the Gabon international with an exit gather pace. The former Borussia Dortmund star has 18 months left on his contract, ...

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2019/20 GPL: Hearts of Oak lose again

Medeama burnished their title winning credentials with a swashbuckling 3-0 win over out-of-sort Hearts of Oak at the Akoon Community Park in Tarkwa on Sunday to go top of the Ghana Premier League. The Mauve and Yellows produced another classy performance with new signing Prince Opoku Agyemang scoring a brace in the first half. His first was from 12 yards ...

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Ebusua Dwarfs to be kitted out by Scottish sportswear Pokoo

Ghana Premier League side, Ebusua Dwarfs will be kitted by sportswear Pokoo for the 2019/20 Ghana league season, GHANAsoccernet.com can confirm. The Scottish kit manufacturing firm will provide Ebusua Dwarfs with bags, training gears, tracksuits, match day apparels for home and away matches, replicas to be sold both home and abroad and polo shirts amongst others. The Cape Coast based ...

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GFA to sue betting companies for offering illegal odds on League

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) says it has instructed its lawyers to take legal action against betting companies which offered odds on the opening round of the Ghana Premier League season without approval. The GFA in a statement on its website further warned companies to desist from offering odds on the outcome of Ghana Premier League (GPL) matches. The GFA ...

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Dr Tamakloe cautions GFA against appointing foreign coaches

Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) Chairman Dr Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe has cautioned the GFA against looking beyond the borders of Ghana to replace the vacuum created after the dissolution of national technical staff. According to him, issues facing Ghana football cannot be solved by any foreign person but of a Ghanaian. “I have seen somewhere on the internet that they ...

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Ghana has not been competitive – Kurt Okraku explains Kwesi Appiah axing

Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kurt Okraku has explained the reason for the surprise decision to dissolve the technical teams of all national teams. He told Joy Sports’ Nathaniel Attoh on Sports Link, Saturday that the Executive Council, which he heads came up with the decision because the national teams have not been competitive. High-profile casualties of the decision include ...

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Lampard confirms contract talks with Chelsea talent Lamptey

The 19-year-old right-back’s contract expires at the end of the season but the Blues are trying to convince him to sign a new deal Frank Lampard has revealed Chelsea are in talks with right-back Tariq Lamptey over a contract extension. The 19-year-old made his Blues debut when he was brought on in the second-half of the 2-1 win over Arsenal ...

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