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Ghana have moved up four places in the latest FIFA ranking released on Thursday thanks to two victories over the past one month. The Black Stars win over South Africa at the Cape Coast Stadium in the AFCON qualifier as well as the away victory over Equatorial Guinea contribute to the huge leap. Ghana occupied the the 51st position last ...

Lionel Messi scored in his 700th match for Barcelona and also set up goals for Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann as the Catalans beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1 on Wednesday. The win for Barca ensured that they sealed a spot in the Champions League knockout stages as Group F winners. Messi set up Suarez to put Barca ahead at a packed ...

A Kumasi based baker, Eric Kofi is the latest bettor to win GH¢114, 687.95 upon placing 14 fold multiple bets and gaining 20 per cent bonus with a GH¢1,000 stake over the weekend. The biggest online sports betting firm on the continent, mybet.africa paid their client instantly with the deserved percentage bonus. According to Eric Kofi “I was really sure ...

The Okere District Assembly has cut the sod for the construction of a Two(2)-storey office complex, and Modern Sports Complex. The ceremonies were performed in Adukrom and Abiriw respectively. The two Storey disability-friendly building will have 23 office accommodation, a 150 -seater Conference room, Storerooms and Washrooms. The project, expected to be completed by June 2020, would serve as a ...

Manchester United are eyeing a potential move for Real Valladolid defender Mohammed Salisu ahead of the January transfer window, according to multiple reports. The 20-year-old has impressed for the La Liga side this term, featuring in all 14 league games since the campaign started. Moreover, the player’s contract expires in 2020 and contains a release clause of just £10m. According ...

Rafael Nadal rounded off his unbeaten record in the 2019 Davis Cup to seal Spain’s sixth title and a 2-0 win over Canada with a 6-4 7-6 victory over Denis Shapovalov in Madrid. The world number one, who won all eight of his rubbers he played this week, handed his country their first Davis Cup title since 2011 in style. ...

Ghana U23 head coach Ibrahim Tanko says tough the Black Meteors deserve a ticket to the 2020 Olympic Games, his side must fight for the slot in Friday’s third-place play-off match against South Africa. Ghana missed out of earning an automatic ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games after losing 4-2 on penalties (2-2 full time) to Ivory Coast in ...

Four Ghanaian players are in their race to be named in the 2019 Caf-FIFPro Africa Best XI. Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey headlines Ghana’s contingent in a 55-man shortlist which also includes Crystal Palace striker Jordan Ayew, Deportivo Alaves midfielder Mubarak Wakaso and Maritzburg United goalkeeper Richard Ofori. They face competition from the likes of reigning African Footballer of the ...

Kumasi Asante Kotoko midfielder Jordan Opoku has hit out at the club’s management, accusing them of ordering the coach not to use him in any game. The player who has fallen out of favor shockingly revealed some management members ordered coach Zachariassen not to use him because of what he termed as ‘hatred’ towards him. According to him, the management ...

Black Meteors skipper, Yaw Yeboah will lead Ghana against South Africa on Friday with the final automatic ticket to the 2020 Summer Olympics Games in Tokyo still up for grabs. The mercurial playmaker took a knock in the semi finals game with Cote D’Ivoire and was replaced by Frank Arhin in the 88th minute as Ghana lost the game on ...