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Jose Mourinho will earn almost double the wage of Mauricio Pochettino as Tottenham Hotspur manager, according to reports. The former Manchester United and Chelsea boss was appointed as Spurs boss on Wednesday, just hours after the sacking of Pochettino was confirmed. According to the Mail Online, the Portuguese has put pen to paper on a contract until the end of ...

The Executive Council of the GFA has named a five-member Finance Committee of the GFA with the Association’s Vice President, Mark Addo as Chairman of the Committee. The Executive Committee named the Columbia University graduate (MBA (Finance and International Business) as  Chairman  and other members onto the Committee during its meeting at Cape Coast last week. Executive Council member, George ...

The Executive Council of the GFA, exercising its powers under Article 52 of the GFA Statutes, has appointed a seven-member Club Licensing Committee of the GFA. The Committee will be chaired by economist and former sports journalist, Dr. Kwame Baah-Nuakoh, who is also the General Manager, Sustainability at Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC). Other members of the Club Licensing Committee ...

The 25-year-old man who was apprehended by the police for invading the pitch during Ghana’s AFCON qualifier against South Africa Awal Sulemana has asked Ghanaians to forgive him for his actions. According to him, he did not have  any ulterior motive for his actions but . He said he only wanted an opportunity to take a picture with Athletico Madrid ...

Jose Mourinho has been named as the new Tottenham manager, succeeding Mauricio Pochettino who was sacked on Tuesday. Former Chelsea and Manchester United boss Mourinho has signed a contract until the end of the 2022-23 season. “The quality in both the squad and the academy excites me,” said the 56-year-old Portuguese. “Working with these players is what has attracted me.” ...

The Portugal forward caused a stir before the international break, but insists reports of a rift with his club manager are wide of the mark Cristiano Ronaldo has played down his angry reaction to being substituted twice for Juventus in recent weeks, revealing that he has not been 100 per cent fit. The former Real Madrid forward was first taken off for Paulo Dybala ...

Steve Walsh, who helped Leicester to title glory before linking up with the Toffees, has questioned some of the transfer calls made at Old Trafford Jose Mourinho and Manchester United were warned against a £75 million ($97m) deal for “big baby” Romelu Lukaku by Everton’s former director of football Steve Walsh, but paid no attention. Back in the summer of 2017, the Red Devils ...

Black Stars Coach, Kwesi Appiah, believes he deserves more chances to prove his worth with the Senior National team. Appiah came under intense criticism after Ghana’s abysmal performance at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt where Ghana exited at the Knock-out stage. Though his contract will expire in December, there has been a huge public outcry for him ...

Black Stars captain Andre Ayew is grateful for the massive support offered the team by Cape Coast fans following their 2-0 win over South Africa on Thursday night. The #BringBackTheLove campaign was fully embraced in the Central Regional capital with the stadium filled to the rafters as the Black Stars got their qualification campaign for the 2021 Africa cup of Nations (AFCON) off to ...

Manchester United owners the Glazers stopped Jose Mourinho from selling Anthony Martial. Now, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is benefitting. If Jose Mourinho had got his way in the summer of 2018, Manchester United would have sold Anthony Martial and landed Ivan Perisic as his replacement. After two years of inconsistency, Mourinho was willing to let the France international go. He didn’t ...