SPORTS

Harry Kane has joined the chorus of Tottenham fans issuing an emotional farewell to departed manager Mauricio Pochettino. The immensely popular manager was sacked on Tuesday night and replaced almost immediately with former Chelsea and Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho. Pochettino transformed the club during his five and a half years at the helm, culminating in last season’s dramatic run ...

Egypt’s U23 national team have beaten South Africa in the U23 AFCON semi-finals to secure a spot in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The Pharaohs secured their spot in the last four after finishing top of their group with nine points in three games. Meanwhile, South Africa were second in Group B as they drew two games and won 1-0 ...

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 ...