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BoG increases minimum capital for Mobile Money firms by 300%

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has increased the minimum capital for Mobile Money companies from GH¢5 million to GH¢20 million. This means an increase of about 300%. According to a statement from the BoG, “The emergence of new payment streams, institutions such as financial technology companies and the general acceptance of electronic money have necessitated the enactment of the Payment ...

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Messi reacts to Neymar’s failed transfer to Barcelona

After Neymar was linked with a move back to Barcelona in the summer transfer window, Lionel Messi has admitted he would have loved to have the Brazilian back. Neymar had expressed his desire to leave Paris Saint-Germain after growing increasingly frustrated with the club. Barcelona tabled a bid in late August but the offer was rebuffed by PSG who were ...

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Broke CAF can’t pay AFCON winners

The Confederation of African Football’s bid to pay the Africa Cup of Nations winners is seriously threatened by a paucity of funds, Sports Extra has reliably gathered. AFCON winners Algeria, finalists Senegal and third-place winners Nigeria are yet to be paid their prize monies due to CAF’s current financial deficit. The sum of $14.2m is expected to be shared between ...

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Mane: I struggle to describe how happy I am at Liverpool

The Senegalese forward has sparked transfer talk and reports of rifts in the Reds camp, but he maintains that he is settled and ambitious at Anfield Sadio Mane has reiterated his full commitment to the Liverpool cause, saying “I really struggle to describe how happy I am to be here”. Transfer talk has been sparked around the Senegalese forward in ...

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‘Pogba has spoken with Messi’ – Man Utd star’s brother reveals contact amid Barcelona transfer talk

Mathias Pogba has revealed that a World Cup winner at Old Trafford has held discussions with the likes of Antoine Griezmann and Zlatan Ibrahimovic Barcelona are among those said to have expressed interest in Paul Pogba and the Manchester United midfielder’s brother, Mathias, claims the World Cup winner has spoken with Lionel Messi. Another window of speculation surrounding a France ...

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Rashford in danger of becoming modern-day Walcott, says Collymore

The former England international wants the Manchester United striker to decide whether he wants to be a central striker or wide forward Marcus Rashford has been warned that he faces becoming “the modern-day Theo Walcott”, with Stan Collymore urging the Manchester United and England star to make a definitive decision on his best position. As things stand, the 21-year-old continues ...

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Ronaldo’s €31m per year Juventus wages still three times more than any other Serie A player

The Portuguese is once again the top earner in Italy’s top flight, with Matthijs de Ligt and Romelu Lukaku making up the top three Cristiano Ronaldo earns almost three times more than any other player in Serie A, comfortably retaining his position as Italian football’s highest earner. According to figures published by Gazzetta dello Sport, the Juventus star takes home ...

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