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Mohamed Salah scored a wonderstrike as Liverpool returned to the top of the Premier League with a crucial victory against Chelsea on Sunday. After a closely fought first-half, Sadio Mane headed the hosts in front shortly after half-time following a superb chipped cross from Jordan Henderson. Just two minutes later, Salah picked up the ball from 25-yards and unleashed a ...

Accra Hearts of Oak made it two wins on the bounce with an impressive 1-0 win over Liberty Professionals in Week 5 of the Normalization Committee Special Competition at the Carl Reindorf Park. In what was expected to be a cagey affair, Hearts dominated early possession and went close twice through captain Fatawu Mohammed. First, his powerful close range header ...

Hasaacas Ladies rallied from two goals down to beat Ampem Darkoa Ladies 3-2 to win the Women’s Special Competition at the El Wak Sports Stadium on Sunday. The Sekondi-based side scored first in the 10th minute but referee Joyce Appiah disallowed the goal for offside. Ampem Darkoa’s sent a long ball in that went past goalkeeper Faustina Nyamekye Owusu to ...

The team bus of Ghana Division One League side, Asokwa Deportivo, has been attacked by armed robbers around Jocobu, while the team was en route to Prestea to honour an NC Special Competition game. The robbery took place in the early hours of Sunday, April 14, 2019, the day of the game. The robbers took away money, mobile phones, two ...

Raheem Sterling scored twice against Crystal Palace to inspire Manchester City to a ninth straight Premier League win and send Pep Guardiola’s side to the top of the table – if only for a few hours. With title rivals Liverpool hosting Chelsea in the late kick-off (16:30 BST), City moved one point clear at the summit after a dominant performance ...

The Black Stars of Ghana are probable to get tough opponents in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations draw. Ghana have been seeded in Pot 2 alongside Ivory Coast, DR Congo, Mali, Guinea and Algeria. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has opted to use the current FIFA Ranking of national teams to seed countries for today’s draw. Hosts Egypt, ...

Ghana international defender Edem Atorvor has signed for Israeli club Maccabi Kishronot Hadera FC. The left-back has signed one-year contract with an option for extension. She was transferred from National Women’s League side Lady Strikers. The 25-year-old has a wealth of experience in international football having represented Ghana at the FIFA U17 and U20 Women’s World Cups. Source: Wires Share ...

Manchester United’s powers of recovery carried them to a first Champions League quarter-final in five years but even Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits beating Barcelona in the Camp Nou is maybe one mountain too many to climb. Unlike their experience in losing the first leg of their last-16 tie on home soil 2-0 to Paris Saint-Germain, United were not outclassed by ...

Head coach of Asante Kotoko, Charles Kwablan Akonnor says he indebted to Sekondi Eleven Wise for giving him the platform at the start of his coaching career. Akonnor was handed the coaching duties of Sekondi Eleven Wise on February 19, 2009, where he worked with former national teammate Nii Odartey Lamptey as the assistant coach. Speaking to Sekondi based Radio ...

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has included Kevin-Prince Boateng in the 22 players for Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Boateng has made just one league appearance since his January loan move from Barcelona. The 32-year-old has struggled to fit into the squad. Barcelona squad to face Manchester United: Goalkeepers: Ter Stegen, Cillessen and Iñaki Peña ...