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Ghanaian businessman Dr Kofi Amoah has made good on his promise by donating GHS 10,000 to MVP Academy, a football academy owned by 25-year-old Gideon Danquah. The story was initially reported by 3Sports journalist Bill Eshun and after watching it air on TV3, Dr Amoah promised to support Danquah’s academy in Obuasi. Dr Amoah, who previously headed Ghana’s football during ...

The President of Saudi Arabian football club Al-Nassr, Musalli Al-Muammar, who played a key role in securing the deal to bring Cristiano Ronaldo to the club, has resigned, according to reports in the Saudi Gazette. Al-Nassr’s season has been underwhelming and they are unlikely to win any silverware. Ronaldo moved to the Middle East in a high-profile transfer following the ...

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, says their top-of-the-table game against Manchester City will not decide the Premier League title. League leaders Arsenal are five points above Pep Guardiola’s side before Wednesday’s match at Etihad Stadium. However, City has two games in hand on the Gunners who have drawn three league matches in succession. “We knew we had to go to Etihad, ...

Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin hopes a salary cap can be introduced in European football, and says all clubs agree on the topic. Ceferin said he had spoken to the European Commission about the issue and talks had taken place about bringing in such a measure. “Surprisingly, everyone agrees,” he told US media outlet Men In Blazers “Big clubs, small clubs, ...

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, Kwabena Adjei Agyapong, is urging the Ghana Football Association to concentrate on developing the mainstream football game instead of introducing a five-a-side competition. The GFA on Tuesday, April 11, launched the maiden edition of the Futsal Premier League at its Secretariat. Sixteen clubs have been registered to compete in the first edition ...

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) recently held a meeting with the Professional Footballers Association of Ghana (PFAG) to discuss the involvement of former footballers in the running of the country’s football. This meeting comes weeks after former Black Stars captain, Stephen Appiah, claimed that ex-footballers had been sidelined in the running of Ghana’s football. During the meeting, Stephen Appiah was ...

Former Chelsea star Michael Essien has no interest in becoming the coach of the Black Stars in the future. This was revealed by Nigerian journalist Lolade Adewuyi, who recently met with Essien in Denmark where he now works for FC Nordsjaelland. Essien, a key player for the Black Stars from 2002 to 2014, has set his sights on coaching and ...

Mesut Ozil has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 34. In a Twitter post on Wednesday morning, the former Arsenal and Real Madrid star confirmed his decision, stating: “After thoughtful consideration, I’m announcing my immediate retirement from professional football”. Ozil began his career at Schalke and moved on to Werder Bremen, where he helped the team ...

The upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Ghana and Angola at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi has already seen 10,000 tickets sold, out of the stadium’s total capacity of 40,528. The match scheduled for Thursday afternoon promises to be an exciting encounter as both sides aim to remain unbeaten in the qualifiers and take a step closer to ...

Jacob Partey, the father of Black Stars midfielder Thomas Partey, is optimistic about his son’s club, Arsenal’s chances of winning the Premier League title this season. The Gunners, seeking their first league trophy since 2004, are currently eight points clear of defending champions Manchester City with just three losses in 28 games. LEARN AND TRADE FOREX WITH GOLIGFX WATCH THE ...