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Blame Normalization Committee for Queens and Maidens failure – Kojo Yankah

Controversial football administrator, Kojo Yankah says the Ghana Football Association Normalization Committee must blame for Black Queens and Black Maidens failure. The Black Maiden who were hoping to book their place in the semi-finals of the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Uruguay lost Mexico on Sunday in a penalty shootout. However, Cameroon also halted the Black Queens aim ...

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Essien wants to take coaching lessons from Jose Mourinho

Chelsea legend Michael Essien says he will turn to Jose Mourinho for coaching advice as he considers a managerial career. The 36-year-old is yet to call time on his illustrious career despite staying without football for more than a year. The Ghana international has not played competitive football since he left Indonesian side Persib Bandung. And the former Real Madrid ...

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Gyan is a better goal scorer in World Cup history compared to Messi – Countryman Songo

Sports broadcaster, Patrick Osei Agyemang, better known as Countryman Songo, has called on Ghanaians to support Black Stars’ captain, Asamoah Gyan. According to a report by hotfmonlinegh.com, Songo argued that per World Cup statistics, Gyan is better than Argentine forward, Lionel Messi. He explained that though both have scored six goals at the World Cup, Gyan needed three tournaments to ...

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Evans Adotey disappointed at penalty shootout defeat to Mexico

Evans Adotey, Head Coach of Ghana’s Black Maidens has opened up about his disappointment at his team’s exit from the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Uruguay. Ghana suffered a gut-wrenching penalty shootout loss at the hands of Mexico in the quarter final stage on Sunday night, despite taking the lead twice in regulation time. Captain and star forward ...

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FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup: Ghana lose to Mexico on penalties

Ghana’s Black Maidens suffered a heartbreaking exit at the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup after a penalty shootout loss to Mexico despite taking the lead twice in regulation time. The Maidens, who enjoyed a stellar group stage performance, scoring 10 goals in three games, were looking to better their 3rd place record they set back in the 2012 edition ...

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FIFA’s home city, Zurich to get football stadium

The Swiss city of Zurich is finally set to get a purpose-built football stadium after voters gave the green light to the project in a local referendum on Sunday. The Zurich city government said that 54 percent of voters were in favour of building an 18,000-capacity stadium. It will be built on the site of the old Hardturm ground which ...

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N’Golo Kante signs new five-year deal with Chelsea

Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante has signed a new five-year contract at Stamford Bridge, the Premier League club announced on Friday. The France international, signed from Leicester in the summer of 2016, has been ever-present in the league for Maurizio Sarri’s side this season. Chelsea are third in the table, four points behind leaders Manchester City. “N’Golo Kante has today extended ...

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CAF Confed. Cup: Kotoko to play Eding Sports of Cameroon

Ghana’s sole representative in Africa, Asante Kotoko will face Cameroonian side Eding Sports in the preliminary round of the 2018/2019 CAF Confederation Cup. According to fecafoot, the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 champions have been given the nod to represent the country in CAF’s second-tier competition after a meeting between the Normalization Committee and the clubs. Eding Sports were supposed to play ...

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We’re focused against Cameroon-Juliet Acheampong

Ghana’s energetic midfielder Juliet Acheampong says her side is very focused for the game against Cameroon in the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations on Friday(today). But ahead of the game against Cameroon, who also could qualify if they beat the Cameroonians with Mali losing to Algeria, the midfielder revealed they won’t be bothered by the permutations of the game as ...

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