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Amputee footballer Marcin Oleksy saw off competition from Tottenham Hotspur’s Richarlison and Marseille’s Dimitri Payet to win the FIFA Puskas Award for best goal on Monday. Oleksy, 36, scored a stunning overhead kick for Warta Poznan in November against Stal Rzeszow, planting one of his crutches into the ground while turning mid-air to fire into the net. His goal trumped ...

The Local Organising Committee of the 2023 African Games have announced that the games will be held between March 8-23, 2024. This follows the stakeholders’ decision to reschedule from August 4 to 19, 2023. The announcement was made at a press conference on Tuesday night, following the conclusion of a two-day inspection by the Africa Union Sports Council. LEARN AND ...

Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) President Ben Nunoo-Mensah believes former Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell’s visit to Ghana is to inspire young Ghanaian athletes. He said this when Powell was met at the Kotoka International Airport by a strong powered delegation from the GOC with African Paralympic Committee President Samson Deen also present. LEARN AND TRADE FOREX WITH GOLIGFX WATCH THE VIDEO ...

The Ada Traditional Council has requested that the government erects a monument in honour of late Ghanaian footballer, Christain Atsu. According to the family, Christian Atsu’s contribution to the growth of football and humanity cannot be forgotten. Speaking with President Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House, the Mankralo of the Ada Traditional Area, Nene Agudey III, described Christian Atsu as a ...

A footballer whose quick thinking potentially saved the life of a seriously injured opponent has been honoured with an award by FIFA. Georgian defender Luka Lochoshvili sprinted over to Georg Teigl as he dropped unconscious during an Austrian Bundesliga match between Austria Wien and Wolfsberger AC in February last year. Austria Wien right-back, Teigl, 32, had suffered a head injury after colliding ...

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy “El Tren” Ramirez is ready for his first world title opportunity. The Cuban southpaw will face former world champion Isaac Dogboe for the vacant WBO featherweight world title on Saturday, April 1, at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa. Ramirez-Dogboe headlines a stacked card streaming live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+. Ramirez (11-1, 7 KOs) has won ...

Zamalek president Mortada Mansour has been jailed for one month for verbally insulting the president of bitter Egyptian rivals Al Ahly. Mansour, who is also a politician and former member of parliament, had previously used parliamentary immunity to protect him from such lawsuits. But after losing an election in late 2020, Al Ahly chairman Mahmoud El Khatib, a legendary former ...

A delegation from the Ghana Prisons Service on Friday, 24th February, 2023 paid a visit to the family house of the late Ghanaian international footballer Christian Atsu Twasam to commiserate with the family. The delegation was led by the Director of Prisons in charge of Welfare, Mrs. Joana Fofo Tackie – Otoo who represented the Director General of Prisons and ...

Argentina and Paris St-Germain forward Lionel Messi has been named men’s player of the year at the 2022 Best Fifa Awards. The 35-year-old beat French forwards Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema to the prize. Messi captained Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar, and scored 27 goals in 49 games for club and country in 2021-22. Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas was ...

Director of Becky’s Orphanage Home Seth Asiedu expressed his sorrow over the passing of Christian Atsu, whom he referred to as the “pillar of support” for the orphanage. Atsu, a former player for the Black Stars, had been involved with the orphanage since 2016, providing assistance to uplift the spirits of the orphans. Atsu’s efforts included the construction of a ...