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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 ...

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 ...

Goalkeeper Patricia Mantey is likely to miss Ghana’s decisive game against Cameroon on Friday. Mantey remains a doubt for the game after aggravating an injury. The Immigration Ladies goalkeeper is believed to have picked a knock in Ghana’s 2-1 defeat to Mali hence might miss the crucial game against the Lionesses. Head Coach Bashiru Hayford confirms a late fitness test ...

Al Ahly have sacked French manager Patrice Carteron following the Reds’ elimination from the Arab Club Championship. The Cairo giants fell to a late 1-1 draw to Emirati side Al Wasl, which knocked them out of the Arab Club Championship as they drew 2-2 at home. French manager Carteron took over Al Ahly last June, replacing Hossam El-Badry, and guided ...

Several Red Devils stars are said to have rowed with manager Jose Mourinho this season, but they have been told to get on with their job Romelu Lukaku is tired of rift talk at Manchester United and has told any team-mates that become caught up in arguments with Jose Mourinho to “deal with it”. Speculation regarding internal rows at Old ...

The former striker feels that Croatia’s captain deserves to win the individual gong ahead of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo Former Real Madrid forward Predrag Mijatovic believes that midfielder Luka Modric is the most obvious candidate for this year’s Ballon d’Or. In the last decade, the award has been dominated by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, with the pair winning ...

The striker says he gave the defender some advice, with the Manchester United star scoring in his side’s 2-0 victory over Russia on Tuesday Zlatan Ibrahimovic has responded to defender Victor Lindelof after the Sweden defender jokingly called out the legendary striker. Lindelof opened the scoring in Sweden’s 2-0 win over Russia on Tuesday. The Manchester United star powered home ...

London (AFP) – Ivory Coast and Chelsea great Didier Drogba announced his retirement on Wednesday after a 20-year career. The 40-year-old scored 164 goals in 381 appearances for Chelsea, winning four Premier League titles, four FA Cups and the 2012 Champions League, while he is also Ivory Coast’s all-time record goalscorer with 65. Drogba most recently played for Phoenix Rising ...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola would like to turn his attention to international football at some point in his glittering career. Pep Guardiola would like to move on to international management at some point, believing a football career is too short not to embrace new challenges. The Manchester City manager has enjoyed incredible success at club level, winning 24 major ...

Didier Drogba’s eye was drawn towards the chocolate Nutella gnocchi as he glanced at the menu and sat down in a Chelsea hotel to explain why, aged 40, the time was right to announce his playing retirement. “I could have had two of these while I was playing,” said Drogba with a smile. “You can treat yourself when you are ...