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Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng says his departure from Schalke felt “like a punch in the face” with the clubs to clash in Wednesday’s German Cup semi-final. Boateng, 31, still carries bad memories after being released by Schalke in December 2015, six months after he was suspended over a “lack of mutual trust”, as the club put it. Boateng did ...

Accra Hearts of Oak will be without head coach Henry Wellington for their clash against Karela FC due to a medical condition, the club has reported. In a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the club, Kwame Opare Addo, Henry Willngton will not be present for the game and his void will be filled by assistant coach Nii ...

Pep Guardiola is the son of a bricklayer who has been described as the Che Guevara of football – but who exactly is the Manchester City manager? As he comes towards the end of his second season in England the 47-year-old remains something of an enigma in the country in which he now lives. I have been following his life ...

GHANAsoccernet.com can confirm that Niger-Based Ghanaian midfielder Salifu Okocha is reported to have passed after diving into a pool after a league game. Salifu Yassana Okocha who plays for Nigerien side SA Fan is believed to have crashed his head on the concrete floor of the swimming pool after diving in it. Reports are that Salifu Okocha died instantly after ...

Arturo Vidal is a major doubt for Bayern Munich’s Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid after coach Jupp Heynckes revealed on Monday that he needs minor knee surgery. The Chile international limped out of training on Sunday and Bayern are waiting to hear how long he will be sidelined for. “Arturo went down without any contact and injured himself,” said ...

The South Africa Football Association (Safa) has pledged its ‘unqualified’ support for Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup. Morocco is up against a joint bid from Canada/Mexico/United States and is aiming to become the second African country to host the World Cup after South Africa in 2010. “It is an old myth that Africa doesn’t have the capacity ...

The Dynamic Youth Movement of Ghana has described president Akufo-Addo’s decision to suspend deputy Sports Minister and the National Sports Authority boss Pius Enam Hadzide and Mr. Robert Sarfo Mensah respectively as “prejudicial.” The two have been asked to step aside pending investigations into how over 50 Ghanaians were arrested and deported from Australia during the just ended Commonwealth Games. ...

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) President Louise Martin thanked the organizers, volunteers, various levels of government, athletes and sponsors for their input to the Games before handing the flag over to the next hosts,Birmingham. English city Birmingham were awarded the next Games in 2022 after original hosts Durban were stripped of the multi-sport event for failing to meet CGF deadlines. “Congratulations ...

Rwanda’s weightlifting coach at the Commonwealth Games has been missing since Tuesday after excusing himself to use the toilet, Rwandan chef de mission Nzabaterura Eugene has told The Australian. According to BBC, “He [Jean Paul Nsengiyumva] was at Carrara Stadium with an athlete for the competition there and before the end of the competition the coach went to the toilet ...

Paris Saint-Germain’s season ended a month ago, but this Sunday they find themselves celebrating reclaiming the French title, their second trophy in a fortnight. While Neymar is still absent recovering from an operation on a fractured foot, Unai Emery’s side took back the Ligue 1 crown in the best possible fashion, demolishing last year’s champions Monaco. A near flawless run ...