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NEYMAR needed to move to leave Barcelona and join Paris Saint-Germain as it gives him the platform to show what he is capable of. That is the view of Brazil legend Pele, who also reckons his transfer could be dangerous due to the level of responsibility he has been given. Neymar, 25, shocked the football world when he left Barcelona ...

A depleted Black Stars squad will fly out tonight to honour the second leg of the 2018 World Cup Qualifier against Congo at the Kintélé Stadium come Tuesday. The team will be without Captain Asamoah Gyan, Dede Ayew, Jordan Ayew and Harrison Afful for the encounter. Gyan and Dede had pulled out in Sunday’s training at the Accra Sports Stadium ...

Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has ordered for the postponement of the elections for the Rwandan Football Association (FERWAFA). This follows concerns raised by 14 FERWAFA General Assembly members. The incumbent Vincent Nzamwit is being challenged by Albert Mwanafunzi in the election that had been initially scheduled for on September 10. In a letter written in French, signed by ...

Former Premier League sides, Okwawu United and Eleven Wise have all been relegated to division two after the final day of competition in the Divison One League Zone II and Zone III. Last year’s Ghana FA Cup finalists Okwawu United finished third from the bottom in Zone III table with 37 points from 30 matches. Zeins FC were at the ...

Sierra Leone will be the first to arrive in Ghana for the 2017 Fox WAFU Cup of Nations which starts on Saturday. The Leone Stars are expected to arrive at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra on Monday night. They will spend the night in Accra before travelling on Tuesday morning to Takoradi where they will be housed during the ...

Businessman Aka Udofia has offered the Super Eagles the sum of $20,000 for every goal scored in Monday’s 2018 World Cup qualifer against Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions in Yaounde. The businessman from Akwa Ibom State made the promise as he briefly greeted players and officials inside the chartered ARIK Bombadier CRJ 1000 aircraft just before the team took off at the ...

JOSE MOURINHO swapped his usual spot in the dugout for a place between the sticks this afternoon. Les Ferdinand and Alan Shearer are both in charge of teams that include a mixture of ex-pros and celebrities. Jose Mourinho is one of the biggest names on the team sheet and prior to the match he was seen showing off his reflexes ...

LIVERPOOL did NOT demand £185million for Philippe Coutinho on deadline day. Barcelona today claimed Liverpool had made the huge demand in the hope the Nou Camp giants would bite and sign Coutinho at the end of the transfer window. “After weeks of offers and talks, Liverpool put a price on the player that we wanted [Coutinho],” Barca director Albert Soler ...

ARSENE WENGER has been hammered by Manchester United fans on Twitter after Arsenal bid £92million for Thomas Lemar on deadline day. Arsenal were looking to sign the Monaco winger on deadline day as they prepared for life without Alexis Sanchez, who seemed certain to join Manchester City. Wenger has admitted Arsenal bid £92m for Lemar, but the 21-year-old rejected a ...

Disappointed Ghana fans booed West Ham United player Andre Ayew during Ghana’s unimpressive stalemate with Congo in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Kumasi on Friday afternoon. Fans at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium were obviously underwhelmed by the performance of the 26-year-old and booed him when he was being replaced by Miami FC’s Kwadwo Poku in the 68th minute. ...