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Another trophy in sight for Senegal goalie Edouard Mendy as Chelsea heads to club world cup final

African champion Edouard Mendy was back with his Chelsea teammates at the Emirates for the Club World Cup on Wednesday. The Senegalese goalkeeper remained on the bench for last night’s semi-final win over Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia and now has one more trophy in sight. Edouard Mendy, the only player absent at the grand presidential reception ceremony of the ...

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Senegal President Rewards Players & Coaches With Lands, $87,000 And Titles After Winning AFCON 2021

Senegal President, Macky Sall has rewarded the players and coaches of the Senegal for emerging as champions of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Aliou Cisse’s men defeated Egypt on penalties on Sunday, February 6, to lift the African showpiece title for the first time ever, with Sadio Mane scoring the winning penalty in the dramatic shoot-out. During a reception ...

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‘Give New Stars Coach Ample Time’

Uncle T United FC president, Isaac Tetteh, also known as TT Brothers has proposed a long tenure for the next Black Stars coach. He said the rampant hiring and firing of coaches have proven not to be the best way to go. He cited the recent Senegal AFCON glory, orchestrated by Aliou Cise as a good case study as Ghana ...

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Alhaji Grusah, Osei Kuffuor appointed members of Black Stars Mgt C’ttee

The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association has appointed the bank roller of King Faisal Football Club, Alhaji Karim Grusah and former Black Stars defender Samuel Osei Kuffuor as members of the Black Stars Management Committee. Other Members of the Committee include Kwasi Agyemang – Vice Chairman, Kwame Ofosu Bamfo, former Ghana Captain Stephen Appiah and Colonel Kwadwo Damoah ...

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Dr Kwame Kyei’s CAF invitation and experience

The success of AFCON 2021 can never in anyways be swept under the carpet, though its organization came under barrage of criticism from some European big team managers and section of the western press. With the exception of the unfortunate crowd stampede that occurred at the Olembe Stadium, the fear of terrorist attacks that were trumpeted by the nay saying ...

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Kurt Faces 4-Year Prison Term… For Hitting Cat

Disgraced West Ham footballer, Kurt Zouma, could face up to four years in prison in his native France for kicking and slapping his cat. A legal complaint has been filed against the 27-year-old in Paris, where there is widespread shock at a video showing the player attacking his pet at his £2million Essex home. It led to lawyers working for ...

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Hughton Is New Stars Coach…Otto Addo, Tanko As Assistants

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) will this week name former Premier League trainer Chris Hughton as head coach of Black Stars. He will be assisted by former Black Stars duo, Otto Addo and Ibrahim Tanko. The announcement follows a meeting on Friday between the GFA and Sports Ministry in which both parties agreed to name Hughton as Milovan Rajevac’s successor. ...

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Senegal declares public holiday after AFCON win

Senegal’s President Macky Sall has declared Monday a public holiday to celebrate the national football team’s win at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). The President, who was outside the country, cancelled the last leg of his trip to welcome back the football stars to Senegal on Monday. President Sall will award the team on Tuesday at the presidential palace, ...

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