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A month after their tragic accident on the Nkawkaw road, Asante Kotoko defender Awal Mohammed is focused on not letting the past hinder their chance of success this season. Kotoko returned to the pitch 25 days after the incident in their hard fought 1-1 draw with rivals Hearts of Oak. The Porcupine Warriors fought from behind to draw with the ...

Liverpool’s Brazilian playmaker Philippe Coutinho has not traveled to Hoffenheim for their UEFA Champions League playoff first leg. Many believe the end game is near but these comments suggest otherwise. Coutinho, 25, emailed in a transfer request last Friday amid interest from Barcelona but Liverpool have turned down a second bid for their star man, said to be in the ...

Ghana midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has cancelled his contract with Spanish La Liga side UD Las Palmas. Las Palmas confirmed on Wednesday that the Club have parted ways with the Ghanaian international on mutual consents. Boateng signed a three-year contract extension with the Club after scoring 10 goals in the Spanish La Liga last season. He was involved in the team’s ...

Philippe Coutinho ready to go on STRIKE to force through Barcelona move – Spanish paper Coutinho was absent as Liverpool beat Hoffenheim 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League play-off in Germany last night. The Brazilian playmaker was ruled out with a back problem having handed in a transfer request via email on Friday. Liverpool continue to insist ...

The outstanding MTN FA Cup quarter final match between Asante Kotoko and NEA Salamina will be played on Wednesday August 16 at the Baba Yara Stadium. The match was postponed as a result of Asante Kotoko’s unfortunate accidents which rendered most of their players unfit to train or even play the game at the time. Hearts of Oak and Medeama ...

With a year to the start of 2018 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations tournament, Ghana, are in danger of losing the enviable rights of hosting the continent. Ghana face being stripped off after the Vice Chairperson for the country’s Women’s League Board admitted the West Africans are unprepared. There has been no clear path for Ghana after winning the bid ...

HOFFENHEIM boss Julian Nagelsmann wasn’t impressed with Jurgen Klopp’s comments following their Champions League play-off clash last night. crucial away goals. Klopp was pleased with his side’s performance and believed his game plan of letting them play in the spaces as Hoffenheim were not dangerous was effective. But Nagelsmann saw it differently with the German outfit enjoying 63 per cent ...

EVERTON are closing in on a deal for Gylfi Sigurdsson – and he will undergo a medical tomorrow. Everton and Swansea have agreed a £45m fee and the deal will be finalised this week. Everton have made the Swansea ace their top target having already done a number of big deals. But Ronald Koeman is keen to use the Romelu ...

In today’s edition of INSIDE FIFA TODAY, we are going to discuss the core development programme of FIFA especially on grass root football. Its obvious the remarkable contribution made by FIFA to world’s football over the years arguably with the power which goes beyond playing the game to promoting peace and security. Now, FIFA has instituted the FIFA FORWARD football ...

Neymar-mania, which has engulfed France, landed briefly in neighbouring Switzerland on Tuesday where the Brazilian star became Handicap International’s first-ever ambassador at a ceremony at the United Nations in Geneva. Paris Saint-Germain’s new prize acquisition told reporters the opportunity to work with the organisation that advocates for the rights of disabled people marked “a unique moment” in his life. The ...