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Liberty Professional has officially named Michael Osei as their new head coach following a difficult start to the season. The Dansoman lads have been able to meet the demands of the former New Edubiase assistant coach following weeks of negotiations. Sources within the club revealed the news that the Dansoman-based club were in serious talks with the former Asante Kotoko ...

The Fifa Council has ratified the decision to give Africa nine automatic places when the World Cup expands to 48 teams in 2026. The move was confirmed on Tuesday in Bahrain – the continent currently has five spots at the tournament. A tenth African country will take part in a six-nation play-off tournament to decide the last two spots. The ...

Juventus secured their place in the final of the Champions League on Tuesday after beating Monaco 2-1 in their semi-final second leg to win the tie 4-1 on aggregate. After their 2-0 win in last week’s first leg, goals from Mario Mandzukic and Dani Alves put the Italians out of sight before the interval. Teen sensation Kylian Mbappe pulled one ...

It rained again ! May 9th 2017 mid-morning began with mild drizzling which reminded me of that sad day in the history of African football. ” May 9 disaster ” took the media months of series of discussions surrounding that horrific day . It rained and still cloudy out here in Accra .The myth surrounding this day is quite hopeful ...

Popular Ghanaian actor/comedian Sergent Dee has passionately appealed to President Nana Akufo-Addo to start his free education policy with Dj Switch. Dj Switch is the winner of the eighth edition of TV3’s Talented Kidz program.Known in real life as Erica Tandoh,DJ Switch had since the commencement of the program won the hearts of many including professional Ghanaian DJs with captivating ...

Former Ghana Football Association Chairman, Alhaji MND Jawula believes Ghana will benefit from the appointment of Kwesi Nyantakyi as CAF’s first vice president. At the first meeting of the Ahmad Administration in Bahrain on Monday, the CAF Executive Committee confirmed Mr Nyantakyi as the second most powerful person in African football. Congo FA President, Constant Omari was named as 2nd ...

talian football authorities may face disciplinary action over the treatment of Pescara midfielder Sulley Muntari. Muntari, 32, was sent off after leaving the field claiming he was racially abused during a Serie A game. He was initially banned for one game but had this overturned by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). “We have a committee in charge of monitoring this ...

Asante Kotoko have announced signing a three-year contract extension with telecommunication giants MTN. The club’s head of Legal Affairs Yaw Boafo confirmed to the club’s official website, www.asantekotokosc.com on Tuesday. ”Yes, we’ve signed it and it’s for three years,” lawyer Boafo said. But details of new deal are yet to be revealed but the club ”understands that, the new sponsorship ...

President of the Nigeria Football Federation Amaju Pinnick has been appointed the President of the Organizing Committee for the Africa Cup of Nations, a position previously occupied by ex-Confederation of African Football president, Issa Hayatou. The appointment was announced on Monday at the inaugural meeting of the new CAF Executive Committee in Manama, Bahrain, where the 67th FIFA Congress begins ...

Former Chief Executive Officer of Kumasi Asante Asante Kotoko, Herbert Mensah, is calling on Ghanaians to bring a positive message of responsibility to sports administrators, fans and the county’s youth. In a commemorative message to mark the May 9, 2001 football disaster, he says the often failure of Ghanaians to honour their heroes leaves only a few people to care ...