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University of Ghana wins UPAC Basketball back to back

University of Ghana (UG) has retained the Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges (UPAC) Basketball Championship by beating Marshalls University College 41-23 in the final game of the 2017 edition. UG won last year’s edition beating record winners Accra Technical University in a crunch game. Marshalls University College made it to the final game with a series of heart stopping plays but ...

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Kotoko rules out return for Michael Osei

Asante Kotoko legal head, Yaw Boafo, has ruled out an immediate return for Michael Osei to coach the team following the sack of Zdravko Logarusic. The former player has been linked to the role three months after losing the role to the Croatian and after a string of poor results, his successor has been shown the exit despite winning 5 ...

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Neymar skips Real Madrid clash

Barcelona star Neymar has been handed a three-match ban after that he was shown the red card during Barcelona’s 2-0 defeat to Malaga on Sunday night. The Brazilian ace ironically clapped the referee’s assistant on his way out of the pitch on Sunday night and the Spanish FA has decided to hand him a one-match ban for the red card, ...

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FIFA poised to sign major deal with Qatar Airways

FIFA could seal a major partnership deal with Qatar Airways within weeks, a source has said, the same day football’s corruption-tainted world body announced a $369 million loss. “We hope to confirm it in the next few months, perhaps before the congress in Bahrain (May 10-11),” the source close to FIFA said on Friday in Zurich. The contract between FIFA ...

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CAS confirms FIFA’s third-party ban

Sport’s international tribunal on Monday backed FIFA’s ban on third-party player ownership but softened a suspension against Belgians Seraing, who have been at the heart of a legal battle over the issue. FIFA banned third party ownership — where an individual investor or company owns a player’s economic rights — in 2015, calling the practice a threat to the game. ...

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Video: Bola Ray chats with Adebayor in ‘Revealed’

Renowned African Footballer, Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor has revealed he has no fears in life including death. Featuring on the maiden edition of personality –based television show ‘Revealed’ which presents up-close perspectives of top personalities across various social spectrums, the Togolese Footballer who was asked by Award-winning broadcaster and host of the show, Bola Ray what his greatest fear in life ...

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Kotoko names Godwin Ablordey as interim coach

Ghanaian giants Asante Kotoko have named their former player Godwin Ablordey as the interim coach of the Kumasi-based club following the sacking of Zdravko Logarusic. The Croat was fired on by the club’s management on Sunday night two hours after their goalless draw with Ebuasua Dwarfs in a league match. The contract of Logarusic was terminated after an emergency Management ...

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