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Ghana has dropped one place to the 53rd position in the latest FIFA rankings for the month of September. This comes on the heels of the country’s poor showing in the opening two World Cup qualifiers, beating Ethiopia and losing to South Africa in their first 2 games. The Black Stars are currently seventh in Africa, maintaining their position from ...

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said his side deserved victory over AC Milan at Anfield. The Reds trailed 2-1 before beating their Italian opponents 3-2 in an entertaining game. “It is deserved but we had 10 minutes where Milan nearly changed the whole tie,” added Klopp. “We are experienced in the competition, or should be. Now we won I can say ...

It has come up that over 50 foreign coaches have put in their applications for the vacant Black Stars coaching job. The hot seat has become vacant after the Ghana Football Association (GFA) and its Executive Council relieved CK Akonnor of his post on Monday evening following uninspiring supervision of Black Stars’ FIFA 2022 World Cup campaign. Consequently, the FA ...

Chief Marketing Manager of Twellium Industrial Company Limited, Ali Ajami, has said he and his outfit believe in alms giving, a key feature on the company’s calendar, hence their support for Team Ghana for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. He said the gesture goes beyond the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility policy, and has as a result promised the team (all ...

Brazilian legend Pele says he feels ready for “90 minutes plus extra time” after leaving intensive care. The 80-year-old had surgery to remove a tumour from his colon at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo. The three-time World Cup winner has been having treatment at the hospital since 31 August after the tumour was detected in routine tests. “I ...

National Democratic Congress (NDC) stalwart Professor Joshua Alabi has declared interest in handling the senior national men’s soccer team, the Black Stars. The role became vacant on Monday after the Ghana Football Association (GFA) parted company with Charles Kwabla Akonnor. A three-member committee was immediately announced to search for an interim gaffer within 72 hours. With barely 24 hours to complete the search, the ...

The Zimbabwe Football Association has named Norman Mapeza as interim coach to replace Croat Zdravko Logarusic who was sacked last week due to poor results in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Mapeza, regarded as one of the best local coaches will lead Zimbabwe for the rest of the qualifying cycle. Apparently, former Warriors great, Bruce Grobbelaar had also expressed ...

Board member of Accra Hearts of Oak Vincent Odotei Sowah has advised the Ghana Football Association to appoint a foreign coach after the exit of CK Akonnor. The GFA has set up a three member committee to find a replacement for coach CK Akonnor by Thursday after the terminating of his deal with the Association. Several names have come up ...

Board member of Accra Hearts of Oak Vincent Odotei Sowah has advised the Ghana Football Association to appoint a foreign coach after the exit of CK Akonnor. The GFA has set up a three member committee to find a replacement for coach CK Akonnor by Thursday after the terminating of his deal with the Association. Several names have come up ...

Sports journalist and analyst, Saddick Adams has been speaking on who the likely candidates are to succeed C.K Akonnor as head coach of the Black Stars. According to him, the sacking of CK Akonnor had been on the table for a while now and that the 72 hour period given to find a new coach is testament of the fact that ...