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England forward Jesse Lingard has rejected a contract offer from Manchester United. It is understood Lingard has concerns about how often he is likely to play this season, especially since the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo. Lingard, who scored twice in Sunday’s World Cup win against Andorra, impressed during a loan spell at West Ham last season. The 28-year-old’s current United ...

Ghana National Gas Company Limited Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Ben KD Asante, has reiterated his outfit’s quest to support sports in the country. To him, lack of funds has been the bane of sports development in Ghana, hence the nation’s premiere mid-stream gas business company decision to support sports. He believes his company’s sponsorship for the pugilistic sport (Fist of ...

Uefa has lifted a ban on away fans attending European club matches from next week. Fans will be allowed to attend away games in the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League. However, attendance remains subject to national government coronavirus restrictions in host countries. The change will affect English and Scottish clubs who are preparing for away games in ...

South Africa struck late to beat Ghana 1-0 in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group G qualifier at the FNB stadium in Johannesburg on Monday. Striker BongoKuhle Hlongwane scored in the 83rd minute to beat the Black Stars – their first since August 2010. The win takes South Africa to the top of the table with 4 points from ...

Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi has given his full backing to last month’s decision by the Confederation of African Football (Caf) to issue stadium bans for various countries. The reigning African champions play Burkina Faso on Tuesday, but in the Moroccan city Marrakech and not the Stallions’ home stadium in Ouagadougou. This is after Caf, under new president Patrice Motsepe, ruled ...

Black Stars coach Charles Akonnor is disappointed with the performance of some ‘makeshift’ players who started against South Africa in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match on Monday. Akonnor was forced to make changes to the team that beat Ethiopia because a number of his key European players returned to their clubs, as South Africa is one of the ...

Ghana coach Charles Akonnor has named a midfield-packed starting line-up to face South Africa in a 2022 World Cup qualifier tonight, with Emmanuel Lomotey and Majeed Ashimeru starting in the match in Johannesburg, Ghanasoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. Hearts of Oak captain Fatawu Mohammed will also start in the game as well as Russia-based striker Joel Fameyeh who will be the ...

The Black Stars of Ghana will return to action on Monday 6th Sept to clash with South Africa at the FNB Stadium for their 2nd fixture of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers. Earlier on Friday, the Black Stars defeated Ethiopia by a lone goal scored by Mubarak Wakaso. Even though the Black Stars got the maximum 3 points, they were ...

Former France footballer Jean-Pierre Adams, who had been in a coma for 39 years, has died at the age of 73. Adams was admitted to hospital for knee surgery in March 1982 but never regained consciousness after an error with his supply of anaesthetic. Born in Senegal, the defender made more than 140 appearances for Nice and also played for ...

Cristiano Ronaldo said former manager Sir Alex Ferguson was the “main key” in his return to Manchester United. United announced they had agreed to a deal with Ronaldo on Friday despite the Portugal international having been close to finalising a move to Manchester City, according to ESPN sources. Sources told ESPN the 36-year-old was persuaded to choose United over City ...