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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 ...

The appointment of young coaches has become something of a trend in the football world thanks to the success of the likes of Zinedine Zidane, Antonio Conte and Pep Guardiola in Europe. Africa is no exception; Aliou Cisse has impressed at the helm of Senegal, while Jamal Belmadi led Algeria to CAF Africa Cup of Nations glory. Also thriving in their jobs ...

Legendary Ghanaian commentator, Kwabena Yeboah, has hit out at Ghanaian and African politicians who only think of their personal gains instead of working to improve the lives of the masses. In an interview on Starr Chat on Wednesday, Kwabena Yeboah bemoaned the toxic nature of African politics and slammed politicians who come to power only to amass wealth for themselves ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo Monday cut sod for construction work to begin on sporting facilities that will host 2023 African Games to be staged in Ghana. Akufo-Addo performed the sod-cutting ceremony at Borteyman, Accra, where a 50,000 capacity Olympic standard stadium will be built for the 13th edition of the continent’s flagship games. The stadium will host facilities for about 25 sporting disciplines ...

They are the two major political parties in the country and their social media teams have engaged in vicious battles over the years. Some of their battles on social media have engaged the nation’s attention while some have been met with disdain. But it is not all about politics, or competition of ideas and ideological differences as the social media ...

The Black Stars arrived in Cape Coast Tuesday afternoon for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifier against Ethiopia. The team held light training in Accra on Monday but will move their preparation into full gear on Tuesday afternoon as the technical team put the players in shape for the test. In all, 32 players made the trip to Cape ...

Black Stars coach Charles Akonnor has handed late call ups to Ghana Premier League duo Fatawu Mohammed and Samuel Abbey-Ashie Quaye. Hearts of Oak captain Mohammed and Abbey-Ashie Quaye who plays for Great Olympics have both been invited to join the Black Stars camp to prepare for upcoming World Cup qualifiers, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced on Tuesday. GFA also announced that Brentford ...

Ethiopia head coach Wubetu Abate has named his final squad for their 2022 World Cup qualifications doubleheader against Ghana and Zimbabwe. The Walia Ibex will take on the Black Stars on Friday 3 September 2021 at the Cape Coast stadium before hosting Zimbabwe later on Monday 6 September 2021. Abate pruned his squad from 28 to 23 for the trip ...

Edinson Cavani will remain with Manchester United over the international break after his call-up to the Uruguay squad was cancelled. Premier League clubs had unanimously decided not to release players for World Cup qualifying and friendly matches in red-list countries. Cavani was set to miss United games as Fifa extended the international windows by two days in South America. He ...