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FIFA President Gianni Infantino has sent a letter to Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kurt ES Okraku, congratulating Accra Hearts of Oak for emerging as Champions of the 2020-21 Ghana Premier League. In his letter, the FIFA President hailed Hearts of Oak’s victory, putting it down to the hard work, passion, and commitment exhibited by every member of the team ...

England’s hopes of ending a 55-year wait for a major trophy were crushed in heartbreaking fashion as they lost 3-2 on penalties to Italy in the final of Euro 2020 at Wembley. Despite two saves by Jordan Pickford, missed penalties from Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka proved decisive. In their first men’s final since 1966 and playing in ...

The GFA Prosecutor has charged the five persons in relation to misconducts after the Ghana Premier League match between Dreams FC and Berekum Chelsea at the Theatre of Dreams in Dawu. Head Coach of Dreams FC Vladislav Viric has been charged on three counts of misconduct with Berekum Chelsea Head Coach Abdul Hanan-Abu also charged on one count of misconduct. ...

France international Adrien Rabiot’s mother had words with Kylian Mbappe’s father in the stands of the National Arena in Bucharest on Monday during Les Bleus’ shootout loss to Switzerland, sources told ESPN. Veronique Rabiot, who is her son Adrien’s agent, told Wilfried Mbappe to speak with his son because he was too arrogant and was not playing for the team, ...

The Borussia Dortmund winger will be Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first transfer of the summer and the deal is expected to go through after a medical. Manchester United have reached an agreement with Borussia Dortmund for the transfer of Jadon Sancho. It is understood a fee of just under £73 million ($101m) has been agreed between the two parties with the ...

The plan of the Government of Ghana to build a 50,000 capacity stadium at Borteyman in the Greater Accra Region, at a $200-million cost, to host the 2023 African Games, has been suspended. The 13th edition of the continental showpiece was expected was to take place in three cities- Accra, Kumasi, and Cape Coast; and Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa ...

The government has decided to complete the University of Ghana Stadium in Accra to complement facilities that will be built at Borteyman for the 2023 African Games. Minister of Youth and Sports Mustapha Ussif, announced to Parliament that due to delays in starting the construction of a proposed 50,000 Olympic size Stadium in Borteyman for the Games as a result ...

Nana Yaw Amponsah is set to step down as the CEO of Ghanaian football giant Kumasi Asante Kotoko with immediate effect after he was slapped with a five-year ban by the Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA). The decision by the Disciplinary Committee means that the former football agent will not be able to hold his position as ...

Asante Kotoko SC have reported Algerian club USM Alger to FIFA over unpaid transfer fee of striker Kwame Opoku. Opoku joined the Algiers based side in April 2021 from the Ghanaian club in a deal reported to be around US$300,000 in a four-and-a-half year contract. The Algerian side are yet to pay the amount to Kotoko since completing the signing ...

Patrick Vieira is in advanced talks to become Crystal Palace’s new manager, with a deal said to be ’75 per cent done’ for the Arsenal legend to replace Roy Hodgson. Palace’s move for a new boss this summer has been protracted, after they walked away from a pursuit of Nuno Espirito Santo and were rejected by Lucien Favre earlier this ...