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Kumasi Asante Kotoko Sporting Club head coach, Dr. Prosper Narteh Ogum, has slammed the state of the playing surface at the Wenchi Stadium. His comments were made at the post-game interview after Kotoko drew goalless with home side Young Apostles in a midweek Ghana  Premier League clash in Wenchi. The result marked the second game in a row that Kotoko dropped ...

Nigeria’s Football Federation (NFF) says medical facilities at all clubs must be checked before matches can go ahead, following the death of a player on Sunday. Nigerian footballer Chineme Martins, 22, died after collapsing during a game for his club Nasarawa United. Martins fell unconscious, unopposed, during the second half of Nasarawa’s league match against Katsina United. “The player was ...