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Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has laughed off reports he was manhandled in traffic in Accra by an exasperated Black Stars fan. The mild-mannered trainer has been at the receiving end of vile attacks in traditional and social media after the team’s exit against Tunisia on penalties at the ongoing Africa …

The General Manager of football club Berekum Chelsea Oduro Safo has described as unnecessary attempts to change the logo of Ghana’s football association by the Normalization committee. Leaked reports suggest the Kofi Amoah-led committee plans to change the logo and name of the football association following the Anas investigative report …

Tunisia and Nigeria meet on Wednesday evening in the third-place playoff in the Africa Cup of Nations. Both sides were defeated in dramatic circumstances in the semi-finals, with Tunisia losing out in extra-time to Senegal and the Super Eagles beaten by a 95th-minute winner from Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez. Tunisia are …

Jose Mourinho hinted at a future move to the Bundesliga as the Portuguese manager remains out of work following his departure from Manchester United. The manager spent two-and-a-half seasons in charge at Old Trafford, winning a League Cup, Community Shield and Europa League trophy during his time. However, following a …

Neymar showed up Monday for training at Paris Saint-Germain according to French media reports, a week late and just days after upsetting the club by saying his best football memory was beating PSG when he played for Barcelona. PSG resumed training last Monday but Neymar, linked to a move back …

Real Madrid have confirmed coach Zinedine Zidane’s brother Farid has died. Zidane left the club’s training camp in Montreal on Friday due to personal reasons, with Madrid announcing he was to be absent for an unspecified period. Los Blancos held a minute’s silence ahead of training on Saturday after being …

Leeds striker Caleb Ekuban has apologized for his inability to score for the Black Stars during the penalty shootout when his side (Black Stars) met with the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia. Ekuban’s weak penalty was saved by the Tunisian goalkeeper Farouk Ben Mustapha. This, propelled the Tunisians to win 4-5 …

Black Stars captain Andre Ayew has taken responsibility for the team’s failure to achieve the target of winning the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Ghana crashed out on the ongoing tournament in Egypt after losing 5-4 on penalties to Tunisia at the round 16 stage Monday night. Speaking to Starr …

Captain Amos Frimpong scored the decisive spot-kick as Asante Kotoko beat Hearts of Oak 5-4 on penalties to reach the final of the Normalisation Committee Special Cup tier 1 on Sunday. After regulation time ended with the score level at 1-1, defender Mohammed Alhassan’s penalty hit the post before Amos stepped up to score the …

The Golden State Warriors kept their pursuit of a third straight NBA title alive with a 106-105 victory over the Toronto Raptors in game five. The Raptors, seeking a first title, had led the seven-match Finals series 3-1, an advantage that has only been overturned once in play-off history. Stephen …