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After qualifying Tanzania’s Taifa Stars for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) for the first time in 39 years and leading the team to the continental showpiece in Egypt, Emmanuel Amuneke, has asked the Arbitration Committee of FIFA to compel the East African nation to pay him his outstanding …

Ghana has won Gold in the Men’s 4×100m race in the ongoing 2019 All African Games in Rabat, Morocco. Team Ghana, with the quartet consisting of Joseph Paul Amoah, Benjamin Azamati, Martin Owusu-Antwi and Sean Safo-Antwi, finished first with a time of 38.30 seconds ahead of Nigeria (38.59) and South …

Asante Kotoko coach Kjetil Zachariasen was full of praise for his players after their 2-0 win over Kano Pillars in the CAF Champions League on Sunday in Kumasi. Goals from Mathew Kelvin Andoh and Emmanuel Gyamfi helped Porcupine Warriors overturn a 3-2 first-leg deficit to book their place in the first round with 4-3 aggregate victory. …

Former Black Stars Striker Junior Agogo has been reported dead in a London hospital on Thursday, 22 August 2019. He was 40. He has been battling stroke since 2015… Former Black Stars Striker Junior Agogo has been reported dead in a London hospital on Thursday, 22 August 2019. He was …

Deputy Sports Minister, Perry Okudzeto, and other officials paid a visit on Tuesday to Ghanaian athletes taking part in the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco. The visit came a day after the Games officially commenced in the North African country. The Deputy Sports Minister was accompanied by the International …

Cristiano Ronaldo admits he could retire from football as soon as next year. The five-time Ballon D’Or winner delivered more consistent output last season in his debut campaign for Serie A champions Juventus, scoring 28 goals in 43 games. And the 34-year-old says he is uncertain when he will call an …

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has become the third player in a week to have racist abuse directed at him on social media following a penalty miss. France player Pogba, 26, had a second-half penalty saved during United’s 1-1 draw with Wolves on Monday. On Sunday, Reading striker Yakou Meite called out racist …

Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo admits Neymar has made “mistakes” over his desire to leave the club. Neymar reportedly told PSG he wanted to quit in July, with both Barcelona and Real Madrid heavily linked with the Brazilian throughout the summer. Having joined PSG for a world-record £200m in 2017, the 27-year-old …

Ghana captain Andre Ayew made a scoring return for Swansea as his brace sealed a 3-1 victory over Northampton Town in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday. Ayew came on as a substitute and scored two goals as Swansea came from behind to seal qualification into the second round of the competition. …

Black Stars striker, Asamoah Gyan has said that he wouldn’t have agreed to be captain of the Black Stars ahead of the African Cup of Nations if he had been in Andre Ayew’s position. Gyan was stripped of the captaincy before the recently-ended AFCON with Swansea’s Andre Ayew being handed …