The Management of Kumasi Asante Kotoko have congratulated their goalkeeper Felix Annan for getting the call for the African Cup Of Nations 2019 squad. Management also gave kudos to forward Fatau Safui for making the initial call up. With the rejection of Fatau, Felix Annan becomes the only home-based player in the 23-man squad set […]
By Cornelius Apau Tanzania Coach Emmanuel Amuneke has revealed his 23-man squad for African Cup of Nations football tournament scheduled to take off in Egypt this month. The Nigerian-born coach dropped nine players from his initial 32-man squad. Genk striker Mbwana Samatta tops the list, along with Farid Mussa of Tenerife and Erasto Nyoni of Simba
An African Champions League quarter-final game was temporarily halted over the weekend following the hideous injury of one of the goalkeepers. Horoya AC lost their goalkeeper Khadim Ndiaye after he suffered a double leg break after colliding with his own team-mate. The injury to Senegal international Ndiaye followed an attempted slide tackle to clear the ball
TIER 1 COMPETITION (16 PREMIER LEAGUE CLUBS ONLY) PREMIER LEAGUE GROUP A (NORTHERN ZONE) DAY 5 FULL-TIME RESULTS 1. 1. DORMAA: Aduana Stars vs Wa All Stars => CANCELLED!!! 2. OBUASI: AshantiGold 1-0 Medeama (Amos Addai) 3. BECHEM: Bechem United 1-1 Asante Kotoko (Kwadwo Owusu Achiaw – Abdul Fatawu Safiu) 4. TECHIMAN: Eleven Wonders 2-0
Smith established the world’s oldest women’s professional sports organisation alongside 12 other women in 1950, and her passing leaves just Marlene Bauer Hagge and Shirley Spork as the surviving members. Born in Topeka, Kansas, Smith grew up in Wichita but thought of golf as a “sissy sport” until she started playing at 11. Her father
By Robert Tapfumaneyi RISING Zimbabwe football star Raphael Gomba (14) is set to join other young players for a two week trial stint at English premiership giants Manchester City. The Australia based South Coast Baptist College (SCBC) football academy member is expected in United Kingdom 21 January to start his trials. If he fails to
By Philip Jansen With the disappointing showing by African sides at the 2018 World Cup, many soccer fans are looking back to Cameroon in 1990, Senegal in 2002, and more recently, Ghana’s memorable performances at the 2010 tournament. After a win over Serbia, a draw with Australia, and a narrow loss against Germany, Asamoah Gyan led the Black Stars to a
Former Premier League star Emmanuel Eboue has lifted the lid on the bitter divorce battle with wife Aurelie that stripped him of all his assets. The ex- Arsenal ace earned millions during his seven years in England’s top-flight where he lived in a mansion and drove flashy cars. However, Eboue, who is unable to play football because of ill-health,
The Confederation of African Football has revealed its 30-man shortlists for the African Player of the Year and Africa-Based Player of the Year. Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who won in 2015, features along with a host of Europe-based stars, such as Sadio Mane of Senegal who came third in 2016. 2016 winner Riyad Mahrez of Algeria is
LAS VEGAS — In the end, the equation we all knew coming in turned out to be true: The best boxer in the world beat one of the best mixed martial artists in a boxing match. How we got there, however, was completely surprising. In his return from a two-year retirement, Floyd Mayweather improved to
