CAF Announce Final Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award
CAF have announced the final three nominees for the 2019 African Player of the Year award, although one player from Algeria’s Africa Cup of Nations-winning side made the cut. see the nominees, as announced by CAF. The final nominees short-list is cut from 10 players to three, with the award ceremony taking place on Tuesday, […]
2019 President Cup: Gate fees announced for Kotoko vrs Hearts of Oak
The Ghana League Clubs Association has announced gate fees for the 2019 President Cup clash between rivals Accra Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko. The two sides will face off at the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday December 22 to determine who lifts the trophy which is being played in honor of Ghana’s sitting president […]
Arsenal appoints Mikel Arteta as the new head coach
English Premier Soccer League giants Arsenal have appointed former player and captain Spaniard Mikel Arteta. Mikel Arteta who was Pep Guardiola’s assistant at Manchester City the last two years is a club legend who played for Arsenal for 5 seasons from 2011-2016. Mikel Arteta’s appointment comes a few weeks following the sacking of Unai Emery […]
Buffon Equals Serie A Appearance record as Juventus return to top
Gianluigi Buffon drew level with Paolo Maldini in the all-time Serie A appearances chart as Juventus climbed back to the top of the league with a 2-1 win at Sampdoria. The 41-year-old has now made 647 appearances in Italy’s top flight. He also moved ahead of Alessandro del Piero as Juve’s all-time record appearance maker […]
GFA release confirmed kick off dates for all league competitions
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has confirmed dates for the commencement of competitions ahead of the upcoming football season. The Association’s flagship competition, the Ghana Premier League is set to commence from the weekend of 27-29 December, 2019. The Division One League is scheduled to kick off 10-12 January, 2020 with the Women’s Premier League […]
BREAKING: Napoli have sacked Carlo Ancelotti despite qualifying for the UCL last 16
Carlo Ancelotti has been sacked as manager of Napoli on Tuesday after their 4-0 victory over Genk which confirmed their place in the Champions League knockout stage. Despite securing a spot among the competition’s last-16, the club had suffered a dreadful run of domestic results. Napoli had started the season among the Serie A title […]
GFA names five-member Referees Committee
The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association has named a five-member Referees Committee to be chaired by the winner of the upcoming Executive Council election between Central Region FA Chairman, Robert Duncan and Upper East Region FA Chairman, Salifu Zida. Sports journalist, Michael Oti Adjei has been named the Vice Chairman of the Committee. […]
Messi hints at ‘approaching’ retirement after sixth Ballon d’Or win
F.C Barcelona ace, Lionel Messi has insisted that he is approaching his retirement from football after winning his sixth Ballon D’ Or on Monday night in France. Messi, who won the 2019 Ballon D’Or ahead of Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk, admitted that “Time flies” but hoped God will grant him the […]
The FA Cup third round draw in full.
The 2019/20 FA Cup third round ties have been announced with Liverpool drawn against Everton, while Manchester United take on Wolves for a place in the next round. It’s the second time in three seasons the third round sees a Merseyside derby taking place with the previous meeting, a 2-1 victory for Jurgen Klopp’s men, […]
PSG, Monaco Clash Postponed Due To Heavy Rain
Sunday’s Ligue 1 meeting between Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain has been postponed due to heavy rainfall. The pair were set to meet on Sunday evening at Stade Louis II, but will now face off at a later date after the departments of Var and Alpes-Maritimes in southeastern France were issued with a red alert for […]