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14 Jun

I Can’t Promise Results Against Madagascar – Chris Hughton

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The head coach of the Ghana senior national team, Chris Hughton, says he can’t guarantee that the Black Stars will get the desired results against Madagascar when the two teams face off. Ghana travels away from home to face Madagascar in their penultimate game of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Sunday, June 18. The Black Stars are aware a win on Sunday guarantees qualification to the Cup of Nations to be staged in Ivory Coast early next year and have already begun preparations ahead of the game. However, Hughton, who oversaw the training session on Tuesday, June…

14 Jun

Great Somas Beat Young Generation To Win 2023 Baby Jet U-16 Football Journey

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Great Somas Soccer Academy, on Tuesday, June 13, beat Young Generation Football Club to win the 2023 edition of the Baby U-16 African Football Tournament held in Cape Coast. Samuel Anim Addo scored the only goal of the game in a cagey contest to secure victory for Somas who were winning the tournament for the second time in their history. Both teams looked well-prepared to give their all in the final game of the tournament and rightly did as the opening half ended without a goal with the two teams threatening on several occasions. However, Somas took the needed leap…

07 Jun

‘If We Do What Is Right, We Will’ – Tariq Lamptey On Ending Black Stars Trophy Drought

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Ghana international Tariq Lamptey says he is confident the Black Stars can end their 41-year wait for a major title if they are able to get things right within the team. Ghana is yet to win any laurel since beating Libya on penalties to win the 1982 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Tripoli. What has followed after has been a series of heartbreak and poor performances with the Black Stars losing the three finals they have reached on the continental stage in 1992, 2010 and 2015. Even at a time when Ghana had one of the best squads on…

26 May

English-Born Ghanaian Kobbie Mainoo Named Manchester United Young Player Of The Year

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English-born Ghanaian descent, Kobbie Mainoo, has been named Manchester United’s Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year for the 2022/23 season. The 18-year-old received the award during Man United’s Premier League game against Chelsea on Thursday night at Old Trafford. https://twitter.com/kweku_lawrence/status/1662027633524191236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1662027633524191236%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myjoyonline.com%2Fenglish-born-ghanaian-kobbie-mainoo-named-manchester-united-young-player-of-the-year%2F Mainoo made his maiden appearance for the first team in the League Cup over Charlton Athletic back in January but has been unavailable for the latter part of the season due to injury. The midfielder also had two more games for Erik ten Hag’s side against Reading and Leicester City in the FA Cup and Premier League respectively. He…

23 May

2023 Baby Jet U-16 African Football Tournament Launched In Accra

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32 teams will be involved in the 2023 edition of the Baby Jet U-16 African Football Tournament to be staged at the Cape Coast Stadium from June 6 to June 13, 2023, with the hope of producing the next big star to hit Europe. In a well-patronised press conference to launch this year’s tournament, stakeholders trooped into the MultiChoice Ghana head office to set the ball rolling in the hunt for future football stars from Africa. Ex-Black Stars internationals Stephen Appiah, John Paintsil, Laryea Kingston, Emmanuel Agyeman Badu, and Nii Odartey Lamptey were all in attendance while there was support…

16 May

CAF Women’s CL: ‘We Have Learnt A Lot From Last Year’s Failed Attempt’ – Ampem Darkoa Ladies Head Coach

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The head coach of Ampem Darkoa Ladies, Nana Joe Adarkwa, believes his side will progress to the CAF Women’s Champions League next season following their failed attempt last year after failing to win the WAFU Zone qualification series. The Nana Mma were crowned champions of the 2022/23 Malta Guinness Women’s Premier League following their triumph over Hasaacas Ladies last Friday at the Dr Kwame Kyei Sports Complex. Ampem Darkoa won 5-3 on penalties after playing out a 1-1 game after 120 minutes of action in the final having seen goals from Doris Boaduwaa and Ophelia Serwaa. The scoreline was a…

12 May

Malta Guinness Women’s Premier League: Ampem Darkoa Face Hasaacas Ladies In Third Final

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You don’t often see two teams make a league in Ghana their own in recent times as both Hasaacas Ladies and Ampem Darkoa Ladies have done in the Malta Guinness Ghana Women’s Premier League. On Friday, May 12, it will be the third consecutive time the pair are meeting in the final playoff of Ghana’s women’s top-flight league after meeting in 2021 and 2022 respectively. During the past meetings at this stage, there has been a win each for the two clubs. In 2021, the Hasmal Ladies sealed victory with a 4-0 thumping of their opponents at the Accra Sports…

05 May

Abdul Mumin Excels As Rayo Vallecano Beat Valladolid

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On what was just his sixth start for the club, Abdul Mumin was just a few metres away from scoring his first goal in Rayo Vallecano’s win over Real Valladolid on Thursday night. Mumin was named in the starting lineup for the game after coming off the bench in the last league game away from home against Elche. The Ghana international was paired alongside Alejandro Catena in the heart of Rayo’s defence taking the spot of Florian Lejeune, who is suspended. Mumin played the entire duration of the game and always looked like he had been in the team all…

04 May

Video: Michael Baidoo Scores And Assists In Elfsborg Big Win Over Halmstads

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Ghanaian midfielder Michael Baidoo was on target in the Swedish top-flight league for the first time on Wednesday night as IF Elfsborg beat Halmstads. The 23-year-old was directly involved in two goals on the night, scoring one and assisting the other as his side claimed a 6-1 victory at home. Elfsborg went into the halftime break trailing 0-1 one after the away side had taken an early lead. However, Baidoo scored 10 minutes after the recess to draw his side levelled and put them on course to secure all three points. https://twitter.com/kweku_lawrence/status/1654026029520809984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1654026029520809984%7Ctwgr%5E3a16fb647ad10b1c23c11cfc4c816958554587b0%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myjoyonline.com%2Fvideo-michael-baidoo-scores-and-assists-in-elfsborg-big-win-over-halmstads%2F Six minutes later, the Ghanaian provided an assist…

01 May

Paintsil & Semenyo Goals; Kamaldeen’s Assist – A Performance Wrap Of Ghanaian Players Abroad

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It was a good weekend for Ghanaian players based abroad as a chunk of them delivered an inch-perfect performance for their respective clubs. The Premier League saw quite a number of them directly involved in goals with Jeffrey Schlupp, Jordan Ayew and Antoine Semenyo all getting on the scoresheet. Schlupp and Jordan were both goalscorers in Crystal Palace’s 4-2 win over West Ham United at Selhurst Park as they bounced back to winning ways. For Jordan, it was his 50th goal involvement in the English top flight, becoming the first Ghanaian to achieve that feat. On Saturday, Semenyo also came…