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07 Oct

Midweek Performance Wrap Of Ghanaian Players In Europe

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Following some good performances last weekend, the UEFA club competitions gave the platform to Ghanaian players once again in midweek with quite a number of them excelling once again. Here’s a wrap of the performances of players in action for their respective clubs: In the Champions League, Kamal Sowah scored in Club Brugge’s 2-0 victory over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday as they moved to the top of the group. The goal was the forward’s second in the competition having scored in the previous game. In the game between Ajax and Napoli, Mohammed Kudus became the first Ghanaian to score in three…

06 Oct

GFA Launches Talent Identification And Development Programme

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The Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, launched the Talent Identification and Development Programme at the GFA Secretariat. The initiative of the Talent Identification and Development Programme is to come up with a way to unearth talents across all parts of the country as well as help them with their developments for the next years ahead in the various national team. Speaking at the launching, Papa Nii Lartey, who is the Head of the Elite Programme, explained what led to the decision to introduce the Talent Identification and Development Programme. “About a year ago under the directive…

04 Oct

‘It’s An Inspiration To Do More’ – Mohammed Kudus Reacts To Messages From Right To Dream

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Ajax midfielder, Mohammed Kudus, says seeing people appreciate his progress and performances always pushes him to get better and serve as a source of motivation. Kudus was a product of the Right to Dream academy in Ghana before leaving for Nordsjaelland, where his outsanding perfromances saw him earn a move to Dutch side, Ajax. With injuries slowing down his speedy progress in his first two season with the Eredivisie side, the Ghanaian looks a man reborn in the 2022/23 season, scoring seven goals and providing an assist across all competitions. His heroics included scoring in back-to-back games in the UEFA…

30 Sep

‘Everything Was Working Well For Me In 2010’ – Asamoah Gyan On Best Year Of His Career

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Black Stars all-time top scorer, Asamoah Gyan, has picked 2010 as the best year of his stunning career. The forward was arguably one of the best performers in the world after his performances for both his country and club. Gyan was named the BBC African Footballer of the Year in 2010 while also making CAF’s Team of the Year. Gyan was key to Ghana playing in the quarterfinal of the 2010 World Cup where they were eventually kicked out by Uruguay on penalties. Quizzed on the best year of his career, the former Sunderland man told DStv, “2010 was my…

22 Sep

I Dream Of The World Cup And The Numbers Speak For Me – Abdul-Aziz Yakubu

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Rio Ave forward, Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, says he dreams of playing at the FIFA 2022 World Cup with the Black Stars after an impressive start to the 2022/23 season. The Ghanaian was instrumental in powering his side to the top flight last season as they won the Liga Portuga 2. He scored 11 times in 33 appearances in the run. In the Primeira Liga, Aziz has already netted five times in seven appearances. However, he missed out on Otto Addo’s squad for the September friendlies against Brazil and Nicaragua. But the 23-year-old says he is keeping hopes alive to play in…