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12 Jan

Qatar Considering Spurs Bid

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The head of Qatar’s sporting investment group has held talks with Tottenham amid plans to significantly increase the gulf state’s sporting portfolio after the World Cup. Sources close to Nasser al-Khelaifi, the chairman of Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) and president of Paris Saint-Germain, have confirmed that he met Daniel Levy, the chairman of Tottenham, in London last week. However, reports also linking QSI with a potential move for Liverpool or Manchester United have been described as wide of the mark at this stage. European club football rules forbid teams with the same owner from taking part in the same competition…

22 Nov

Qatar 2022: ‘Ghana Game The Most Difficult’ – Ronaldo

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Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, has described their opening World Cup group game against Ghana as the ‘most difficult’ in the competition. Portugal and Ghana face off on Thursday November 24, 2022, in the first game of Group H at Stadium 974 in Doha. Speaking about Portugal’s chances of winning the World Cup, the 37-year-old noted that the team must focus their attention on winning their first game against Ghana, which he described as the ‘most difficult’. “I believe our national team has tremendous potential to win the World Cup. We will see. I believe we can. I have that hope,…

14 Nov

2022 World Cup: Meet 26 Players To Represent Ghana In Qatar

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Black Stars coach Otto Addo on Monday announced his 26-man squad for the 2022 World Cup. Here’s everything you need to know about the players who will be in Qatar. GOALKEEPERS Name: Lawrence Ati-Zigi Club: St Gallen Age: 25 Position: Goalkeeper He is the first-choice keeper for ST. Gallen in the Swiss Super League. He has kept the post 107 times. He has already kept 13 matches and conceded 19 goals. Having kept the post 4 times for the Black Satellites, he was invited to the Black Stars in 2017 and has made 15 appearances Qatar 2022 will be Ati…

23 Sep

Ghana FA To Reallocate World Cup Tickets To Other Stakeholders on September 25

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The Ghana Football Association wishes to inform the football family that it will soon reallocate tickets for the World Cup, Qatar 2022. Premier League clubs, Division One League clubs, Women’s Premier League clubs, Regional Football Associations and other members of the football family who were allocated tickets have until Sunday, September 25, 2022 to pay for match tickets. The GFA wishes to inform all stakeholders that should the members allocated with tickets fail to pay on Sunday, the Association will reallocate the tickets to other members of the football family who have expressed interest to buy the tickets. The senior…

08 Sep

Qatar Warns Fans Over Sneaking Alcohol At World Cup

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Fans travelling to the 2022 World Cup will not be able to take alcohol for personal consumption into Qatar, with the head of the country’s Safety and Security Committee saying that “specific measures” are in place to take action against anyone attempting to smuggle drinks in their luggage. Although alcohol is strictly restricted in Qatar — drinking in public can lead to fines of up to 3,000 Riyal (£720) or prison sentences of up to six months — it can be purchased inside hotels, and the Supreme Committee in charge of the tournament has agreed to make beer — provided…

20 May

FIFA-Qatar World Cup 2022: Suffering, Human Rights Abuses And Deaths- The Story of Migrant Workers In Qatar

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"We don’t know what to do-we are heading to seven months without salary". This is the story of Daniel, one of the migrant workers working on a World Cup stadium in Qatar. Daniel is among more than 100 migrant workers in Qatar who have not received their salaries for the past 7 months. With less than 6 moths to the Word Cup, migrant workers in Qatar say they have no day off, as they work day and night to make the 2022 world Cup a reality. Amnesty International has recorded several human rights abuses among migrant employees working at Qatar…