Outspoken legislator Sam Nartey George has claimed that the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has handed the vacant Black Stars coaching job to Chris Hughton. According to the Ningo Prampram MP, the decision has already been made despite the public hunt for the next coach of the national team. Ghana has been without a coach since Otto Addo...
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Shirt made for Pele could sell for £30,000
A Brazil football shirt prepared for legendary player Pele ahead of his last international is estimated to sell for up to £30,000 at auction. It was one of two number 10 jerseys made for Brazil’s game in 1971 against Yugoslavia, Hansons Auctioneers said. Pele did not wear it in the match and gave it to...
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Mourinho is my second father – Afena-Gyan hails former coach
Ghana youngster Felix Afena-Gyan credits his rapid rise from youth to first-team football to former coach Jose Mourinho, describing the Portuguese tactician as his second father. The striker was signed by AS Roma in January 2021, and after six months with the U-19 team, Mourinho invited him to train with the first team, which he...
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Kwesi Appiah confirms he has applied for Black Stars job
Kwesi Appiah has confirmed that he has applied for the job of Black Stars coach for the third time. Appiah has twice led the Black Stars. He first coached Ghana from 2012 to 2014 and was in charge when the Black Stars competed in the World Cup in Brazil but was fired after the tournament....
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Kotoko coach storms out of interview after Tamale City draw
Asante Kotoko coach Seydou Zerbo refused to take all his questions after a 1-1 draw against Tamale City on Wednesday. It was the Porcupines’ third game without a win as they gave away the lead a few minutes from stoppage time. The Porcupines had previously drawn goalless with league leaders Aduana Stars before salvaging a...
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King Faisal owner Alhaji Grunsah upbeat ahead of Hearts of Oak clash
King Faisal owner Alhaji Karim Grunsah is brimming with confidence ahead of his side’s clash with Hearts of Oak in Kumasi on Thursday. Hearts of Oak were defeated the last time they went to Kumasi to face King Faisal, and Grunsah believes it will happen again. Despite Faisal’s 1-0 victory, which helped them avoid relegation,...
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My job was on the line for inviting Mohammed Kudus to the Black Stars – Kwasi Appiah
Former head coach of the Black Stars, James Kwasi Appiah, has revealed he received threats from some officials of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) after his decision to invite Mohammed Kudus to the national team. Kudus made his debut for Ghana during an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa in November 2019, with...
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I am available – Kwasi Appiah open to Black Stars return
Former Ghana head coach, James Kwasi Appiah, says he will not turn down an opportunity to return to coach the Black Stars should the Ghana Football Association approach him. Having been in charge of 20 games as head coach of the national team between 2017 and 2019, Appiah was relieved of his post in January...
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Black Starlets: Zito, Laryea Kingson to coach team
Abdul Karim Zito, Laryea Kingson, and Jacob Nettey will steer the affairs of the national male U-17 team – otherwise known as Black Starlets for the next year. Karim Zito – a gold medalist at the 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations will now be assisted by Laryea Kingson and Jacob Nettey. Abdul Karim Zito...
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Former Hearts of Oak boss Samuel Boadu takes over Ghana U-20
Samuel Boadu has been named Coach of the Black Satellites. The former Hearts of Oak and Medeama SC coach succeeds Abdul Karim Zito, who led Ghana to win the 2021 U-20 Cup of Nations in Mauritania. Hearts of Oak won the Premier League and MTN FA Cup for the first time in two decades under...