The January arrivals of Mamadou Sakho and Jeffrey Schlupp have been the final piece of the jigsaw as Crystal Palace’s defence has tightened up at a crucial stage of the season. That is the verdict of Eagles goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey. Palace have kept three successive clean sheets – a run that started when Sakho, signed … Read more
Lionel Messi has been hit with a four game international suspension, just hours before Argentina take on Bolivia in a World Cup qualifier. The Barcelona attacker will miss that clash with Bolivia after he was found to have verbally abused an assistant referee during Argentina’s narrow 1-0 victory over Chile last week. Messi was caught on … Read more
Nigeria’s friendly with Burkina Faso on Monday in London has been called off after several Burkina Faso players failed to gain visas to enter the UK. According to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) “seven players in the Burkinabe contingent failed to secure entry visas into the United Kingdom”. The match was scheduled as part of … Read more
Lionel Messi was the difference as Argentina edged a crucial World Cup qualifier against Chile. Elsewhere, an unlikely hattrick hero inspired Brazil to an emphatic win over Uruguay that moved them closer to Russia 2018. A Lionel Messi penalty was enough to give Argentina to a tight but crucial World Cup qualifying win over Chile … Read more
Nigeria’s friendly with Burkina Faso on Monday in London has been called off after several Burkina Faso players failed to gain visas to enter the UK. According to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) “seven players in the Burkinabe contingent failed to secure entry visas into the United Kingdom”. The match was scheduled as part of … Read more
Diego Costa was among the scorers as Spain strolled to a 4-1 win at home to Israel in a World Cup qualifier on Friday to stay top of their group. Manchester City playmaker David Silva put Spain ahead in the 15th minute with a low shot through the legs of goalkeeper Ofir Marciano while Vitolo … Read more
The Chairman of the Western Region Chapter of the Referees’ Association of Ghana (RAG), Richard Atiffu has spit venom at the Ghana Football Association for their failure to help develop referees in the country. According to the retired FIFA referee, the Kwesi Nyantakyi-led body is a catalyst in the fallen standards of refereeing in Ghana. … Read more
Marcello Lippi’s China stunned South Korea 1-0 in a politically charged World Cup qualifier on Thursday to give themselves a glimmer of hope of reaching next year’s tournament in Russia. Yu Dabao stooped unmarked to head in the game’s only goal on 34 minutes, prompting rapturous celebrations as China registered their first win in the … Read more
FIFA legal experts are meeting on Thursday to examine their regulations to decide whether South Africa’s World Cup qualifier against Senegal should be replayed after the Ghanaian referee was found guilty of fixing the outcome of the game‚ Fifa insiders told Business Day. Shock waves reverberated at the start of the week, when Fifa said … Read more
Gareth Southgate suffered his first defeat in charge of England as Lukas Podolski’s spectacular second-half winner provided a fitting farewell to his Germany career in Dortmund. Southgate had been undefeated in four games as interim manager following Sam Allardyce’s abrupt departure from the England post after one match – and he will feel this loss … Read more
Gareth Southgate suffered his first defeat in charge of England as Lukas Podolski’s spectacular second-half winner provided a fitting farewell to his Germany career in Dortmund. Southgate had been undefeated in four games as interim manager following Sam Allardyce’s abrupt departure from the England post after one match – and he will feel this loss … Read more
The South African Football Association is not worried about concerns that they may be implicated in a match-fixing scandal involving Ghanaian referee, Joseph Lamptey. Referee Lamptey has been banned for life by Fifa for what they describe as having aided in the manipulation of a World Cup qualifier involving South Africa and Senegal last year … Read more
Two days after Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey was given a lifetime ban by FIFA, Senegalese football authorities are said to be considering calling for a rematch of their match against South Africa which was handled by referee Lamptey. In the said match which was a 2018 World Cup qualifier played in November 2018, the referee … Read more
Two days after Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey was given a lifetime ban by FIFA, Senegalese football authorities are said to be considering calling for a rematch of their match against South Africa which was handled by referee Lamptey. In the said match which was a 2018 World Cup qualifier played in November 2018, the referee … Read more
Ghana’s youngest FIFA referee, Daniel Laryea, has described the World’s football governing body’s life ban handed his countryman referee Joseph Odartei Lamptey as harsh and unfair. FIFA on Monday announced that Ghana’s topmost centre official had been found guilty of match manipulation in a World Cup qualifier between South Africa and Senegal last year where … Read more
Chinese authorities have stepped up security for Thursday’s tense World Cup qualifier against South Korea, whose fans will receive a police escort after protests over Seoul’s decision to deploy a controversial missile defence system. The clash between the neighbouring countries is the most anticipated of Thursday’s Asian games, which also include Australia’s trip to face … Read more
Former Belgium coach Marc Wilmots has been appointed to lead Ivory Coast’s World Cup qualifying bid, the country’s football authorities said on Tuesday. Wilmots, 48, is one of an elite band of players to have played at four World Cups, and also led Belgium into the 2014 World Cup during his stint as coach with … Read more
The just concluded CAF elections which saw the defeat of longest serving president, Issah Hayatou has opened the eyes of Ghana Football Association (GFA) president, Kwesi Nyantakyi to a huge lesson. According to the FA boss, he has learnt a huge lesson from Hayatou’s ousting in the recent CAF elections and will relinquish his Ghana … Read more
Former Belgium coach Marc Wilmots has been appointed to lead Ivory Coast’s World Cup qualifying bid, the country’s football authorities said on Tuesday. Wilmots, 48, is one of an elite band of players to have played at four World Cups, and also led Belgium into the 2014 World Cup during his stint as coach with … Read more
Kotoko supporters chief Obeng Sekyere has accused Aduana Stars owner Nana Agyemang Badu II for masterminding his side’s painful 1-0 defeat to rivals Hearts of Oak in the Super Clash on Sunday. Sekyere has fingered the traditional ruler for influencing referee Samuel Sukah after his controversial penalty decision ruffled feathers in the West African nation. … Read more