Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan is refusing to give up on the country’s slim hopes of qualifying to the 2018 World Cup campaign despite the disastrous start. The Black Stars quest to make a fourth successive appearance at the global showpiece is hanging by a thread following their unflattering start to the qualifiers. The four-time African … Read more
Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic warned his players not to get “silly” after a 2-0 win in the United Arab Emirates moved them closer to a sixth successive World Cup. Goals from Yuya Kubo and Yasuyuki Konno on Thursday kept the Blue Samurai level at the top of Group B with Saudi Arabia in the final … 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
Ghana legend Asamoah Gyan says he is playing each game as if its his last after revealing his injury hell almost forced him to quit football. The iconic talisman has endured a succession of injuries which has restricted him to few appearances in recent seasons. Gyan, who is currently on loan at Dubai-based Al-Ahli, has … Read more
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan is refusing to give up on the country’s slim hopes of qualifying to the 2018 World Cup campaign despite the disastrous start. The Black Stars quest to make a fourth successive appearance at the global showpiece is hanging by a thread following their unflattering start to the qualifiers. The four-time African … Read more
German powerhouse Bayern Munich opened a Shanghai office Wednesday in a bid to capitalise on China’s vast fan base and voracious hunger for top-flight football training. Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge announced the opening of its office in the German Centre, a complex in Shanghai’s Pudong district, with support from the China Football Association and Shanghai´s soccer … 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 Ghana coach Avram Grant has blasted the Ghana Football Association, claiming that football in the country lacks direction. Grant was handed the opportunity to manage the Black Stars, but his reign can be best described as unfulfilling. His last flop was a frustrating fourth place finish, to the dismay of 25 million Ghanaians, at … Read more
Ivory Coast have named former Belgium international Marc Wilmots as their new head coach to replace Michel Dussuyer. The 48-year-old Wilmots was coach of Belgium between 2012 and 2016 and lead them to the World Cup in Brazil. He was sacked in July 2016 after Belgium lost 3-1 to Wales in the quarter-finals of the … Read more
Despite handing a life ban to Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey over manipulation charges in the World Cup qualifier between South Africa and Senegal, FIFA has cleared assistant referee David Laryea. Laryea who was an assistant to Joseph Lamptey in the said game was fingered in the scandalous decision with reports that he was the one … Read more
Former Ghana coach Avram Grant has blasted the Ghana Football Association claiming football in the country lacks direction. Grant, was handed a the opportunity to manage the the Black Stars but his reign can be best described as unfulfilling. His last flop was a frustrating fourth place finish to the dismay of 25 million Ghanaians, … Read more
Eddie Jones said New Zealand were “there for the taking” after his England side’s bid to better the All Blacks’ record winning streak ended with a defeat by Ireland in Dublin. Ireland, who had also ended New Zealand’s run, won 13-9 at a rainswept Lansdowne Road on Saturday to deny England a 19th successive Test … Read more
England completed a Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam by beating a physical Ireland 34-7 at rainy Donnybrook. Amy Wilson Hardy went over in the corner as England scored from their only chance in the first half. Ireland struggled to breach England’s solid defence and were made to pay as the world champions ran in four … Read more
US ski star Mikaela Shiffrin clinched the World Cup season women’s overall crown on Friday without even taking to the slopes as Slovenia’s Ilka Stuhec decided to skip Saturday’s slalom race. Shiffrin has 1,523 points with two races, and a maximum 200 possible points, remaining at the World Cup Finals in Aspen while Stuhec is … Read more
US ski star Lindsey Vonn, among the most successful racers in history, is already focused on adding to her legacy at next year’s Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and beyond. The 32-year-old, who has spent half her life on the World Cup circuit since debuting as a teen in 2000, says she has decided to ski through … Read more
On Thursday, 16th March 2017, history was made when Hayatou lost the CAF Presidency to Ahmad Ahmad an unknown name in the circus of African football. The gentle yet cunning man; again proved that everything is possible, and with the right knots and strings pulled, one can attain unprecedented success. The new CAF President, born … Read more
Japan coach Jamie Joseph has expressed dismay that notes on the team’s swashbuckling 2015 World Cup run were not available to him when he took over from Eddie Jones. Keeping up with the Joneses is likely to prove tricky enough, but Joseph revealed Friday that he had to start from scratch as no blueprints for … Read more
US star Mikaela Shiffrin was kept waiting for the overall women’s World Cup crown by the slimmest of margins Thursday after Liechtenstein’s Tina Weirather captured the World Cup women’s Super-G crown. Weirather overtook Super-G points leader Ilka Stuhec of Slovenia for the discipline season title by winning the campaign’s final race in 1:11.66 with Stuhec … Read more
Your Excellency, the President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Your Excellency the President of the African Union Commission The President of FIFA Your Excellencies, Ambassadors accredited to the African Union FIFA Council Members CAF Executive Committee members The President of the Ethiopian Football Federation Delegates to the General Assembly Dear business partners Ladies … Read more