On Sunday October 6th, 2019, The Maple Leaf Sports Entertainment (MLSE) collaborated with Ghanalinx Group to organize the 2nd Annual Ghana Heritage Night at the BMO Fields. The event took place on the final and decisive last game of the regular season game of Toronto F C and Columbus Crew S C. Toronto FC won the […]
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FIFA U-17 World Cup™: Ticketing Centres opened in all stadiums
As excitement mounts ahead of the first ever FIFA U-17 World Cup™ to be played in Brazil, which is due to kick off on Saturday, 26 October with the clash between the hosts and Canada (17:00 local time at Brasília’s Estádio Bezerrão), fans now have an additional option to secure their tickets. Besides online sales on […]
Tokyo 2020 Qualifiers: Kenya eliminates Ghana after 1-0 win in Nairobi
Ghana’s Black Queens lost 1-0 to Kenya in Nairobi on Tuesday to end their journey to the 2020 Women’s Olympic Football tournament. Kenya scored the winning goal in the 99th minute via a penalty after Janet Tweneboah handled the goal-bound header. Gentrix Shikangwa stepped up and scored the kick which ultimately proved vital for the […]
Manchester City insert sell-on clause in Ghanaian defender Jeremie Frimpong’s Celtic deal
English champions Manchester City have inserted a 30% sell-on clause in Jeremie Frimpong’s transfer to Scottish giants Celtic. Jeremie Frimpong joined the Scottish champions on a four year deal in a transfer worth a £1 million. Celtic have paid an initial £350,000 for the 18-year old with the club set to pay the remaining £650,000 […]
Row over Cameroon players’ reactions
Ajara Nchout (right) was upset that her goal was disallowed Image caption: Cameroon were knocked out of the Women’s World Cup after a 3-0 defeat at the hands of England which was marked by Cameroon protests after two VAR decisions went against them. Goals from Steph Houghton, Ellen White and Alex Greenwood sent England through […]
Joint statement from FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF)
FIFA and CAF will undertake as soon as possible a full forensic audit of CAF ZURICH, Switzerland, June 21, 2019/ — The President of CAF (http://www.CAFonline.com) Ahmad Ahmad has proposed its Executive Committee gathered in Cairo on 19 June 2019, to seek FIFA’s (http://www.FIFA.com) expertise to assess the current situation in the African governing body […]
African football affairs: CAF attack on press freedom
Another attempt to control the news regarding African football affairs ACCRA, Ghana, June 21, 2019/ — In another attempt to control the news regarding African football affairs, the journalist Nazim Bessol, working for Algerian newspaper Botola, has seen his accreditation for the African Cup of Nations revoked. Initially Bessol received a confirmation approval letter with […]