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Former Hearts of Oak defender, Charles Vardis, has been reported dead. Reports indicate Mr Vardis, who is also a former Ghana U23 player, died on Sunday, September 19, 2021, at Tema in the Greater Accra Region. This was after a few weeks of illness. He was 35. He joined Hearts …

Boxing star Manny Pacquiao said on Sunday he will run for president of the Philippines next year, after railing against corruption in government and what he calls President Rodrigo Duterte’s cozy relationship with China.     Pacquiao accepted the nomination of his political allies during the national assembly of the …

Kumasi Asante Kotoko has confirmed Dr Prosper Narteh Ogum as their new Head Coach ahead of the 2021/22 league season. It comes just 24 hours after the exit of Portuguese Coach Mariano Barreto. Ogum will be assisted by former Liberty Professionals coach David Ocloo. The former coach of WAFA has …

Not content with denying Asante Kotoko last season’s league title, Accra Hearts of Oak are dunking on their biggest rivals before the new season even begins. With the Phobians set to launch their new kit for the upcoming campaign later today, the club couldn’t help taking a well-aimed shot at …

The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association has taken a decision to terminate the appointment of Black Stars Coach Charles Akonnor and his two Assistants with immediate effect. This follows the receipt of the Technical Report from the Head Coach of the Senior National Team and the report from …

In the early 2000s, Ghana football was at its finest. The likes of Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko were revered among clubs in the African continent. The national team was as a result one of the best in the continent. 21 years ago, Hearts of Oak held the CAF …

Looking at the performance of the Ghana Black Stars team, the Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr thinks the 2022 World cup dream should be put on hold. The Black Stars lost to South Africa in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers played at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg …

Our Coach Charles Akonnor has made changes to the starting line for the game against South Africa. Andy Yiadom, Baba Rahman, Daniel Amartey, Kamal Deen Suleymana, Baba Iddrisu, Jeffrey Schlupp and Jordan Ayew who started against Ethiopia make way for Abdul Fatwu Mohammed, Gideon Mensah, Jonathan Mensah, Emmanuel Lomotey, Majeed …

Confederation of African Football (CAF) have announced Malian officials to handle the Champion League preliminary round game between CI Kamsar and Hearts of Oak this month. Hearts of Oak will make a trip to Guinea to battle out with CI Kamsar in the first leg tie on September 12 before …

La Liga champions Atletico Madrid have re-signed forward Antoine Griezmann from Barcelona on a one-year loan deal. Atletico will pay the player’s wages and there is a compulsory clause to make the transfer permanent. The France international scored 133 goals in 257 games for Atletico, leaving in 2019 after Barcelona …