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On Sunday, December 23 1984, Asante Kotoko players made a bizarre move which got fans talking. The Porcupine Warriors, who were 2-0 down in the first half, changed their jerseys from the traditional red to white for the second half. The reason? A juju man reportedly informed the Kumasi-based side …

Manchester United will play seven-time Champions League winners AC Milan in the last 16 of the Europa League. AC Milan, who sit second in Serie A, have never won the competition while United’s only title came in 2017. Arsenal, finalists in 2019, face Greek side Olympiakos, who knocked them out …

The Black Satellites of Ghana are through to the semifinals of the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations following a penalty shoutout victory over Cameroon. After 120 minutes of football, the game ended 1-1 with extra time goals from Kevin Prince Milla and Frank Boateng respectively. The three times champions were …

Sports Minister-designate Mustapha Ussif has disclosed the government’s intention of staging a successful African Games in their first attempt. Ghana won the rights to host the popular multi-sport event for the first time ahead of Nigeria and Burkina Faso in 2018. It is expected that the 13th edition of the …

Medeama have announced their head coach Samuel Boadu has resigned less than 24 hours after he led the club to beat Eleven Wonders 2-0 in the Ghana Premier League. Boadu was in the dugout for the win that sent Medeama into second and two points behind leaders Karela United. “Coach …

On this day 23 February 1964 (Exactly 57 years ago today) The Black Stars of Ghana beat the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) 3-0 in a friendly match in Accra. In majesty came the famous maestros of Central Europe, the national team of German Democratic Republic. They had conquered Czechoslovakia, …

Ghana have qualified to the quarter-finals of the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations despite losing their final group game 2-1 against Gambia on Monday night. The Black Satellites qualify as one of the two best third-placed teams and will face Cameroon in the knockout stage. Karim Zito’s side started …

The mother of former Barcelona superstar Ronaldinho has reportedly passed away after testing positive for Covid-19 at the end of 2020. Dona Miguelina, aged 71, was hospitalised after testing positive for the virus in December, in their home city of Porto Alegre. However, as per media rumours from outlets in Brazil and Peru, she …

Kylian Mbappe scored a stunning hat-trick as Paris St-Germain ripped Barcelona apart in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie at the Nou Camp. The night did not start well for last year’s runners-up when they fell behind to Lionel Messi’s 27th-minute penalty.   Messi, regarded as one …

A brace from Percious Boah, a sensational strike by 16-year old Abdul Fatawu and Joselpho Barnes’ goal earned three-time champions Ghana a massive 4-0 win over Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Heroes 3-0 in their Group C opener at the Stade de Noadhibou on Tuesday. Boah’s freekick and Fatawu’s strike from the halfway …