Japan stunned two-time World Cup winners South Africa in an incredible Pool B encounter in Brighton. Karne Hesketh crossed in the final minute to cause arguably the biggest upset in rugby union history. South Africa led 12-10 at half-time through tries from Francois Louw and Bismark du Plessis. Lood de Jager and Adriaan Strauss then … Continue reading
Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke says the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations will be postponed from January to June to help move the 2022 World Cup. A Fifa taskforce has recommended the World Cup is played in November and December to avoid Qatar’s hot summer. “The African confederation has automatically and nicely agreed it will … Continue reading
Coach Sellas Tetteh has released a final 21-man list for the 2015 African Youth Championship next month. Fifteen of the players were picked from the local league. Prominent in the Black Satellites squad is Spain-based midfielder Clifford Aboagye who was the third best player at the Under-20 World Cup in Turkey two years ago. The … Continue reading
The former head coach of the senior national football team,James Kwesi Appiah, has commended the team for their 3-0 victory over the Syli National of Guinea at the ongoing AFCON 2015 tournament in Equatorial Guinea. “I recognize that qualifying for the semi-finals is not an easy task, and therefore I appreciate the professionalism, teamwork, dedication … Continue reading
FIFA has moved quickly to spell out how much in one-off financial contributions each if its 209 member associations will next year be entitled to, and the answer is $1.05 million. Adding in a first $250,000 bonus already made available, it means that each association will be eligible for $1.3 million of one-off payments over … Continue reading
Suspended Black Stars midfielder Sulley Ali Muntari is eager to fly down to Ghana to appear before the 2014 World Cup Presidential Commission of Inquiry to testify to issues that hampered the team’s progress at the mundial especially his brawl with management member Moses Armah (MosPacka) which led to his expulsion from camp, close sources … Continue reading
The over 200 Ghanaian supporters applied for asylum in Brazil under the reported pretext of a religious conflict in the West African state after Ghana’s first round exit from the World Cup. Ghana’s Sports Ministry is yet to get a response from the findings expected to be made through investigations to be carried out by … Continue reading
England and Liverpool midfielder, Steven Gerrard, has retired from international duty. The 34-year-old Captained England during a disappointing 2014 World Cup in which they crashed out of the tournament at the group stage. He made his debut for England against Ukraine in May 2000, representing the Three Lions 114 times and scored 21 goals. “I … Continue reading
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