Tag: African Sports

The first leg of the 2022 World Cup playoff between Ghana and Nigeria has rake in a historic GH₵1.4 million ($190,000) football revenue record in the West African nation. This is the highest amount ever recorded in any football match in the country following the...

Nigeria vs Ghana: All the information you need on how to watch Nigeria play Ghana in the 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off final on Tuesday 29 March. A tense 0-0 in Kumasi last Friday means that all will be decided in Abjua on Tuesday night...

FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Watch & Listen to Ghana and Nigeria both have the chance to bounce back from Africa Cup of Nations disappointment by booking their place at the 2022 World Cup. The two sides face each other in a two-legged playoff, with the...

Some Ghanaians have expressed satisfaction in the Ghana Football Association’s decision to sack Black Stars head coach, Charles Akonnor. The GFA Executive Committee Council on Monday after a closed-door meeting to terminate the contract with coach Akonnor and his technical team which includes David Duncan...

Ghana and Crystal Palace forward Jordan Ayew has been ranked the 7th best player in Europe for the last one month ahead of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Robert Lewandowski. The rankings were compiled by the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) Football Observatory, using...

South Africa will not send its Olympic football team to Japan to play a friendly in March because of concerns over the coronavirus outbreak. The two teams were due to play in Sanga on 27 March, four months before the start of the 2020 Tokyo...

General Captain of the Black Stars Asamoah Gyan has reacted to the tragic death of Junior Agogo. He died on Thursday in London at the age of 40 after a long battle with stroke. Agogo will be remembered fondly for his contributions at 2008 Africa Cup...

Ex-Ghanaian professional football striker Junior Agogo is reported dead at age 40. Manuel "Junior" Agogo was a Ghanaian professional footballer who played as a striker. He was born in Ghana but spent most of his childhood in the UK. He then moved back to Ghana during his...

Baghdad Bounedjah’s first minute deflected effort handed Algeria their second Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title after a 29-year wait with a 1-0 victory over Senegal in a highly charged final at the Cairo International Stadium on Friday night. Algeria who were playing only their...

Odion Ighalo’s second minute goal, his fifth of the tournament, handed Nigeria’s Super Eagles the Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Egypt 2019 bronze medal after a 1-0 win over Tunisia in a battle of the eagles at the Al Salam Stadium in Cairo...