Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

Writer/Talker/Pundict. I have Sports at heart.

The Black Stars of Ghana have successfully touched down in Bamako for the crucial 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Mali. Coach Otto Addo, his technical team, the playing body, and some management members left the country’s shores yesterday, June, 3,2024. READ MORE: GPL Week Thirty-Two Review: Hearts win as Kotoko, Medeama SC lose at home. The team trained at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium for five days with 26 players. Following their last away loss to Comoros, the former West African giants will hope for improved results as they lie The team is 4th on the log…

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Spanish club, Real Madrid has announced the permanent signing of French international, Kylian Mbappe on a free transfer. The France striker had long agreed to join the holders of the Champions League in February after the current season ended. READ MORE: GPL Week Thirty-Two Review: Hearts win as Kotoko, Medeama SC lose at home. This prompted PSG to announce in May that their association with the French star will end at the end of the season.   He has agreed a deal with Real until 2029, earning 15m euros (£12.8m) a season, plus a 150m euro (£128m) signing-on bonus to…

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Hearts of Oak breathed life into their survival chances as they pegged Nations FC at home with goals from Kassim Cisse and hotshot Hamza Issah. In the scrap to survive relegation, Great Olympics, Hearts of Lions recorded surprise wins away from home to Kotoko and Medeama SC in week thirty-two of the Premier League at Abrankese and Akon Park respectively. READ MORE : Samartex FC secure historic Ghana Premier League title Samartex won the Ghana Premier League in a little over one season after getting promotion from Division Two. WEEK 32 Asante Kotoko 0-1 Great Olympics [Oko Grippman] Berekum Chelsea 2-0…

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Samartex has been crowned champions of the 2023/24 Ghana Premier League season for the first time in its club history. Emmanuel Mamah’s first-half goal proved the master stroke for the Samreboi-based to beat GoldStars thus securing the league in just a little over two seasons. READ MORE: Match Report: Great Olympics stun Kotoko at Abrankese The Timber Boys gained promotion to the league after they topped the Division One Zone II. In their first season in the league, they finished 10th on the log with 46 points. During the off-season, they signed a host of players, such as James Sewornu,…

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Great Olympics fought resolutely away from home to beat Kotoko at the Abrankese on Sunday. The two sides coming up against each other with contrasting fortunes in the league were both looking to get one over each other. READ MORE: Alex Djiku finally joins BlackStars squad after injury scare The club’s top goal scorer, Steve Mukwala had a fine opportunity on the 16th minute mark to add his goal tally for the league to 14 goals and the opener for his side but he fluffed the chance to open the scoring. With two minutes to end the first half,…

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Kotoko will honor their home game away from home at the Abrankese against Great Olympics in week thirty-one of the ongoing Ghana Premier League. Following BlackStar’s upcoming game, the Porcupine Warriors have had to cede the venue for the national team as they prepare earnestly for their 2026 World Cup qualifying series against Mali and the Central Africa Republic. READ MORE: Alex Djiku finally joins BlackStars squad after injury scare The Porcupine Warriors have been boosted by their home win against bitter rivals, Hearts of Oak which would edge them on as they welcome the wonder boys. Meanwhile, Great Olympics…

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Otto Addo has been handed a huge boost ahead of the Black Stars double header against Mali and Central African Republic in the 2026 World Cup qualifying series following the arrival of Alexander Djiku. Otto Addo named his 26-man squad on Wednesday, 29, May 2024 but he received only 24 players at the time camp opened in Accra. READ MORE : WCQ26: BlackStars continue preparations for second-day training Osman Bukari, finalizing a move to MLS side, Austin FC from Serbia club, Red Star Belgrade is in camp now. However, the arrival of the Turkey-based defender, Alex Djiku in camp is…

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The Black Stars trained for the second day on Saturday ahead of their doubleheader World Cup qualifiers against Mali and Central African Republic at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium. Coach Otto named 26 players for camping but as things stand, he has twenty-five players actively training for the two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying games. READ MORE: Match Preview & Predictions: Samartex vs GoldStars Turkish-based Alex Djiku is the only player not to have to be in camp after it was reported that he had picked a late injury and racing against time to fit for the upcoming games.…

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Samartex FC will take a shot at claiming the Ghana Premier League for the first time in history as they come up against GoldStars from Bibiani at the Nsenkyire Sports Arena on June,2,2024. The Timber boys lost their duel away to Kpando Hearts of Lions but that hasn’t deterred them as their closest contenders for the league, Nations FC fell away to Hearts of Oak. READ MORE: UCL : Real Madrid topple Dortmund to win 15th Champions League The current league leaders have been on a perfect run of form at home, bagging six consecutive wins at home in…

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Real Madrid made their superiority count as they dispatched Borussia Dortmund to win the Champions League at Wembley. The game had lots riding on it with both teams looking to win it as the days rolled by even on the final day. READ MORE: Match Preview & Predictions: Medeama SC vs Hearts of Lions Dortmund’s Karim Adeyemi missed two glorious chances in the first half to put his side ahead but for inefficiency, he failed to put the ball behind the net. Towering forward, Niclas Fullkrug also got his chances to break the deadlock but his effort hit the…

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