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Barcelona are close to completing the loan signing of Sassuolo forward Kevin-Prince Boateng, according to transfer guru Gianluca Di Marzio. The 31-year-old joined the Italian side from Eintracht Frankfurt this summer and has scored five goals in 15 appearances for the club. Barca are in need of attacking reinforcements following …

Kumasi Asante Kotoko have been handed two Zambian opponents and another from Sudan in the CAF Confederation Cup group stage draw held in Cairo on Monday. CK Akonnor’s side will visit Zambia twice to face Zesco United and Nkana FC, with Al Hilal Omdurman of Sudan completing the draw in …

The Normalization Committee (NC) for the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has said, the performance clause inserted in coach Kwesi Appiah’s contract extension, is not aimed at putting pressure on him, but to motivate him to give out his best, as he prepares, the senior national team for the upcoming 2019 …

Asante Kotoko S/C coasted home to a 2-1 victory over visiting Coton Sport F/C of Garoua in their second leg CAF Confederations Cup clash at the Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, on Sunday, to sail through to the Group Stage of the competition. The Ghanaian giants accounted for the Cameroonians 3-2 …

Ghana decided to empower and appoint local managers for the various national teams in recent times because former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho advised the Ghana government to do so. This is according to the President of the Ghana FA Normalization Committee Dr Kofi Amoah. In the latest revelation, the …

Accra Hearts of Oak’s Director of football and first team head coach, Kim Grant has disclosed that his outfit will not accept former striker Kwame Kizito back to the club as speculated in the media. The former Black Stars striker has been in charge of the Phobians since last year …

Emmanuel Boateng played the entire duration and countryman Raphael Dwamena was a second half substitute for Levante in their 3-0 Copa del Rey defeat to Barcelona at the Camp Nou. Boateng paired Borja Mayoral up front but were neutralized by the Catalans. Dwamena- making a return to the Levante squad-replaced …

Sporting director of Bayern Munich Hasan Salihamidzic has revealed that the club remains in talks with Chelsea over a deal for Callum Hudson-Odoi The 18-year-old winger’s frustration with his lack of opportunities at Stamford Bridge this season has alerted Bayern to his possible availability in this month’s transfer window. Salihamidzic, …