Author: Selasi Fiawoyi

A hattrick from Shafui in the first half was enough to see Ashgold through to the next stage of qualifiers in the CAF Confederations Cup. The Miners had gone into this game with a first leg 1-1 draw in Equatorial Guinea and needed a positive result here to ensure qualification. An early penalty in the first half got things rolling after a handball from an Akonangui defender following a cross into the box. Shafiu stepped up to score the first of his hattrick. CAF CC: Ashantigold held by Akonangui FC in Guinea The second goal came moments later in the…

Ex Ghana Black Stars Striker Junior Agogo is reported dead at the age of 40, Sahara Football can report. 2008 Africa Cup of Nations star and former Zamalek player passed in London on Thursday morning. Agogo has been having health related issues in the past few years, he was hospitalized in 2015 after suffering from a stroke. Junior Agogo won the heart of many Ghanaians during the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations with his spectacular display during the tournament.

VAR was once again the protagonist between City and Spurs who played out a 2 all draw in the second game week of the Premier League season. When it was agreed that VAR would be used this season in the Premier League many Manchester City fans would not have been the most pleased set of people. After VAR had denied them a chance at a clean sweep of trophies last season, the introduction of it into the league would not be something they would be looking forward to. Two weeks into the campaign and it has started already against the…

The Black Stars Of Ghana secured qualification to the Round of 16 beating Guinea-Bissau 2-0 in their final group game. WATCH: AFCON 2019: Senegal 0-1 Algeria | Goals and Highlights Goals from Jordan Ayew and Thomas Partey was enough to see the Stars win and top Group F ahead of Cameroon, who drew 0-0 with Benin. Mubarak Wakaso was crowned man of the match after a stellar display in midfield. The Ghanaian players celebrated in style in their dressing room following the win. Watch Video Below. The #BlackStars celebrated qualification to the round of 16 in style! #TotalAFCON2019 pic.twitter.com/d6oH6hKLD2…

The Black Stars of Ghana returned to training on Wednesday after their draw against the Squirrels of Benin on Tuesday night. WATCH: AFCON 2019: Senegal off to a flying start after sinking Tanzania The Stars who suffered a red card on the night had to play with 10 men for the majority of the second half, succumbing later on to an equalizer that meant they had to share the spoils. General captain Asamoah Gyan is however still optimistic despite this setback and believes the players can still recover from this when they take on Cameroon on Saturday. WATCH: AFCON 2019:…

The Black Stars held a presser ahead of their AFCON 2019 opener against Benin in Ismailia on Tuesday night. Present at the press conference was Coach Kwesi Appiah and captain Andre Dede Ayew. A host of issues were discussed which has been outlined below. On expectations And Reception since arriving in Egypt, Kwasi Appiah said: “Since we arrived everything has been going well, I believe tomorrow’s game will be very competitive and we are fully prepared”. On his thoughts about the tournament so far, captain Andre Ayew said: “Is been a great competition and all the teams have shown…

The second game of group C saw Algeria take on Kenya at the 30 June Stadium. The Harambee stars were making their first AFCON appearance in 15 years. WATCH: AFCON 2019: Senegal off to a flying start after sinking Tanzania First-half goals from Riyad Mahrez and Baghdad Bounedjah were enough to see off any resistance from the Kenyan side as Algeria used their experience and terrain familiarity to outwit the East African nation. Algeria began the game the brighter side controlling proceedings and have large spells of possession. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6p3R2qFsLA[/embedyt] Their breakthrough, however, came in the 34 minute from the…

Madagascar earned a vital point in their AFCON debut against a much-fancied Guinea side. The game ended in a 2-2 draw after Madagascar came back from a goal down to take a 2-1 lead in the second half only to concede a goal later on in the game. Sory Kaba opened the scoring for the Guinean side in the 34th minute, controlling a beautifully lobbed pass from Amadou Diawaru and chipping over the onrushing goalkeeper before passing the ball into the back of the net. Anicet Abel equalized for the Madagascan side from a header connecting with Andria’s corner kick…

Manchester United have become synonymous with success over the past three decades with failure a strange word for fans and players alike. In recent times, however, the story has changed for the Red Devils. Following the retirement of Alex Ferguson in 2013, the club has failed to find a replacement for the Scot, going through a carousel of managers: something most fans are not used to. After the disaster of David Moyes, United appointed Loius Van Gaal who got them an FA cup trophy but no Champions League football. Then came Jose Mourinho. The controversial Portuguese tactician was heralded by…