Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

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

Kotoko staged an impressive comeback to beat Hearts of Oak by 2-1 in the 2025 Presidents Cup at the Accra Sports Stadium. The two most glamorous clubs went head to head in the friendly duel, which drew large fans from the capital and beyond. READ MORE : Match Report & Highlights : Morocco 2-2 Zambia His Excellency John Dramani Mahama graced the occasion with his presence alongside Sports Minister Kofi Adams and other notable personalities in the country. READ MORE : WAFCON 2024 : South Africa slice Black Queens into halves Both teams went at each other for the breakthrough, but it…

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Morocco and Zambia played out an entertaining opening game at the Stade Olympique in Rabat on Saturday night to set the tone for the tournament.  Tournament star player, Barbra Banda rose to the occasion as she shot her side into an early lead after an early mistake from the host nation’s defense.  READ MORE : WAFCON 2024 : Morocco 2-2 Zambia The Atlas Lionesses surge on for the equalizer and got  a penalty to reward their efforts which was blasted into the post by Ibtissam Jraïdi, 1-1 Banda found teammate Racheal Kundananji who poked in the second goal for the…

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Host nation Morocco played out a 2-2 draw against Zambia in the opening game of the 2024 TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) at the Stade Olympique in Rabat on Saturday night. Zambia’s star woman, Barbra Banda, scored the first goal of the tournament as well as her side’s opener just outside the box, unleashing a powerful low shot into the bottom left corner following a rapid counter-attack initiated by Margaret Belemu. READ MORE : Augustine Koomson speaks about playing for OTR,Togo Moroccans responded in equal fashion for the equalizer through Ibtissam Jraïdi, who made no mistake from…

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The boys were separated from the men in the quarter-finals stage of the ongoing FIFA Club World Cup, staged in the United States of America. In the first of four games, the Brazilian side, Fluminese showed enough grit to beat Al Hilal, who had earlier beaten tournament favorites Man City, in a seven-goal thriller some days ago. READ MORE : Official : Richardson Takyi joins Deportiva Santa Marta Martinelli and Hercules were on the scoresheet for the Rio de Janeiro based club while Marcos Leonardo grabbed the consolation for the Arabians, but it wasn’t enough as they lost the duel.…

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Substitute Hercules’ decisive 70th-minute strike was enough for Brazil’s Fluminense to beat Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal 2-1 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Club World Cup. Matheus Martinelli opened the scoring for the Brazilian side on the 40th minute mark, but Al Hilal’s Brazilian forward Marcos Leonardo levelled things up for his side. READ MORE : Thomas Partey denies multiple rape and sexual assault charges Renato Gaúcho effected a tactical sub after recess, taking off Matheus Martinelli for Hercules, who stole the show twenty-five minutes later with a sumptuous strike to settle the game. READ MORE : Augustine Koomson speaks…

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Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has denied all allegations after being charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the United Kingdom. The charges relate to incidents allegedly involving three different women between 2021 and 2022. According to the CPS, Partey has been charged with two counts of rape involving one woman, three counts of rape involving a second woman, and one count of sexual assault involving a third. He is expected to appear before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 5 August. READ MORE : Thomas Partey charged with rape…

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Former Arsenal football player Thomas Partey has been charged with five counts of rape. The 32-year-old, of Hertfordshire, has also been charged with one count of sexual assault. Two of the counts of rape relate to one woman, three counts relate to a second woman, and the one count of sexual assault relates to a third woman. READ MORE : FC Zurich mutually terminate contract of Afriyie Barnieh The incidents are alleged to have taken place between 2021 and 2022. Metropolitan Police said he is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 5 August. “The charges follow an investigation…

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AS an OTR goalkeeper, Augustine Koomson has reviewed his performance in the just-ended 2024/25 Togolese Championnat National. Koomson joined the club on a one-year contract but worked his way to become the main starting goalkeeper for the club. READ MORE: FC Zurich mutually terminate contract of Afriyie Barnieh Speaking to SaharaFootball.net, he affirmed that the experience has been great. “Oh, it was a great season and a nice experience. It was a little bit difficult in the beginning, but I managed to adapt in the middle of the season. The language barrier was one factor because it wasn’t easy…

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FC Zurich and  Ghanaian forward Daniel Afriyie Barnieh have mutually agreed to a contract termination.  Barnieh joined the Swiss club in January 2023 from Hearts of Oak, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal. READ MORE: Liverpool, Ronaldo, UEFA lead tributes to Diogo Jota The 24-year-old has since featured in 50 competitive matches for the Swiss side, scoring two goals and registering four assists. READ MORE: Official: Kamaldeen Sulemana joins Atalanta on four-year deal Since his signing three seasons ago, the Ghanaian has struggled to nail a starting spot. https://twitter.com/fc_zuerich/status/1940803194696671523 It’s unclear which options the player and his management would consider in…

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Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, have been confirmed dead by police in Spain in a fatal car crash on Thursday, July 3, 2025.  The pair were said to be travelling from Portugal through Spain to catch a ferry on the northern side to the United Kingdom after he underwent a lung surgery earlier in the month.  READ MORE: Tragic News: Liverpool star, Diogo Jota , dies in car accident Jota got married to his lifelong partner Rute Cardoso whom the pair has three children, on June 22, 2025, in a beautiful wedding ceremony back home.…

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