Nigeria's government has ordered the head ofthe country's football association to back current CAF president Issa Hayatou of Cameroon in his re-election bid, a senior official said Monday. The decree from on high came despite Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick having publicly come out in support of Hayatou's main challenger, Ahmad Ahmad. Pinnick's backing for Madagascar's Ahmad has put him at loggerheads with the NFF, the country's sports minister
CAF Presidential aspirant, Ahmad Ahmad of Madagascar has said he would engage former African stars in CAF if he wins theMarch 16 elections. Ahmad told AOIFootball.comthat he solicits for a new dawn in the continents football where African football legends, like George Opong Weah, Samuel Osei Kuffour, Kanu Nwankwo, Benni McCarthy, Jay Jay Okocha, Victor Ikpeba, Mark Fish, Lucas Radebe, Moustafa Hadji and many others would play important roles to develop the beautiful game across the continent.
March 16 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, could mark a major turning point in the modern history of African football. Issa Hayatou, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) president since 1988, faces a challenge from Ahmad Ahmad, the head of the Malagasy Football Federation. Hayatou is a powerful voice within FIFA, world footballs governing body, while Ahmad has promised multivarious reforms within the African game. The election has exposed fractures within African footballs governance structures.
Ghanaian poacher Raphael Dwamena is reported to have lost his mother Mrs. Dora Brigid Kwakyewa. Madam Kwakyewa, was pronounced dead late last month after a short illness at her residence, and she is expected to be laid to rest this month at her hometown, Nkawkaw. Dwamena is currently with his club FC Zurich preparing for their tonight's game against Aarau in the Swiss second-tier league but he is expected to arrive in the country when final arrangements for the burial is finalized....
Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Issa Hayatou has met with Zambian President Edgar Lungu and promised that Zambia may get a chance to host the Africa Cup of Nations earlier than the 2025 window if any of the already guaranteed hosts withdraws. Hayatou said that Zambia had impressed CAF with the manner they had organized the just ended Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. The CAF President had a meeting with the Zambian Head of State Edgar Lungu and expressed his gratitude at the
West Ham United boss Slaven Bilic is looking forward to seeing Andre Ayew make his mark on the closing months of the campaign. The Ghana mans stop-start first season in east London has started to fire with goals in successive away games and the boss expects more to come as the Hammers aim for a top-half finish. Ayews season has been disrupted by injury and international commitments, but with goals in e victory at Swansea, draw at Watford and in Saturdays loss at AFC Bournemouth, he has shown
The Ghana Football Association will launch this season's MTN FA Cup on Thursday, 16 March at the plush M Plaza Hotel at Roman Ridge in Accra. The competition will involve clubs from the Division Two, the 48 Division One clubs and all the 16 Premier League clubs. The Preliminary Round of the MTN FA Cup draw involving Division One and Division Two teams will also be held at the launch to decide the fixtures for the start of the competition. Clubs will be drawn from the 10 Regional Football
Edwin Gyimah boosted his chances of earning a deal at Swedish second-tier side Helsingborg IF after impressing in the 2-0 friendly win against Kristianstad. The Ghana international lasted the entire duration and played in midfield alongside Andreas Landgren. Gyimah hopes that the impression was enough for him to be allowed to stay in the HIF. ''I have been in Europe before, but this was my first audition. I think the team did well out there today,'' Gyimah said. Gyimah
Time without number, we have raised the issue of honouring our heroes. Many have said that a nation that does not honour her heroes is not worth dying for but must we permit this statement to stay with us forever? What are we doing to ensure this statement has no relevance in our current generation? There is a lot we can do. Our current heroes must be honoured before they die; I make a case for Sani Anokye Demdem of Anokye Stars in Kumasi. He is one of the few coaches I think the GFA in particular
Board Chairman of Great Olympics Amarkai Amarteifio believes Maxwell Konadu deserves to be named as the next Black Stars coach. The four-time AFCON champions are without a substantive coach after Avram Grant departed the role following the expiration of his contract last month. A six-member committee has been constituted by nations football governing body to head hunt his replacement before the team engage Congo in the 2018 World Cup qualifier in June. Nevertheless, there has been growing debate
Former Ghana coach Avram Grant has taken a stinging pot shot at the Ghana Football Association claiming football in the West African country lacks direction. Grant, was handed a golden opportunity to manage one of Africas greatest teams, the Black Stars but his reign can be best described as mediocre. He was given a task of helping the country bring an end to a 32-year-old wait for an AFCON trophy but he failed spectacularly with a frustrating fourth place finish to the dismay of 25 million
She is a member of one of Africa's famous football dynasties but little is known of Imani, the youngest of the maestro Abedi 'Pele' Ayew's children. While her three brothers Ibrahim, Andre and Jordan are household names because of their talent on the football pitch, Imani Ayew has taken a different path and is venturing into the world of fashion as a model. The aspiring model has built a modeling portfolio on the quiet and appears poised to take the fashion industry by storm.
A festival of goals ensued as the Ghana premier league recorded its highest goal haul thus far. Every fixture produced at least a goal in week 6 to surpass the 20 goal mark for the first time this season. Inter Allies and Aduana Stars opened the floodgates for the avalanche of goals on Saturday. Aduana Stars came from a goal down to defeat Inter Allies by 2 goals to 1 to cement their grip on top spot. Isaac Twums opener was leveled by Nathaniel Asamoah before inform Derrick Sasraku struck the
Anderlecht star Dennis Appiah has expressed surprise about the Belgian play-off system where clubs have points halved. The point system in the championship playoff is the same as during the regular season, except that each team starts with half of the points they won in the regular season, rounded up to the nearest integer. Anderlecht who finished leaders after the regular season will join five other teams for the championship playoff, with the first-placed team winning the title. Each
"It's time we introduce a new regime," says Liberian Football Association president Musa Bility ahead of what has been described as the most important Confederation of African Football elections for almost three decades. African football goes to the polls on Thursday to choose a new Caf president and for the first time since he came to power in 1988, incumbent Issa Hayatou faces a serious challenge. Only twice before has the Cameroonian run against another candidate and he swept aside
Many Ghana Premier League clubs risk playing their home matches away from home due to the nature of their pitches as the Club Licensing Board meets on Tuesday to review the pitches used for the league. Many clubs have complained about the nature of some of the pitches including the Tamale Utrecht Park used by Bolga All Stars, the Berekum Golden City Park used by Berekum Chelsea, the Wa Park used by Wa All Stars, the Nana Fosu GyeabourPark and the Nana Agyemang Badu Park used by Bechem United and
Wa All Stars striker Richard Arthur has heaped praises on coach Enos Adepah for his tactical guidance in their 1-0 victory over Medeama SC in the ongoing Ghana Premier League on Sunday. The defending champions have found a purple patch form after their stuttering start to the season as they defeated Medeama SC 1-0 at the Tarkwa T&A Park courtesy a 60th minute strike by Matthew Kelvin Andoh. In the wake of the game, Richard Arthur took to his twitter handle to shower praises on his, Enos
Newcastle United winger Christian Atsu believes perspective must be applied to the Magpies position, despite the disappointment of defeat to Fulham. Slavisa Jokanovic's men completed a Championship double over United on Saturday with a convincing win at St Jamess Park. That result, coupled with Huddersfields win at Brentford, meant the gap between United and the second tier play-off places is now just six points, having been 11 just nine days ago. But Rafa Benitez & Co remain in
Former Black Stars coach Avram Grant believes the Black Stars will need an expatriate at the helm of affairs as the search for his successor drags on. A six-member committee headed by the nations football governing body Kwesi Nyantakyi has been mandated to search for a coach for the Black Stars before Ghanas next World Cup qualifier against Congo. But as the debate of who should be handed the vacant role between a local coach and expatriate gathers pace, the sides erstwhile coach
Former Chairman of the Ghana Football Association Alhaji MND Jawula has lauded the move by the Ministry of Youth and Sports to vouch for a local coach to be next Black Stars coach. There has been debate over who should be handed the vacant Black Stars coaching role between a local trainer and expatriate, but it seems the dust has settled down following the ministry of Youth and Sports staunch support for a local coach to be given the mandate. Jawula has commended the stand taken
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