Asante Kotoko will be GH 150,000 richer for winning the 2017 MTN FA Cup final on Sunday in Tamale. The Porcupine Warriors dominated rivals Hearts of Oak to seal a 3-1 win with striker Saddick Adams bagging a hat-trick. For lifting the trophy, Kotoko will get GH 50,000 as prize money and an additional GH100,000 to prepare for the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup. The club will also receive GH 2,000 worth of talk time from the headline sponsor MTN. Hearts of Oak will pocket GH 15,000....
Asante Kotoko coach Steve Pollack says his players did not need any extra motivation in their 3-1 MTN FA Cup win over rivals Hearts of Oak on Sunday. The Porcupine Warriors were head and shoulders above the Phobians and raced into a three-nil first half lead courtesy striker Saddick Adams. Hearts came back strongly in the second half but their efforts could only earn them a consolation goal courtesy Thomas Abbey. Kotoko have now won a ninth FA Cup trophy and the latest feat has handed them
FIFA is considering changing international cap rules, to allow more players to switch allegiances than the current law allows. As things stand, one a player has played a competitive game for one nation he is ineligible to represent another, aside from newly created countries such as Kosovo. Frosinone goalkeeper Samir Ujkani played for Albania, but switched to Kosovo when the national team was given permission by FIFA to play against FIFA member associations in international friendlies. Players
Asante Kotoko will represent Ghana in next year's CAF Confederation Cup after winning the 2017 Ghana FA Cup against perennial rivals Hearts of Oak on Sunday in Tamale. The Porcupine Warriors put up a masterclass to axe the Phobians thanks to a Saddick Adams first half hat-trick to win 3-1. Hearts of Oak captain Thomas Abbey got the consolation for Hearts who were not in business on the afternoon. Kotoko will making a return to Africa after their first round elimination to MC El Eulma
Watch highlights of Saddick Adams' hat-trick for Asante Kotoko in Sunday's 3-1 MTN FA Cup final win over arch-rivals Hearts of Oak at the Tamale Sports Stadium. The former Ghana youth international opened the scoring as early as the second minute when he sublimely finished off a nice pass from Kwame Boahene. His second was from the spot-kick after turning pass Richard Akorfi who had no option but to pull him down inside the box. Adams then popped up with the third on added on time
Ghanas dream of a fourth consecutive appearance at the World Cup Finals is now over as a dismal 0-0 draw with Uganda coupled with Egypts 2-1 triumph over Congo means they have been eliminated with one match still to play. They face Egypt on November 12 in a meaningless encounter and to keep up the interest in the proverbial dead rubber, why not have a flutter on the game, with all the best tips available at Bethut? In truth, the Black Stars did not do enough to deserve a place in Russia next
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is proposing a sharing formula that will see the Super Eagles benefit from the FIFA World Cup money only based on the number of matches and total minutes played by each member of the national team in Russia. The Super Eagles, who remained unbeaten in the continental qualifying campaign, will make their sixth World Cup appearance in Russia in June next year, hoping that money related disputes will not distract their participation. It has been reported that
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