Croatia will face Russia in the World Cup quarter-finals after a tense penalty shootout victory over Denmark in Nizhny Novgorod.The Danes went ahead less than a minute into the game as Croatia struggled with a long throw from Jonas Knudsen, with Mathias Jorgensen finishing from close range.But Croatia were level three minutes later as Mario Mandzukic fired home a volley after Denmark failed to clear their lines.The game was cagey from thereon and went to extra time, while Schmeichel
Croatia will face Russia in the World Cup quarter-finals after a tense penalty shootout victory over Denmark in Nizhny Novgorod.The Danes went ahead less than a minute into the game as Croatia struggled with a long throw from Jonas Knudsen, with Mathias Jorgensen finishing from close range.But Croatia were level three minutes later as Mario Mandzukic fired home a volley after Denmark failed to clear their lines.The game was cagey from thereon and went to extra time, while Schmeichel
Russia have eliminated Spain from the World Cup in a 4-3 penalty shootout, the hosts winning their last?16 tie after the sides were locked 1-1 after extra time at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.An own goal from the Russia defender Sergei Ignashevich gave Spain an early lead. Artem Dzyuba then converted a penalty three minutes before the break to pull the tournament hosts level at half-time.Their quarter-final opponents will be decided on Sunday night, when Croatia face Denmark
Russia have eliminated Spain from the World Cup in a 4-3 penalty shootout, the hosts winning their last?16 tie after the sides were locked 1-1 after extra time at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.An own goal from the Russia defender Sergei Ignashevich gave Spain an early lead. Artem Dzyuba then converted a penalty three minutes before the break to pull the tournament hosts level at half-time.Their quarter-final opponents will be decided on Sunday night, when Croatia face Denmark
The criminal offence Act makes it an offence for any person to corrupt a public officer. Any person convicted of the offence may suffer a punishment of up to 3 years imprisonment. Anas Amereyaw Anas was last Wednesday caught red handed in a video dialogue making some heart breaking confessions intended to corrupt public officers of our dear Republic. He was heard making voluntary confessions and without undue influence or duress in the ff mannersI. He said the accused persons in
Spanish Segunda Division side Cordoba CF have announced the signing of Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Lomotey.The 20-year-old joined Cordoba on a three-year deal. He joined the Spanish side from Ghanaian side Dreams FC.Last season, he was transferred to Extremadura on a season loan and he was delight to watch.Lomotey caught the eyes of Cordoba technical handlers with his superb display helping Extremadura to seal promotion to the Segunda.Cordoba confirmed the capture of the workaholic
Ghanaian attacker Quincy Osei netted the winning goal for KTP in their 3-2 victory over AC Kajaani in the Finish second-tier league at the Arto Tolsa Areena on Saturday.The former Ghana u23 attacker popped up with a 88th minute strike to hand KTP the maximum points.The goal is the 28-year-old's first in four games this season for KTP who are 8th on the 10-club league table.The former Bechem United attacker joined KTP from AC Kajaani at the start of the 2014/15 campaign.
Ghana striker Kwesi Appiah was chosen by English side AFC Wimbledon to model their new Puma kit for the upcoming season at the unveiling on Sunday.Supporters of the clubs, parents and their children were at hand at the Wimbledon Centre Court Shopping Centre for the grand unveiling.The Black Stars striker is one of the key and known face at the club and was chosen to showcase the new kit for supporters to see and make some purchases.Appiah was joined by coach Neal Ardley, some
Ghanaian defender Akwasi Frimpong made his debut for Hungarian giants Ferencvaros in their preseason friendly defeat to Dunajska Streda. The central defender was in outstanding form for his new side and seemed unfazed by any pressure as Ferencvaros lost by a goal to Streda.Both sides are preparing ahead of their respective European season.The Ghanaian who joined the club from Serbian side Red Star Belgrade was impressive in his first outing for the Hungarians, preventing a goal
The Rexona ‘Be the Next Champion’ train stopped at the Eastern and Volta regions to scout for football talents to compete in the grand finale in Accra next month.The regional preliminaries attracted hundreds of aspirants from both regions who came to show the scouts what stuff they were made of.At the Koforidua Methodist Park in Koforidua Poly, the aspiring stars went through drills and played an aside match.The Volta Regional event which came off at the Police Depot Park
President of Zira FC Natik Ismaylov has confirmed that Ghanaian forward Richard Gadze will depart the club following the expiration of his contract.The former Ebusua Dwarfs marksman initially joined Zira on a short term deal from Indian Super League side Delhi Dynamos before exercising his option to extend for a further year.The 23-years-old instantly became a mainstay in the side after netting four goals in eight games to propel the club to 3rd spot on the Azerbaijan top flight
Emmanuel Petit is convinced it won’t be long before a country from Africa or Asia wins the World Cup. Football’s most prestigious trophy has never been lifted by a nation from either continent, with Europe and South America providing all 20 champions.Brazil lead the way with five wins, followed by Germany and Italy on four, Argentina and Uruguay on two, with England, Spain and France completing the set.Petit was a key member of the triumphant French side in 1998 and, two decades
Emmanuel Petit is convinced it won’t be long before a country from Africa or Asia wins the World Cup. Football’s most prestigious trophy has never been lifted by a nation from either continent, with Europe and South America providing all 20 champions.Brazil lead the way with five wins, followed by Germany and Italy on four, Argentina and Uruguay on two, with England, Spain and France completing the set.Petit was a key member of the triumphant French side in 1998 and, two decades
Ghana defender Rashid Sumaila has began pre-season training with Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade ahead of the upcoming season.The 25-year-old defender passed his medical on Wednesday before putting pen to paper on the season-long deal from Kuwaiti side Al Qadsia which comes with an option to join the Serbian side permanently.The former Asante Kotoko guardsman has joined his new team-mates in their pre-season camp in Austria.The Ghana international will be hoping to hit the ground
Ghanaian striker Benjamin Acheampong has been retained at Egyptian club Zamalek and will be part of the team for next season's campaign.The former Kumasi Asante Kotoko striker was on the verge of leaving the club after spending most of last season on loan at Petrojet.Acheampong struggled to break into the Zamalek team last season but his form with Petrojet has seen the club reconsider their stance.Zamalek technical director Khalid Jalal says the team will maintain the Ghanaian
Newly promoted Austira Bundesliga side TSV Hartberg has been actively pursuing LASK Linz centre-back Kennedy Boateng in the ongoing summer transfer window, but they are currently not being allowed to meet the Ghanaian's price tag.The 21-year-old joined Ried on loan from LASK Linz has been outstanding for the club, playing 33 games and scoring three times in the 2017/18 season.The former WAFA guardsman has been linked with clubs in the top flight division following his remarkable
Ghanaian midfielder Richard Boateng insists he is ready to make an impact in the Spanish Segunda League with his new club Real Oviedo. The 25 year old joined the Real Oviedo from UD Melila, after an excellent campaign last season where he won the goal of the segunda division with strike against Jumilla.Boateng scored 15 goals from 31 appearances attracting interests from several club's before eventually joining the white and Blues.The younger brother of former Black
Senegal’s elimination on fair play rules not only made World Cup history, it is also the first time since 1982 an African team failed to reach the tournament’s second round.Thirty six years ago such a poor performance by African teams was seen as less shocking.In 2018, with the current crop of African stars such as Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, matching the record from the Spanish World Cup underlines what a disastrous tournament this has been for Africa.The failure of five
Ghana forward Kevin Prince Boateng and Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio spent time together in Sardinia with their families and friends.The Eintracht Frankfurt forward became close friend of Marchisio during his time at AC Milan, and they have been seen on a couple of time partying together.The two players had contrasting seasons last term as Boateng played a key role in Frankfurt's triumph in the German DFB Pokal while the Italy international's campaign was blighted
Germany defender Jerome Boateng has jumped to the defence of attacking midfielder Mesut Özil, who has come under a loads of criticisms after their elimination from the FIFA World Cup in Russia. The Champions were eliminated from the competition after losing their third group game to South Korea in dramatic circumstances.The four times Champions lost in injury time when a goal could have seen them through.Following the teams exit, several German fans has been attacking Arsenal
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