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Black Stars defender Andy Yiadom has admitted that the controversial penalty awarded to his Ghana side in their World Cup qualifying win over South Africa was ‘soft’. The victory for the Black Stars saw them qualify for Africa’s World Cup play-offs at the expense of Bafana Bafana, who needed a …

Kurt Okraku, who is the president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has said he does not expect CAF President, Patrice Motsepe, ‘to take sides’ in the impending match-fixing protest filed to FIFA by the South African Football Association (SAFA). SAFA has lodged a complaint to FIFA accusing the Ghana …

MBrazil’s Raphinha mouth bleeds after a knock during a qualifying soccer match against Argentina for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at Bicentenario stadium in San Juan, Argentina, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Uruguayan referee Andres Cunha and video assistant Esteban Ostojich were suspended Wednesday after failing to …

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has responded in the strongest terms to accusations and allegations levelled at it by their South African counterparts regarding their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 final Group “G” game. The GFA, while responding to the allegations, also took time to suggest that their counterparts have …

There was a clear pattern of match manipulation during South Africa’s 2022 World Cup qualifier against Ghana, according to South African Football Association (Safa) president Danny Jordaan. Ghana beat Bafana Bafana 1-0 on Sunday in the crucial qualifier – a result which saw the Black Stars advance to Africa’s play-offs …

The Black Stars will be in pot 2 of the play-off round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for Africa. Ten African teams qualified to the final round of qualifiers with five places to fight for. Those five qualification places will be decided by five two-legged play-off matches due …

The president of the Jordan Football Association (JFA) has called for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to carry out a gender test on Iranian women’s goalkeeper Zohreh Koudaei. Iran beat Jordan 4-2 on penalties in September, with Koudaei saving two spot-kicks. The heroics helped Iran to qualify for the 2022 …

FIFA has began investigating Ghana’s World Cup qualifier against Bafana Bafana after the South Africa Football Association logged a complaint. Specifically, the penalty awarded Ghana will be under review following the displeasure shown by the SAFA after the game. World football governing body FIFA has confirmed that it has received …

Former Accra Hearts of Oak striker, Gilbert Fiameyo, has been remanded into police custody. The 29-year-old was arrested on Sunday, November 14, 2021, at the Accra Sports Stadium for allegedly assaulting a police officer. Mr Gilbert Fiamenyo was at the stadium to watch Hearts of Oak’s match against Aduana Stars …

The Chief Executive Officer of the South African Football Association, Tebogo Motlanthe, has said that they suspect a foul play in the FIFA World Cup qualifier defeat to the Black Stars. He has alleged that match-fixing was at play at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium as the Bafana Bafanas lost …