It is estimated that every year some 15,000 African football players are trafficked with the hope of signing professional contracts in Europe, oftentimes such hopes are dashed as they fizzle into illusions and abuse according to Kaazi, a new startup founded by Nana Yaw Oppong-Mensah, that wants to help football players in Ghana and Africa to connect to clubs safely and professionally with no …
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The Orlando Pride rounded out their run in the Challenge Cup with a scoreless draw on the road against North Carolina Saturday. Here are three things we learned from the match: © Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel The Orlando Pride have one of the strongest front lines in the NWSL, highlighted by Alex Morgan (13), Marta and Sydney Leroux. But that front …
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa, April 29, 2021/ — In the spirit of uniting Africa through sport, Khaled Babbou The President of Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com) officially launched the #AfricaAsOne campaign, which has set off to echo support for all of Africa’s representatives, taking African Rugby to the international field of play. Speaking on the freshly cut green, he emphasised Rugby Africa’s commitment …
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For athletes, the only thing better than being an Olympian is being an Olympian twice. One Utah man [of Ghanaian origin] hopes to do just that in Beijing next year, even though he feels the weight of an entire continent on his shoulders. He could have taken it easy. He could have said it was too rainy and cold, however, Akwasi …
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Ghanaian Para-athlete, Raphael Botsyo Nkegbe, says he is bent on winning Ghana’s first para-Olympic medal. Nkegbe secured his spot for the Tokyo Paralympic games after winning the T54 World Wheelchair 100m race with a new personal best of 14.22s at the Desert Challenge Games in Arizona, USA, becoming the first Ghanaian Para-Athlete to Qualify for the 2020 Paralympic games in …
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ZURICH, Switzerland, April 20, 2021/ — FIFA (www.FIFA.com) President Gianni Infantino has called for respect and dialogue as he expressed FIFA’s strong disapproval of the proposed European breakaway league project, and has requested that the concerned parties consider their position in line with respecting the institutions that exist to protect the interest of national, European and global football. “FIFA is an …
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Chris Smalling was robbed at home in front of his wife and two-year-old child in a horrifying ordeal for the Roma defender on Friday morning, according to reports. Italian news outlet Gazzetta Dello Sport claims three armed robbers broke into the English footballer’s home and forced him to open his family’s safe, where the aggressors took items of jewelry and other …
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Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne has signed a new contract with the Premier League leaders that runs until 2025. The 29-year-old Belgium international had more than two years remaining on his previous deal.De Bruyne has won two Premier League titles, the FA Cup and the League Cup four times since joining City from Wolfsburg in the summer of 2015. …
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2021 has been a happy year for Benjamin Azamati – smashing one record after the other. He started the year, particularly on January 30, with a big win in the 60m indoor race (6.59s) where he set a personal best in the process. Weeks later, he guided his school, the West Texas A&M University to their first Lone Star Conference …
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Ghana have secured qualification to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations following a 1-1 draw in South Africa on Thursday (March 25, 2021) with one round of group games still to play. Ajax midfielder Kudus Mohammed scored a brilliant goal to put [Ghana’s] Black Stars ahead at the FNB Stadium [in South Africa] , but Brighton attacker Percy Tau leveled …
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