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In this October 19, 2011 piece, FIFA.com spoke with FIFA’s Director of Member Associations and Development, Thierry Regenass, about governmental interference in football and the measures which football’s governing body can take. FIFA.com: What exactly is political interference? Thierry Regenass: FIFA has the mandate to control association football worldwide, in all its aspects. This mandate is delegated to the national association, to …

Isaac Dogboe versus Jessie Magdaleno ends in 11th Round Knockout as referee stops fight in favor of Dogboe. A great fight for both fighters, suffering their first knockdown career in this fight. First round was Magdaleno’s round when he connected a right hook that sent Dogboe down. In 5th round a big right hook connected from the Ghanaian fighter puts Magdaleno …

From starting up a blog as a high school graduate to facing the TV cameras as a core professional, Fiifi Anaman has had a meteoric rise in sports journalism in Ghana is one to be greatly admired. The young and passionate six-year journey has seen him feature on highly acclaimed media outlets like Goal, SuperSport, ESPN, Telegraph and the BBC. …

ABUJA, March 28, 2018 – Women soccer teams from Africa countries’ inability to make the quarterly FIFA women’s World Ranking since its inception in 2003 due to prolonged inactivity is a source of concern for women’s football enthusiasts across the continent. In its most recent rankings released on March 23, however, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia and Tanzania were included on the …

Akwasi Frimpong prays to make it through all the heats over a two day period and hopefully win Ghana and Africa’s first medal in the men’s edition of the sport of skeleton as a competitor from tropical Ghana at the 2018 Winter Olympics. On Thursday, Feb 15, the first two heats in men’s skeleton starts at the Winter Olympic Games …

Cesar Juarez has the heart of a warrior, he does not give up and that may be the key to fulfilling his dream of becoming world champion when on Saturday he goes for the interim-WBO super bantamweight belt against the African puncher Isaac “Bráve Son” Dogboe in the The Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra, Ghana – and Azteca 7, La Casa del …

Football legend George Weah has fulfilled what has been known to be an ambition of his since calling time on his football career by winning the 2017 Liberian presidential elections. Many a sports star have found themselves in a tough position of struggling with the next move after what is a relatively short career at the top has come to …

Asamoah Gyan, Ghana’s record goalscorer has traveled the world over the course of his career. Asamoah Gyan left his homeland as a teenager and took the scenic route around Europe playing in France, Italy, and England, before taking a detour via China and the United Arab Emirates, and then arriving at his current club Kayserispor in the Turkish Super League. Gyan …

ADDIS ABABA, November 24, 2017- Every year, during the last weekend of November, you can be certain that the streets of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia will be swamped with colorful, joyous runners taking part in the prominent annual Great Ethiopian Run (GER). The event, with its unique, carnival-like magnitude, has an influence that is transferred easily from participants to spectators, will …

The five nominees for the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2017 will be unveiled on Saturday, 11 November, 2017. The names will be revealed during a star-studded special live show – on BBC World News, BBC World Service and BBC Sport Online – starting at 18:00 GMT. The list of former winners reads like a roll call of African …