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Ligue 1: Ghana’s Gideon Mensah extends contract with Auxerre until 2026

Ligue 1: Ghana’s Gideon Mensah extends contract with Auxerre until 2026

Ghanaian defender Gideon Mensah has signed a one-year contract extension with Ligue 1 club Auxerre, securing his stay at the club until 2026, Afrosport reports. The left-back joined Auxerre in 2022 from Austrian club RB Salzburg on an initial three-year deal with his present deal set to expire in 2025. However, following a string of brilliant performances with Auxerre, including helping them win the Ligue 2...

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: CAF approves Accra Sport Stadium for Ghana, Sudan tie

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: CAF approves Accra Sport Stadium for Ghana, Sudan tie

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved the Accra Sports Stadium for Ghana’s Black Stars to host Sudan in matchday three of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, Afrosport reports. The Ghana Football Association (GFA) was informed of the new development through a letter from CAF to its General Secretary Prosper Harrison Addo. It read: ”Following a comprehensive review of the reports of the...

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Senegal, Morocco grind out wins; Ghana stutters against Niger

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Senegal, Morocco grind out wins; Ghana stutters against Niger

Matchday two of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers continued on Monday as AFCON 2021 champions, Senegal, laboured to a slim 1-0 win against Burundi at the Bingu National Stadium in Malawi. The Teranga Lions were left frustrated for long periods in a game which they dominated as the Burundi defence stood resolute throughout the match. However, Aliou Cisse's men eventually got a breakthrough as...

Ghana boss Otto Addo and two others stable after car crash

Three Ghana coaches, including head coach Otto Addo, are in a stable condition after being involved in a car crash on Monday. Addo, who is in his second spell as Black Stars coach, and his assistant John Paintsil as well as goalkeeping coach Fatawu Dauda were heading back from a scouting mission at a club game between FC Samartex 1996 and Nsoatreman FC in Ghana when...

Abdul Fatawu credits Leicester City boss Cooper for ‘special’ Premier League bow

Abdul Fatawu credits Leicester City boss Cooper for ‘special’ Premier League bow

Ghana winger Abdul Fatawu has reserved praise for Leicester City manager Steve Cooper after the 1-1 draw in his Premier League debut against Tottenham Hotspur on Monday. After playing a prominent role in Leicester City's Championship triumph last season, Fatawu heralded his presence in the English top-flight with an assist for Jamie Vardy to rescue a point at the King Power Stadium. The Foxes found themselves...