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The Black Stars or Black Scars?

July 7, 2019

SAMUEL OSEI KUFFUOR: a member of the FIFA-Appointed Normalization Committee for Ghana Football. NOTHING IS AS IT SEEMS TILL IT MANIFESTS; NEGLIGENCE OF CIRCUMSPECTION COULD DISPROVE PROJECTIONS, AND WINDFALLS AND PITFALLS COULD TRADE PLACES. Last Saturday, on the Joy FM’s Sports Link, I guaranteed hosts, Egypt’s knockout of South Africa from the ongoing Afcon championship,

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Spain’s Club-obsessed press ignores the national team

The front cover of Spain’s leading sports paper, last Sunday featured Gareth Bale of Wales. Page 2: Bale. Page 3: Bale. Page 4 Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal. Plus a bit of Lucas Silva, Brazil. Page 5: Luka Modric, Croatia. Toni Kroos, Germany. And Raphael Varane and Karim Benzema, France (neither of whom played). Page 6: Marcos

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Shaibu Amodu jumps to Keshi’s defence

Nigeria caretaker head coach Shaibu Amodu believes that Stephen Keshi should have been allowed to take charge of the remaining Afcon matches. Amodu explained to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday that he is of the view that Keshi could have qualified Nigeria for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations if he had been given the

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