Ghana coach Avram Grant calls for criticism to stop

Ghana coach Avram Grant says his team deserve respect following criticism by some fans and sections of the media. Grant’s side are in the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations but that has not stopped some Ghanaians expressing dissatisfaction with the...

Ronaldo on target

Real Madrid took advantage of Barcelona and Sevilla slipping up by beating Real Sociedad to go four points clear at the top of La Liga. The hosts led when Cristiano Ronaldo played in Mateo Kovacic for his first La Liga goal. Kovacic then played in Ronaldo to clip the...

DR Congo 1-Ghana-2

Ghana’s Ayew brothers grabbed a goal each to beat DR Congo 2-1 and put the Black Stars through to the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals. Aston Villa’s Jordan Ayew opened the scoring on 62 minutes, curling the ball past Ley Matampi in the Leopards goal....

Egypt-1 Morocco-0

Egypt knocked out Morocco to reach the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals as substitute Mahmoud Abdel-Moneim prodded home a dramatic 87th-minute winner. Mohammed Salah had twice been denied by Munir Mohamedi, but prior to the goal Morocco missed a host of good chances....

FKF, KPL agree on 18-team league

Football Kenya Federation and the Kenyan Premier League on Thursday agreed to work towards the realisation of an 18-team league. After a grueling five-hour meeting, representatives from both sides agreed to implement an 18-team league, with FKF accepting to foot the...