The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) has set July 4, 2019 for the hearing of Kwesi Nyantakyi lifetime ban appeal. The former Ghana Football Association President, appealed for the lifetime ban imposed on him by the FIFA Adjudicatory Chamber following his scandalous behavior in the Anas Aremeyaw Anas Number 12 expose. Kyfilla.com understands, the hearing will be in closed doors and Anas Aremeyaw Anas and his Tiger Eye PI team will not show up for the hearing. The former CAF 1st Vice President after the premiere of the Number 12 expose was banned from all football related activities for…
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Tanzania head coach Emmanuel Amuneke has named his final 23-member squad for the AFCON 2019 in Egypt which start in June 21 and end at July 19, 2019. The Nigerian tactician dropped nine players from his initial 32 provisional squad, including 15-year-old Kelvin John Pius, who impressed for Tanzania in the just-concluded U17 Africa Cup of Nations. In all 13 local based players were included in the final squad alongside 10 foreign based players. The team will take on Egypt in a pre-afcon friendly on Thursday before a final test against Zimbabwe. The Taifa Stars are in group C alongside…
Head of Communications for Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Sarfo Duku (Esq) says his outfit are capable of beating arch rivals Hearts of Oak without their talisman Songne Yacouba. The Porcupines will face off the Continental Club Masters in the semi-finals of the NC Special Competition on Sunday, June 16, 2019 at the Accra Sports Stadium with the Burkinabe import likely to miss the cracker. Updating the media on the current injury situation of the former Stade de Malian agile goal poacher ahead of the highly anticipated encounter, Sarfo Duku emphasized that, the technical bench is waiting for a report from the…
The Normalization Committee has confirmed a new gate proceeds sharing format for the tier 1 of it Special Competition semi-finals. According to the Normalization Committee, both Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko will pocket 45% each of the gate proceeds from their semi-final clash with the Normalization Committee to rely on the remaining 10%. The new gate proceeds sharing format will also be applied in the other semi-final duel between Karela United and Obuasi Ashantigold Sporting Club which will be played on Saturday, June 15, 2019. This means that, the Hearts of Oak clash against bitterest rival Kumasi…
Ghanaian international John Sam says he prefers playing for Hearts of Oak than Asante Kotoko. The former Future Stars playmaker indicated that even though a deal from Asante Kotoko is welcome, joining the Continental Club Masters would be a dream come true. The 21-year old who previously played for Polo Academy in Accra before moving to Europe, in an exclusive interview with Kyfilla.com, believes Kim Grant is doing marvelously well at Hearts of Oak by blending both the experienced and the youthful players to produce a tantalizing side and he has a young player would love to join the Rainbow…
Accra Hearts of Oak’s public relations officer, Opare Addo has indicated that their semi-final clash against arch rivals Kumasi Asante Kotoko will surely come on. The much talked about encounter was reported to have been put on hold due to Asante Kotoko unwillingness to officially write to the Normalization Committee to rescind their decision of withdrawing from the NC Special Competition tier one. However, Opare Addo has confirmed that the semi-final cracker will surely come on on Sunday, June 16, 2019 at the Accra Sports Stadium. He explained that, the Normalization Committee has agreed for the game to come on…
Kumasi Asante Kotoko avid supporter Seidu Yakubu Tabaya has been arrested in connection with the kidnap of the two Canadian girls. According to report, the Canadian girls who were abducted about a week ago in Kumasi of the Ashanti Region, have finally been rescued. Reports indicate that, avid Asante Kotoko supporter, Seidu popularly called MBA has been gripped by the police as the ring leader of the group that kidnapped the Canadian girls. Seidu is populary known in the football parlance to have sacked former Asante Kotoko head coach Zdravko Lugarisic at the team’s training ground, Adako Jachie. His extravagant…
The Executive Director of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Foundation, Dr. Dominic Eduah has reiterated his outfit willingness to attend to the need of deprived communities across the country. According to Dr. Eduah, the GNPC Foundation is committed to doing its part to support and alleviate deprived communities from many social challenges. In his address at the GNPC Foundation’s safety awareness campaign on Friday, June 7, 2019 at the Takoradi Market Circle, Dr. Eduah stated that, the Foundation recognizes its part in complimenting efforts of the government in contributing to solving Ghana’s problems. “The GNPC Foundation is committed to…
Former Kumasi Asante Kotoko midfielder, John Bannerman believes it will be very difficult for Ghana to win the 2019 AFCON to be hosted in Egypt. The 24 teams tournament that will kick start on June 21 and end at July 19, 2019 will see Ghana battling it out to return the trophy back in Accra in July 19, 2019. Ghana last won the trophy in 1982 in Libya and since then have been chasing for the fifth time AFCON gold medal but to no avail. The Black Stars are determined to sink any team in the upcoming competition this time…
Head coach of the Ivorian senior national team, Ibrahim Kamara has announced the final squad for the AFCON 2019. Kamara made known to the public his final 23-member squad for the much anticipated tournament which start in June 21 and end at July, 19, 2019. Ivory Coast have been pitted in group D together with Morocco, South Africa and Namibia. The Ivorians will begin their hunt for the AFCON trophy against South Africa on June 28, 2019 at the Al Salam Stadium in Cairo. Below is the final 23-man squad for the tourney in Egypt; GOALKEEPERS 1. Sylvain Gbohouo (TP…