While the final was hardly a classic, the 2010 World Cup quarters delivered enough drama to live on in the memories of all who witnessed it
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In 2010 Kevin-Prince and Jérôme Boateng would make history as the first brothers to play against one another in an international match
Those who watched 2000 Hearts of Oaks play declared they are beyond even the most exaggerated superlatives. This was a team and a manager of a generation
Promoting a philosophy of high-pressing and possession football, Ghana’s Liberty academy has been at the forefront of player development
He been racially abused, mocked by his own fans and called a traitor, but Kevin Prince-Boateng has carved a unique career worthy of respect
The name Pelé generally conjures a sense of wonderment – images of goalscoring exploits and breathtaking skill that rival even the greats of footballing history. For Nii Odartey Lamptey, it conjures an aching…
Ghana has come to the end of its own golden era in football. Over the past two decades, they’ve boasted world-class players and been guided by well-known managers, and Asamoah Gyan represents…
FEW FOOTBALLERS IN HISTORY – few individuals, for that matter – have had their sport impact upon their life quite like Gerald Asamoah, though the Germany international was hardly your average footballer.…
It was at the Stadio San Nicola in Bari, on 29 May 1991, that one of the most anti-climactic evenings in the history of football unfolded. It had been the most eagerly…
Illustration by Federico Manasse The goals, the power, the engine; all done with that unmistakable beaming smile on his face for club and country. Few players are eulogised about fondly across supporter partisanships,…
THE PRINCIPLE OF OCCAM’S RAZOR states that “entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily” and is popularly interpreted as suggesting that among competing hypotheses the one with the fewest assumptions should be selected.…
When Tony Yeboah rocked up in the Premier League in 1995, few knew what to expect. A year later, the Ghanaian had written his name into folklore