Mensah Signs For Lyon

Written by Kevin Johnson-Azuara | July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Seven-time Ligue 1 defending champions, Olympique Lyonnais, have completed the $13.2 million transfer of Rennes central defender John Mensah. The Ghana captain claims to have turned down offers to play in the English Premier League with Portsmouth and Wigan. “I had a few offers, mostly from English clubs but I opted for Lyon on the insistence of my agent,” remarked Mensah at his unveiling.

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QUINS EDGE IMPALA IN THRILLER

Written by Herbert Mwachiro | July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Quins did a double on Saturday as both the first XV and second XV ended up victorious over the two Impala sides. Scores were 19-18 and 23-0 respectively.

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CAF: Champions League Group Stage Begins

Written by Kevin Johnson-Azuara | July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Memories will come flooding back for both Dynamos and Asec Mimosas when they meet in this weekend’s opening Group A game of the 2008 Champions League.The duo met in the 1998 Champions League final, where Ivorians, Asec, triumphed 4-2 on aggregate over their Zimbabwean rivals. Although Asec have since turned out such stars as the Toure brothers and Aruna Dindane, it was Ivorian internationals of yesteryear–such as former Ivorian captain Tchiressoua Guel and Donald Sie–who inspired the success. Neither side have reached a final since, although Asec have twice made the semi-finals.

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Kidnappers Release Joseph Yobo’s Brother

Written by Kevin Johnson-Azuara | July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Kidnappers have released the older brother of Everton and Nigeria defender Joseph Yobo after almost two weeks in captivity.

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MTN Soccer Academy auditions kickoff in Accra.

Written by Ameyaw Debrah | July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Ghana’s biggest sports TV reality series, MTN Soccer Academy has returned for season two and hundreds of young aspiring footballers have auditioned in Accra, for a spot in the series. » Read more…

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Ethiopia Names Olympics Track Team

Written by Kevin Johnson-Azuara | July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

On Monday one of Africa’s hopes for a large medal haul in the track events named its Olympics-bound squad. Ethiopia named a strong track team for the Beijing Olympics with world champions Kenenisa Bekele and Tirunesh Dibaba doubling up in the 5,000 and 10,000 metres races. The other significant development is the inclusion of multiple world record holder Haile Gebrselassie in the 10,000m.

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Eto’o Ponders Shock Move and Olympic Call-up

Written by Kevin Johnson-Azuara | July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o is weighing up a shock move to Uzbekistan club Kuruvchi. He has visited Uzbekistan for talks and will now consider the offer from the leaders of the Uzbek championship.

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Benin’s Sessegnon Joins PSG

Written by Kevin Johnson-Azuara | July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

French Ligue Un club Paris St. Germain have signed Beninois midfielder, Stephane Sessegnon, from rivals Le Mans. Sessegnon, 24, scored five goals in 30 league appearances for Le Mans last season, and is a member of the current Benin team bidding for spots at Angola 2010, and South Africa 2010.

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FIFA Considering Alternative WC 2010 Host

Written by Kevin Johnson-Azuara | July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, claims he has spoken to three countries about hosting the 2010 World Cup if a natural disaster forces it away from South Africa. This is part of “Plan B” drawn up by FIFA with less than two years until the pinnacle of world sport heads to Africa for the first time.

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Agogo Departs for Egypt

Written by Kevin Johnson-Azuara | July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Nottingham Forest striker Junior Agogo has completed his move to Egyptian powerhouse, Zamalek Sporting Club for an undisclosed fee. The former Barnet and Queens Park Rangers forward has become a regular for the Black Stars of Ghana, scoring the winning goal in his country’s 2-1 victory over arch-rivals, Nigeria, in the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year.

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Cosafa Cup Rechristened

Written by Kevin Johnson-Azuara | July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Southern Africa’s regional championship, the Cosafa Cup, returns later this month under a new name, new format, and with a new country participating. The annual tournament was seemingly headed for the doldrums after losing its previous sponsor, Castle, but it has been hastily resuscitated.

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