Algerian international, Riyad Mahrez was ranked seventh in the Ballon d’Or ranking released on Monday evening. The only other African player listed was reigning African player of the year, Gabonese skipper, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, he was ranked 11th.
Former Kotoko and Aduana striker Yahaya Mohammed scored his debut goal for his Tanzania side, Azam FC in their 2-2 drae with Mtibwa Suger in a friendly over the weekend.
Mohammed moved from Aduana to Azam after becoming the second top scorer in last season’s Ghana Premier league to seek greener pastures.
The striker settled well in his new club and would be looking forward to leading the team’s attack when the Tanzanian Premier League resumes on December 17.
Ghanaian compatriotYoung, Enoch Attah Agyei opened the scoring for Azam before Mohammed added the second while former Medeama defender Daniel Amoah also featured for the side.
Anthony Joshua has taken to the swimming pool to relax after defending his world heavyweight title in emphatic fashion on Saturday night — and he has revealed his secret to longevity.
Jose Mourinho has 'dedicated' Manchester United's 1-0 victory over Tottenham to Marouane Fellaini after the error-prone midfielder was jeered by sections of the Old Trafford crowd.
On a night when Jose Mourinho became The Frozen One, it was Henrikh Mkhitaryan who provided a moment of magic to smooth Manchester United's passage into the last 32 of the Europa League.
Lionel Messi may not have broken Cristiano Ronaldo's Champions League group stage goal record on Tuesday night, but Barcelona still made history against Borussia Monchengladbach.
Barcelona boss Luis Enrique has said a win in their final Champions League group game is entirely for his players' confidence, and he 'doesn't give a s***' about winning for himself.
Vincent Torgah from the Tema Country Golf Club set a record of finishing 72holes with 14under par at the Damang Golf Course to win the 3rd edition of the Gold Fields Professional Golfers Association (PGA) championship last weekend.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has insisted he had no intention of kicking Everton full-back Seamus Coleman in the head during the 1-1 draw at Goodison Park on Sunday.
Liverpool squandered an opportunity to go second place in the English Premier after beat lost 4-3 to AFC Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Stadium.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho insists he is restoring the club's DNA, defending his indifferent start to the Premier League season since replacing Louis van Gaal.
Nigeria won the 2016 women's Africa Cup of Nations for an eighth time after a 1-0 win over hosts Cameroon in front of a capacity 40,000 crowd in Yaounde.
A late goal from Sergio Ramos ensured that Real Madrid shared the spoils with Barcelona in their El Classico clash played at the Camp Nou on Saturday night.
Emmanuel Tagoe aka Game Boy beat South African boxer South African boxer Mzonke Fana on Friday to win the IBO Lightweight title but it was not without drama.
In the build-up to the 2016 Champions League final, as everyone else around Real Madrid talked about the quest for that historic 11th trophy, there was one big question being asked of all the players.
Usain Bolt has been challenged to a 30m sprint by Borussia Dortmund striker by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who wants to see if he can beat the nine-time Olympic gold medalist.
Ben Woodburn wrote his name into Liverpool’s history books on Tuesday night by becoming the club's youngest ever goal scorer at the age of just 17 years and 45 days.
Minister of Youth and Sports,Nii Lantey Vanderpuye is calling for the return of the two ‘prodigal sons’ Sulley Muntari and Kevin Prince Boateng into the national team, the Black Stars.
