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Coach of the national team the Black Stars, Avram Grant has asked Ghanaians to forgive under-fire goalkeeper, Razak Brimah for his ‘unacceptable’ comments as he hopes to be maintain his starting place in Ghana’s clash against Cameroon tonight.

Black Stars midfielder, Emmanuel Agyemang Badu is certain Ghana will beat Cameroon in tonight’s AFCON semifinals clash in Gabon.

The Black Stars of Ghana will be hoping to meet Egypt for the second time in the Africa Cup of Nations(AFCON) in Gabon after tonight’s game against Cameroon in the semifinals.

Chelsea had to settle for a draw against a much-improved Liverpool at Anfield after Diego Costa's late penalty was saved by Simon Mignolet - but still extended their lead at top of the Premier League to nine points.

The Ghana Football Association(GFA) has imposed a fine of $2,500 on Black Stars goalkeeper, Razak Brimah for his abusive comments on social media against Ghanaians.

I might not be a soothsayer but I predict that, loud-mouth Ghanaian goalkeeper, Razak Brimah will surface on Thursday and after playing the game, expose a white shirt with black inscriptions “AM SORRY” as a way to further apologize to Ghanaians for ‘insulting’ them.

Ghanaian striker, Jordan Ayew is close to signing a deal with Swansea City from championship side, Aston Villa as transfer deadline ends tonight.

Goalkeeper of the Black Stars,Razak Brimah has posted a video on his facebook page today hitting hard on his critics with an excessive use of the 'F' word and later apologized for insulting Ghanaians.

The English Premier League(EPL) returns tomorrow with a big game between league leaders Chelsea and struggling Liverpool at Anfield.

Chief Executive Officer for the Databank Group, Kojo Addae-Mensah, is set to host a new and intriguing sports show on Accra-based Happy FM.

The Black Stars are expected to leave for Franceville in Gabon today to begin preparations for the semifinals clash against Cameroon on Thursday in the Africa Cup of Nations.

President of the Ghana Football Association(GFA) Kwesi Nyantakyi is optimistic Ghana will win the Africa Cup of Nations(AFCON) in Gabon after the Black Stars beat DR Congo to reach the semifinals for the sixth consecutive time.

Liverpool have wasted no time in getting Sadio Mane back after the forward exited the Africa Cup of Nations.

The Black Stars of Ghana put up a splendid performance to beat DR Congo 2-1 to head into the semi finals of the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon.

Ghana will this afternoon face the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in their AFCON 2017 quarter-final tie without their captain and top marksman, Asamoah Gyan.

Argentina and Barcelona star, Lionel Messi is set to wed his longtime girlfriend and mother of his two kids, Antonella Rocuzzo.

They might have qualified from the group stage with two narrow wins and a defeat but the Black Stars of Ghana will be facing the real challenge in the Africa Cup of Nations(AFCON) against DR Congo in Oyem, Gabon today.

Sadio Mane's brilliant start of the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon ended on a very sad note after missing a crucial penalty which gave Cameroon a 5-4 win to cruise to the semi-finals at the expense of Senegal.

Call her the record breaker and that will perfectly suit the unstoppable Serena Williams.

Following their League Cup defeat to Southampton, Liverpool's miserable slump staggers on and the absence of one man is becoming all the more obvious. 

The Ghana Football Association(GFA) has disclosed that, captain of the Black Stars, Asamoah Gyan’s injury is a minor one as he could feature in Sunday’s game against DR Congo.

The Black Stars of Ghana are expected to arrive in Oyem in Gabon today, where they would be playing DR Congo in the quarter finals clash on Sunday in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Manager Jose Mourinho said his Manchester United side "didn't lose" despite being beaten 2-1 by Hull in their EFL Cup semi-final second leg.

Patrice Evra's time in Italy is over after the Juventus man agreed a deal to return to France with Marseille.

Real Madrid crashed out of the Copa del Rey as calamity full back Danilo put through his own goal for the second time this month despite Cristiano Ronaldo's best efforts with a second-half free-kick.

Zinedine Zidane's team came into the game at Celta's Balaidos Stadium 2-1 down from the first leg after Iago Aspas and Jonny Castro had given the underdogs the lead at the Santiago Bernabeu.

But things went against them in the first half as they tried to get back on level terms. Ronaldo could have levelled the tie on aggregate but first he saw his header from Isco's cross pushed on to the bar by Celta goalkeeper Sergio Alvarez. Then when the ball came back out to him he could not adjust his feet and instead of a right foot finish, he sent a left-foot shot on to the post. 

Things went from bad to worse for Madrid and full back Danilo on 44 minutes when the home side took the lead on the night. 

Iago Aspas, the former Liverpool forward, flicked the ball through to John Guidetti and when his shot was saved by Kiko Casilla it hit back-tracking Danilo and rolled into the net.

The defender scored an own goal in the last round powering a header past his own keeper against Sevilla. 

His confidence has been shot of late to the point where he was kept on the bench by Zidane at the Bernabeu at the weekend to save him from the boo boys. 

His relationship with his own supporters will not have improved by this latest showing and Madrid now needed a second-half miracle.

If anyone can come up with a miracle it's Ronaldo and when he was fouled by Gustavo Cabral on 61 minutes it was a case of cometh the hour cometh the man.  

The Portugal star's free-kick didn't seem to bend or dip but it was hit with such force that it went past the wall and Alvarez to make the score 1-1. Real Madrid now only needed a goal to take the game to extra-time. 

 

But as they poured forward Celta got their golden goal to surely kill off the tie. Daniel Wass played the ball to substitute Jozabed and he laid it back to the Dane who calmly found the back of the net.

 

Madrid never know when they are beaten and on 90 minutes Lucas Vazquez headed in a corner leaving them needing one more goal to go through and four injury-time minutes to score it.

But the goal never came and Madrid crashed out of the; their chance of a treble this season, gone.  Mail Online

 

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The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations(AFCON) in Gabon takes a break for two days after the last group match between Ghana and Egypt on Wednesday.

Egypt denied Ghana the top position in Group D after beating the Black Stars 1-0 to move top of the group as the two clashed in the last group game at Port Gentil, Gabon in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Coach Avram Grant has made four changes to the squad that played against Mali as the Black Stars of Ghana come face-to-face with Egypt in their last group game tonight in the Africa Cup of Nations(AFCON) in Gabon.

Captain Asamoah Gyan will lead the Black Stars against Egypt on the final day of Group D action at AFCON 2017, as Coach Avram makes four changes to the side that beat Mali 1-0 on Saturday to secure Ghana's qualification to the quarter-finals.