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Ajax will have a full weekend to prepare for their Champions League semi-final first leg against Tottenham after the Dutch Football Association (KNVB) decided to postpone the whole round of Eredivisie fixtures.

Asante Kotoko have reportedly slapped a huge price tag on Songne Yacouba's head to ward off interest from prospective buyers.

West African Football Academy (WAFA) Supporters Union has released a consolation message for fans of Accra Hearts of Oak in what they termed as an Easter Package.

Tunisia is in Group E of the 2019 Africa Cup Nations which will be hosted by Egypt.

Mali, Mauritania and Angola are the other teams in Group E.

Virgil van Dijk admits to being unsure as to how Liverpool should set about trying to contain the threat of “best player in the world” Lionel Messi when they take on Barcelona.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS), has denied reports, which suggests that an amount of $8 million, has been budgeted for the senior national team, the Black Stars for their participation in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt.

The officials were right to disallow Raheem Sterling's stoppage-time goal for Manchester City - and this was a great night for VAR.

Liverpool swept aside Porto with a thumping 6-1 aggregate victory to set up a mouth-watering Champions League semi-final tie with Spanish champions Barcelona.

Tottenham overcame Manchester City in a classic encounter at Etihad Stadium to reach the last four of the Champions League for the first time.

Fernando Llorente's goal, bundled in from a corner and confirmed by VAR 17 minutes from time, gave Mauricio Pochettino's side victory on away goals on a night of tension, attacking quality and defensive frailty that ended City and Pep Guardiola's quest for a historic quadruple of Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup.

In a game of relentless drama, City even thought they had won it in injury time only for Raheem Sterling's goal to be ruled out for offside by VAR.

Spurs were protecting a 1-0 lead from the first leg but an opening 21 minutes of chaotic brilliance saw City lead 3-2 on the night as both teams exchanged goals at will.

How extraordinary first half unfolded

Three minutes 51 seconds: Raheem Sterling makes it 1-1 on aggregate

6:52: Son Heung-min's shot squirms past Ederson

9:02: Son curls into the far corner to put Spurs 3-1 up on aggregate

10:43: Bernardo Silva's deflected effort finds the net for City

20:32: Sterling meets Kevin de Bruyne's cross to make it 3-3 overall

Sterling lit the blue touchpaper on a thunderous atmosphere when he curled in a precision finish from the edge of the area after only four minutes, but Spurs responded with a double from Son Heung-min as he took advantage of errors by Aymeric Laporte.

Bernardo Silva put Spurs level on the night with a shot that deflected past Hugo Lloris, then Sterling arrived on the end of the outstanding Kevin de Bruyne's cross to score at the far post.

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In one last extraordinary twist, City thought they had snatched victory and Sterling a hat-trick, but emotions switched instantly as VAR had the final word once again, ruling that Aguero was in an offside position as Bernardo Silva diverted the ball into his path.

Spurs go on to face Ajax at the end of unforgettable encounter that left everyone involved stunned and breathless.

Source: BBC

Ghanaian international striker Abdul Majeed Waris was on target for Nantes as they defeated Paris Saint Germain (PSG) in the French Ligue I to put the visitor's title on hold for another week.

Nigeria is in Group B of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament alongside Guinea Madagascar and Burundi. Egypt are the hosts of the tournament.

The Nigeria national football team, also known as the Super Eagles, represents Nigeria in international association football and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

The Ghana Football Association has announced the technical team of the senior national female team, the Black Queens ahead of the upcoming WAFU tournament to be held in Cote D’Ivoire next month.

Borussia Dortmund has announced the appointment of former Ghana international Otto Addo as the new assistant manager.

Sometimes football families are spread across generations too. Just think of these famous footballing father and son duos; Cesare and Paolo Maldini, Johan and Jordi Cruyff, Carles and Sergio Busquets and, of course, Abedi Pele and his two boys Andre and Jordan Ayew.

Ghana’s Martha Bissah capped an outstanding athletics season by grabbing top honours as the Norfolk State University (NSU) Female Athlete of the Year for the third consecutive year.

Tanzania's head coach Emmanuel Amuneke has predicted that some of the bigger names could make an early exit from June's Africa Cup of Nations.

Daniel Laryea, has been selected by Confederation of African Football as the only Ghanaian centre referee, for the 2019 AFCON  in Egypt.

Juventus' shares fell by nearly 22% on Wednesday after being knocked out of the Champions League by Ajax.

Manchester United's Champions League run ended in the quarter-finals as Lionel Messi inspired Barcelona to a crushing victory in the second leg at the Nou Camp.

The Los Angeles Clippers produced the biggest NBA play-off comeback to stun the Golden State Warriors 135-131 and level their first-round series.

World football's governing body Fifa on Monday issued a lifetime ban on José Maria Marin, the former president of the Brazil federation. The 86-year-old was jailed for four years last August in New York after being found guilty of corruption.

Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne says he only spoke to former manager Jose Mourinho twice during his time at Chelsea.

The Normalisation Committee's Special Competition continued over the weekend at the various match venues over the weekend. 

South Africa is in Group D of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations alongside Morocco, Cote D'Ivoire and Namibia. Egypt will host the AFCON 2019.

The South Africa national football team nicknamed Bafana Bafana represents South Africa in association football and is controlled by the South African Football Association.

Former Nigeria captain Austin Jay-Jay Okocha is facing time in jail after a court ordered his arrest over tax evasion allegations on Tuesday.

African football’s ruling body has fired a senior official after he made corruption accusations against the organisation’s president in a potential blow to FIFA’s efforts to clean up the game after a raft of scandals worldwide.

Ghanaian defender Joseph Attamah Larweh once again put up a fantastic display for his side Başakşehir's 2-1 loss to Besiktas in the Turkish Sper Lig.

Former World Boxing Organisation (WBO) super bantamweight champion, Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe, has warned Emanuel Navarrete to choose his words right ahead of their crunch rematch at the Convention Centre in Tucson, Arizona, on May 11.

Black Queens coach, Mercy Tagoe has invited thirty players to camp in Cape Coast ahead of 2019 WAFU Zone B tournament.