Asante Kotoko coach Abdul Karim Zito wants serious planning before the team plays continental soccer next season. The Porcupine Warriors earned their spot after beating Golden Kick FC 2-1 during the FA Cup final. Zito took over when the previous coach left and guided the club to victory. He believes management must focus on proper preparation to succeed against African teams. The coach plans to bring new players who can make the squad stronger.
Zito coached seven games and learned what areas need work. He thinks the team can reach the group stage if they fix their weak spots. The former youth national team coach feels confident about achieving their goals with better preparation. Management has not decided whether Zito will stay as the...
Stephen Appiah thinks Ghana will make it to the 2026 World Cup. The former Black Stars captain watched his team beat Chad 5-0 and Madagascar 3-0 during recent matches. Ghana leads their group with 15 points and has four games left to play. Appiah served as team captain when Ghana first went to the World Cup back in 2006 and again in 2010.
The vice chairman spoke about how well new players performed during friendlies against Nigeria and Trinidad. He believes the fresh talent gives Ghana a strong chance to qualify for the tournament. The team will face Chad and Mali during September matches before playing their final games in October. Ghana must beat Comoros and Central African Republic to secure their World Cup spot.
Appiah feels...
Ghana wants to fix the Accra Sports Stadium before their next home game against Mali. The National Sports Authority deputy leader Gideon Hammond says they will improve the grass field for the important World Cup qualifying match. Fans ignored officials during the last game and sat in areas that were supposed to be closed off. The team beat Chad 5-0 in March and needs good results to reach the 2026 World Cup.
Coach Otto Addo told stadium officials that the lights and grass quality matter for how well players perform. Hammond agrees that better field conditions help the Black Stars play their best soccer. The sports authority faces criticism about poor stadium facilities around the country. Workers plan to upgrade the pitch before Mali...
Asante Kotoko wants more time before choosing their next permanent coach. The team's communication chief Sarfo Duku says they need to look at different choices first. Karim Zito has been running the team since the middle of the season after their old coach left.
Zito helped Kotoko win their tenth FA Cup trophy against Golden Kick with a 2-1 score. The victory made history for the club and showed what the interim coach could do. Duku thinks Zito has good experience and skills to take the team to African competitions.
The club leaders want to read Zito's technical report before making their final choice. They plan to talk about all their options and see which one works best for Kotoko. Management believes careful planning will help them...
Lionel Messi scored a perfect free kick during Inter Miami's win against Porto at the Club World Cup. The 37-year-old soccer star bent the ball over the wall and past the goalkeeper from 20 yards out. This goal marked his 68th career free kick goal and helped his team come back for a 2-1 victory. Former players watching the game called Mwhile a genius and said people should see him play live. The strike put Inter Miami closer to reaching the tournament's next round.
Messi has scored 50 goals across 61 games since joining Inter Miami two years ago. He became the club's top scorer even though they only started playing in 2018. The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner has scored six goals at Club World Cup tournaments throughout his career. He...
Kylian Mbappe left the hospital after doctors treated him for a stomach bug. The Real Madrid star got sick with a fever and missed team practice on Tuesday. He could not play when his team tied 1-1 against Al-Hilal during their Club World Cup match on Wednesday. Real Madrid announced Thursday that Mbappe was getting hospital care for severe gastroenteritis. The club later said he was released and went back to their training facility.
Mbappe returned to Real Madrid's practice complex where he will keep getting medical treatment. Doctors want him to slowly return to playing with the team again. The French captain might miss their next game against Pachuca this Sunday. Gastroenteritis makes people throw up and have diarrhea because of gut...
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has not talked with Mykhailo Mudryk since drug charges hit the player last December. The Ukraine striker faces a four-year ban after failing a routine drug test and cannot train with the team. Maresca saw Mudwhile at their Conference League final victory but they have not spoken since that meeting. The manager said he trusts all Chelsea players and supports Mudryk during this difficult time. Mudryk joined Chelsea from Shakhtar Donetsk for up to 89 million pounds and scored 10 goals across 73 games.
Cole Palmer took over Mudryk's number 10 shirt and wore it during their 2-0 win against Los Angeles FC. The 23-year-old forward said he always wore that number growing up because he admires Messi and Rooney...
Police caught 25 people selling drugs during a surprise raid in Mamponteng. Officers searched the area from morning until evening and found suspects with illegal substances. The operation happened on June 13 and targeted places where people normally buy and sell narcotics. Two women joined 23 men who got arrested during the police sweep.
The suspects range from 19 to 50 years old and come from different backgrounds. Police found drug packages hidden with the arrested people during searches. Officers discovered 57 wraps of a drug called Amnesia and dozens of pills. They also took scissors and other items used for drug dealing.
Police said they wanted to stop drug sales in the Mamponteng area. The arrested people are being questioned to...
A mother and her three kids died when two vehicles crashed head-on near Abongo village Thursday afternoon. The truck driver tried to dodge a bad pothole and moved into the wrong lane without checking for cars coming the other way. A family driving a Nissan car hit the truck directly and everyone inside died right away.
The truck was hauling containers from Dambai when the driver made the deadly mistake around 4:30 in the afternoon. The car family was traveling from Kpando direction when the crash happened between Abongo and Nwane communities. A motorcycle rider saw everything happen and called for help immediately.
The Nissan driver broke his arm and got other serious injuries from the impact. Both men from the container truck also...
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