Ghana soccer player Semenyo suffers racial abuse in English Premier League

Ghana soccer player Semenyo suffers racial abuse in English Premier League

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Referee Anthony Taylor halted the 2025/26 English Premier League opening game between Liverpool and Bournemouth at Anfield after Ghana attacker Antoine Semenyo was subjected to a racial abuse by someone in the stands. After the game, the 25-year-old took to his Instagram account to post: When will it stop? Referee Taylor invited Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk and his Bournemouth counterpart Adam Smith to the […]

August 16, 2025

Bournemouth are right back in this. Photograph: Robin Jones/AFC Bournemouth/Getty Images

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Ghana attacker Antoine Semenyo scores twice on Premier League opening day at Anfield

Black Stars attacker Antoine Semenyo opened his 2025/26 Premier League goal account by scoring a brace for Bournemouth in their 4-2 away loss to Liverpool at Anfield in Merseyside on Friday night. The 25-year-old London-born scored on the 64th and 76th minutes to draw the scoring to 2-2 and hand hopes of grabbing a point for Bournemouth but Liverpool scored two late goals through Federico Chiesa and Mohammed Salah to […]

August 15, 2025

Kevin Danso excelled in defence for Spurs against PSG

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Ghanaian duo misses out on UEFA Super Cup gong after Tottenham surrenders lead to PSG in Udine

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Ghanaian duo of Kevin Danso and Mohammed Kudus suffered a painful loss in the 2025 UEFA Super Cup after their Tottenham Hotspur threw away a 2-0 lead to lose on penalty shootout at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine, Italy on Wednesday night. Both Kudus and Danso were handed starting roles in attack and defence respectively with Kudus making a massive impact in the 79 minutes […]

August 13, 2025

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Ghanaian baseball wunderkind Jayden Afful wins major silverware in Kanagawa schools competition

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Ghanaian-Filipino baseball sensation Jeorge Jayden Afful has made a remarkable impact after excelling with Sagamihara Little Senior High School at the 2025 Summer Kanagawa Prefecture Schools Baseball Competition. Afful, 14, was a key member of his school's squad throughout the competition which drew 44 schools across the Kanagawa region. In his role as a center fielder, Afful displayed gallantry performances as his team reached the […]

August 12, 2025

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CHAN 2025: Algeria tames Uganda to go top of Group C, Morocco strolls past Angola

Algeria coasted to a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Uganda to assume the leadership of Group C at the 2025 CHAN tournament in Nelson Mandela National Stadium in Kampala, Uganda. The North Africans took the lead through Ayoub Ghezala on the 36th minute before Abderrahmane Bentahar and Soufiane Bayazid scored in the second-half to hand all three points to the Foxes. Guinea pipped Niger 1-0 in the group's other game. Meanwhile, […]

August 4, 2025

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2025 WAFON: Nigeria wins 10th title after comeback triumph over hosts Morocco

Nigeria's Super Falcons have been crowned champions of the 2025 CAF Women's African Cup of Nations after staging a commanding comeback to defeat host nation Morocco 3-2 in the final at the Stade Olympique de Rabat in Rabat on Saturday. The Falcons, who had won 9 of the previous editions of the competition, were trailing 2-0 at halftime after Ghizlane Chebbak and Sanaa Mssoudy scored to hand the North Africans […]

July 26, 2025

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BREAKING: Ghanaian music icon dies after battling sickness

Ghanaian music icon Charles Kwadwo Fosu, who is known by his stage name Daddy Lumba, has died at the age of 60, according to reports from Ghana. Lumba influenced the Ghanaian culture with his hit songs in the 90s. In his recent stage performance, the Hi-Life singer was visibly seen unwell causing many fans to question his health. He released 33 albums during his iconic music career. The albums include […]

July 26, 2025

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Ghana President Mahama names Korean in Ambassadorial role

Ghana’s President, H. E. John Mahama, has appointed half-Korean Kojo Choi as Ghana’s Ambassador to the Republic of South Korea. Choi, who moved to Ghana at the age of 14, is of a mixed parentage - a South Korean Father and Ghanaian mother. JafriQ Radio has cited his appointment contained in a letter signed by Callistus Mahama, and addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. More about […]

July 24, 2025

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Ghana fails to reach 2025 WAFON final after loss to Morocco

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Ghana's Black Queens failed to reach the final of the 2025 CAF Women's African Cup of Nations after succumbing to a 4-2 penalty shootout defeat to host nation Morocco on Tuesday night. The West Africans opened the scoring through German-based forward Josephine Kyerewaa on the 26th minute to give Ghana hopes of reaching the final for the first time since 2006. However, Sakina Diki pulled […]

July 22, 2025

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