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Egypt have climbed up more places than any other African country in Fifa's latest world rankings for March.

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2014 World Cup - warm up - Ghana

Ghana Sports Minister Elvis Ankrah is confident the team will prepare in the right way for a successful World Cup.

12 Mar 2014
2014 World Cup - warm up - African sides ready

All five of Africa's World Cup finalists are in action this week as they continue their preparations for this summer's tournament in Brazil.
(Algeria; Cameroon; Ghana; Côte d'Ivoire; Nigeria)

5 Mar 2014
stars in Europe - Yaya Toure's incredible journey

He won the Champions League and two La Liga titles while with Barca. Toure also won league titles in Greece and England, and domestic cups in each country too. According to the people who know him best, Yaya Toure always had the ability and ambition he needed to make his journey from a barefooted boy footballer to one of the best players in the world. 

22 Feb 2014
stars in Europe - AC Milan set to sign Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien

Chelsea have agreed a deal with AC Milan to sell midfielder Michael Essien to the Italian side. Essien has flown in for talks and a medical with Clarence Seedorf's underachieving Serie A club.

25 Jan 2014
NATIONAL LEAGUE - TUNISIA - COACH - Ruud Krol appointed as new Esperance coach

The 64-year-old former Dutch World Cup captain joined the Tunisian side only a day after leading CS Sfaxien to glory in the Confederation Cup with a 3:2 aggregate win over TP Mazembe. Krol's departure ends a successful year at the club in which he also led the Tunisians to a first league title in eight years in May. "It was my decision to leave. 

20 Jan 2014

STARS IN ASIA - GHANA - CLUB - Asamoah Gyan completes Shanghai switch

Shanghai SIPG F.C. Asamoah Gyan

 

Ghana's Asamoah Gyan has completed his move to the Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG from Al Ain in the UAE.

The 29-year-old signed a two-year deal to play for Sven-Goran Eriksson's side, after completing a routine medical.

Exact terms of the deal were not disclosed but local media have reported the former Sunderland striker will earn in excess of US$250,000 per week.

"I thank God for this special day, to my family, former playmates at Al Ain and to my fans," he said. 

Gyan will be officially unveiled next week.

During four years with Al Ain he scored 95 times 83 appearances and won three domestic league titles as well as being top scorer in the Arabian Gulf League three times.

Gyan's arrival marks the latest big-money signing in China, where the top clubs have splashed out millions of dollars on high-profile players such as Demba Ba and Paulinho.

 

Asamoah Gyan

 

 

10 Jul 2015
(BBC Sport UK)

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