Amissah-Arthur was killed - Rev. Owusu Bempah

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjComfzWZPk24uFxqc0yWWhR4x_h6qpLFv5jFBnC7P5cjJm8A0J9T5euIAIxDc8FnvwQB-5zvTiFqPtUHKGMpT9mAEESHGsoDg3yDG6hM2Ui0d33IYm03IZD03sPWISw-9RXJ2nK2sCcCxu/s1600/Amissah-Arthur_Owusu-Bempah.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="720" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjComfzWZPk24uFxqc0yWWhR4x_h6qpLFv5jFBnC7P5cjJm8A0J9T5euIAIxDc8FnvwQB-5zvTiFqPtUHKGMpT9mAEESHGsoDg3yDG6hM2Ui0d33IYm03IZD03sPWISw-9RXJ2nK2sCcCxu/s640/Amissah-Arthur_Owusu-Bempah.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Founder and leader of Glorious Word International Ministry, Rev. Owusu Bempah has said the former Vice President, Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur was killed.<br /> <br /> The former Vice President passed on in the early hours of today, Friday, June 29, 2018, after he reportedly collapsed at the gym.<br /> <br /> Reports indicate that, the former Veep collapsed at the Airforce Gym on Friday morning during a workout session.<br /> <br /> He was later rushed to the 37 Military Hospital where he died.<br /> <br /> Social media is awash with dozens of tributes to the departed former Vice President.<br /> <br /> But reacting to the sudden death of the statesman, the controversial man of God said the late Amissah-Arthur “killed”.<br /> <br /> <b>Amissah-Arthur was killed - Rev. Owusu Bempah [Audio]</b> <audio controls="1" height="35" id="mp3_newsaudio" width="100%"> <source src="https://ofmtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/amissah-arthur-was-killed-rev-owusu-bempah.mp3" type="audio/mpeg"></source> Your browser does not support HTML5 Audio on OFMTV.COM </audio> <br /> <br /> <b>Prophet Isaac Owusu Bempah's 2018 Prophecies [Full Video]</b> <video controls="1" height="480" id="tv_newsvideo" width="100%"> <source src="https://ghanapa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Owusu-Bempah-2018-Prophecies.mp4" type="video/mp4"></source> Your browser does not support HTML5 video. </video> <br /> <br /> He claimed he saw the death, contacted the family but did not give him any feedback.<br /> <br /> “Yes, I predicted the death of the Vice president. When I predicted his death in church, I informed the family and they came to me. I told them what to do to avert the death but they didn’t come back until I heard his death this morning.<br /> <br /> Rev. Owusu Bempah said he is not bothered by the criticisms because he speaks the mind of God.<br /> <br /> “It’s very sad but I believe he didn’t die naturally. Yes we are hearing he collapsed and died but I can say it was not natural. I will tell the cause of death after his funeral” he said on Accra- based Okay FM monitored by Adomonline.com.<br /> <br /> Source: adomonline.com

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Former Ghana Vice President, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has died [Video]

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLkY9PQjLeoceCCBcd1nYSRy_UzDs_U7IkXDuRanhiezGgqtm6c2n_FaEFoLs4rN43n5HoZ2VTWIvaPAW7niYO2k5KUp7iCviDwwEP2x-sV-gdSaAEzdBTVGxa2OVsXz6450r0WmBLFT-/s1600/Kwesi+Amissah-Arthur2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="770" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLkY9PQjLeoceCCBcd1nYSRy_UzDs_U7IkXDuRanhiezGgqtm6c2n_FaEFoLs4rN43n5HoZ2VTWIvaPAW7niYO2k5KUp7iCviDwwEP2x-sV-gdSaAEzdBTVGxa2OVsXz6450r0WmBLFT-/s640/Kwesi+Amissah-Arthur2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Former Ghana Vice President, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur</td></tr> </tbody></table> Incredible news reaching GhanaSky.com reportors indicate that, Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur who was a Ghanaian economist, academic, politician, fifth Vice-President of Ghana's 4th Republic, in office from 6 August 2012 until 7 January 2017, under President John Dramani Mahama passes on or has died.<br /> <br /> An aide to the late Kwesi Amissah-Arthur confirmed the death to Citi News, the source of GhanaSky.com news.<br /> <br /> Reports indicated that he collapsed at Airforce Gym on Friday morning during a workout session, and was rushed to the 37 Military Hospital.<br /> <br /> Before becoming Veep in August 2012, he was Governor of the Bank of Ghana from 2009 to 2012.<br /> <br /> From 1983 to 1986, Amissah-Arthur served as a special assistant to the Secretary of Finance and Economic Planning, Kwesi Botchwey under the Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC) government.<br /> <br /> He also served as the Deputy Secretary for Finance in the PNDC government from February 1986 to March 1993.<br /> <br /> From April 1993, he continued as the Deputy Minister for Finance in the under the Fourth Republic’s first government until March 1997.<br /> <br /> Mr. Amissah-Arthur was appointed as Governor of the Bank of Ghana in October 2009 by then-President John Atta Mills.<br /> <br /> He held that position until August 6 2012, when he became Vice-President of Ghana following the death of Atta Mills. <b>The Death Of Former Ghana Vice President, Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur</b> <video controls="1" height="480" id="tv_newsvideo" width="640"> <source src="https://ofmtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Paa_Kwesi_Amissah-Athur_Death.mp4" type="video/mp4"></source> Your browser does not support HTML5 video. </video> <br /> <br /> <video controls="1" height="400" id="tv_newsvideo" width="640"> <source src="https://ofmtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/owusu-bempah-prophesied-about_amissah-arthur_death.mp4" type="video/mp4"></source> Your browser does not support HTML5 video. </video> <br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="allowFullScreen" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/60C2A6W30tU?ecver=1&iv_load_policy=1&rel=0&yt:stretch=16:9&autohide=1&color=red&width=640&width=640" width="640"></iframe>

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England vs Belgium [0:1] - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVt9xApa3ws0lD495unsnimfhWcbeA4R7tBLU1TKW3QzRuriBhMwgc8ttGblZEKZfSnIs5xrsWHiB_1FletOLTfowtKQ1k4yKzSH3wRb8ICTxQ9WJW0-wvpcxiHoAGy5sF0BwAMrSzLZK/s1600/england+vs+Belgium.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVt9xApa3ws0lD495unsnimfhWcbeA4R7tBLU1TKW3QzRuriBhMwgc8ttGblZEKZfSnIs5xrsWHiB_1FletOLTfowtKQ1k4yKzSH3wRb8ICTxQ9WJW0-wvpcxiHoAGy5sF0BwAMrSzLZK/s640/england+vs+Belgium.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">England vs Belgium [0:1] - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™</td></tr> </tbody></table> England will face Colombia in the last 16 of the World Cup after a spectacular strike by Adnan Januzaj ensured Belgium finished top of Group G.<br /> <br /> We already knew that Gareth Southgate is an England manager not afraid to be bold. Now we know he is a gambler. For all the talk of England needing to play football without fear they have put themselves under immediate pressure by making wholesale changes and losing their final Group G fixture to finish runners-up to Belgium.<br /> <br /> OK, England have dropped into the apparently easier half of the draw and this may all turn out to be for the best but they first face Colombia, and their 30,000-strong feverish fans who will make Moscow feel like Bogota, in the last-16.<br /> <br /> If England lose that then much of the sense of progress from the tournament will wash away and they would return home having only beaten Tunisia and Panama and yet again failing to claim a big scalp.<br /> <br /> That is the worst case scenario. On the flip side they are only games against Colombia and either Switzerland or Sweden away from reaching a World Cup semi-final and that is a tantalising prospect.<br /> <br /> You can tie yourself in knots on permutations but it was Belgium coach Roberto Martinez who summed it up. “We have to focus on Japan,” he said of his side’s next opponents. “England will focus on Colombia and if you look further than that you are risking a lot.” England have taken that risk, whatever arguments Southgate puts forward on the need to rest and rotate.<br /> <br /> <br /> More immediately there was no disguising the fact it was a flat performance from England who still need something more sustaining. If the intent from the shadow team, with eight changes having been made, while Belgium went one further with nine, was to give Southgate food for thought, then he will go hungry.<br /> <br /> Hopefully, Southgate’s master plan will pay off while he could argue that the whole world appeared to be telling him that it was smarter to finish second and it would show the kind of streetwise approach that is so often lacking. Except that was not the strategy at this World Cup where England were all about winning hearts and minds and attacking the tournament. There is a sense of momentum being checked.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> For England it was only goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, John Stones – who was replaced by Harry Maguire at half-time as planned – and Ruben Loftus-Cheek who played against Panama which meant Southgate had named a different starting team for the 21st consecutive time and, by the final whistle, had used all 20 outfield players at this World Cup.<br /> <br /> Eric Dier was captain and the midfielder was one of several who struggled but, again, this forgettable match, the first time England lost to Belgium since 1936, will be forgotten if England beat Colombia.<br /> <br /> Having gone into this tie level in every way, England were top of the group on fair play, having collected fewer cautions and that metric was weighted even more heavily in their favour as Belgium were handed two more yellow cards in the first-half for tackles on Danny Rose. Those cards were cheered by their fans and it looked like the Belgians were ensuring second-place by that means.<br /> <br /> The oddness of it all was summed up by Michy Batshuayi who celebrated Adnan Januzaj’s winning goal by picking up the ball and trying to hammer it into the net. Instead, it cannoned back off the post and hit him in the face. Some will say it was even odder given it was Januzaj, a Sunderland flop re-building his career in Spain, who scored.<br /> <br /> It was a strange atmosphere. The fans, mainly the Russians, jeered first Belgium, and then England, as they kept the ball without purpose. Added to that sense of surrealism was the sight of Marouane Fellaini playing in the Eden Hazard role, out on the left of the attack.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Both sides were booed off at half-time and there was not one second added by the Slovenia referee Damir Skomina. Although Belgium were accused of not wanting to win it, they created the best chances even before they scored: Youri Tielemans sent in a dipping shot which was punched away by Pickford; Fellaini headed down with Stones inadvertently hooking the ball goalwards and Batshuayi managing to force an error by Pickford who allowed it to squirm away. Gary Cahill, though, was there to hook the ball off the goal-line.<br /> <br /> As for England? There was a Vardy header wide, a Loftus-Cheek header wide and a Cahill header wide which, as that would suggest, meant they were even more dependent on crosses and set-pieces. In fact, they were very poor at times, lacking creativity and morphing into a long-ball team.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Vardy stole away possession early in the second-half and finally there was a chance for Marcus Rashford only for him to bend his shot far wide.<br /> <br /> Moments later and Januzaj – the Manchester United wonderkid before Rashford – bamboozled Danny Rose and curled a left-footed shot that had Pickford clawing the air. Martinez did not celebrate although his players and the fans did.<br /> <br /> Rashford had his chance. He received a superb ball through from Vardy and was clear on goal – only for Thibaut Courtois to excel as he diverted the shot with his fingertips past the post. Even so, surely, Rashford had go on and score.<br /> <br /> Southgate went for it, bringing on Danny Welbeck and withdrawing Alexander-Arnold, one of the few to impress, which meant Rashford going to right wing-back. Welbeck went close, with a goal-bound shot intercepted by Fellaini. As England pushed they were almost caught on the counter with Pickford making a fine save to deny substitute Dries Mertens and Fellaini shooting into the side-netting. Belgium may not have wanted to win but their B team was better than England’s. Hopefully, England will not regret this. It would be such a shame to mess up this campaign but the dice have been rolled.<br /> <br /> source: telegraph.co.uk<br /> <div> <br /></div>

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Anthony Joshua is 'afraid' to fight Deontay Wilder says Tyson Fury

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilagKyeX09HNzRLOjkmVGKBJVAaBxuImyjeTfPu1hoTagu_SJRhFFVwkYidmLoq8v0005NdD1emCSSS_i6put8gRX2yG8PxRwB_BIQlfkhCCJFVEnehAyBZdk76ryCfeijcP5E9ttax_N/s1600/Wilder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilagKyeX09HNzRLOjkmVGKBJVAaBxuImyjeTfPu1hoTagu_SJRhFFVwkYidmLoq8v0005NdD1emCSSS_i6put8gRX2yG8PxRwB_BIQlfkhCCJFVEnehAyBZdk76ryCfeijcP5E9ttax_N/s640/Wilder.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wilder is unbeaten in 40 professional fights, with 39 knockouts</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="sp-story-body__introduction"> Anthony Joshua is "afraid" to fight Deontay Wilder, says fellow heavyweight Tyson Fury, but he thinks the bout will happen at some stage.</div> <div class="sp-story-body__introduction"> <br /></div> Britain's Joshua has been ordered by the WBA to face Russia's Alexander Povetkin, delaying a potential unification fight with American Wilder.<br /> The WBC champion called Joshua - who also holds the IBF and WBO belts - and his promoter Eddie Hearn "cowards".<br /> <br /> "Wilder is all wrong for Joshua and Eddie Hearn knows that," said Fury.<br /> Any bout between Joshua, 28, and Wilder, 32, would see the winner become the first man in history to hold all four heavyweight world titles.<br /> <br /> Hearn has previously said there was always the risk of either the WBA, IBF or WBO forcing Joshua to face one of their mandatory challengers.<br /> <br /> He also claims to have sent a contract to Wilder's team last week and on Tuesday said his fighter was "frustrated" over delays in agreeing a deal with Wilder.<br /> <br /> Former world heavyweight champion Fury, who held the IBF, WBA and WBO titles, made his comeback after a 32-month absence earlier this month.<br /> <br /> The 29-year-old Briton will fight again on 18 August and says he is "preparing" to face Joshua and Wilder.<br /> "Hearn wants Joshua to get a few more fights in before he gets chinned by Wilder," Fury said in a post on <a class="sp-story-body__external-link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BkhsFHRDBKU/?hl=en&taken-by=gypsyking101" target="_blank">Instagram.<i aria-hidden="true" class="sp-story-body__external-link-icon gelicon gelicon--external"></i></a><br /> <br /> "I think it will happen, but Joshua will have to have a couple of more fights to make a few quid while he can and then he will do the fight."<br /> <br /> source: BBC

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Colombia vs Senegal [1:0] - FIFA World Cup 2018, Colombia strike late to break Senegal who go out on yellow card tiebreaker

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJWqa4hUDgcaL6E0B-2Lz_KR-udqQ8sAn3KFGauSBvNr_odoOJ0981NawRlNPGBEX6wmGzq50t4wgXmPxLLcxFXb2bMtmb45ZSh_sQMzNlE3DrVcgYu5OAnv7waLiylBkjkxiMLZxCbEm/s1600/Colombia+vs+Senegal.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJWqa4hUDgcaL6E0B-2Lz_KR-udqQ8sAn3KFGauSBvNr_odoOJ0981NawRlNPGBEX6wmGzq50t4wgXmPxLLcxFXb2bMtmb45ZSh_sQMzNlE3DrVcgYu5OAnv7waLiylBkjkxiMLZxCbEm/s640/Colombia+vs+Senegal.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">races to the touchline to celebrate the goal that put Colombia through at the top of Group H and knocked out Senegal</td></tr> </tbody></table> Serenaded by a joyous cacophony from their yellow-shirted army of supporters, Colombia advanced to the last 16 with this victory over Senegal. The Africans, meanwhile, were evicted when, after matching Japan in terms of points, goal difference and goals scored, their inferior disciplinary record undermined them.<br /> <br /> The Colombians, however, advance into a knockout confrontation with a huge question mark over their most significant player: James Rodriguez limped out of the game after just half an hour.<br /> <br /> “I am extremely concerned,” said Jose Pekerman, the Colombia coach. “It is a tough situation for my team. It is a topic that could overshadow everything else. But right now I don’t know where he stands to be honest.”<br /> <br /> There must have been 30,000 Colombians in the Samara Arena, filling the place with an incessant Latin American rhythm. Their racket reached a crescendo when they took the decisive lead in the 74th minute when Yerry Mina powered in a header from a corner. It provoked probably the most embarrassing choreographed celebration since Brazil’s rocking babies, involving some synchronised swaying down by the corner flag.<br /> <br /> But it was not the way they mark a goal that will have stuck in the mind of their next opponents. It was the way Senegal controlled the pace and flow of the game in the first half. Here was clear indication that the Colombians are anything but unbeatable.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Pekerman’s side had been hugely impressive in their previous outing against Poland. But Senegal weren’t Poland. The way the Aliou Cisse’s side harried and badgered was a pointer to what their next opponents might do. Like a budget N’Golo Kante, Everton’s Idrissa Gueye provided real snap in the centre, sniping and breaking up play, leading a first-half squeeze which meant there was none of the space to work the ball to Juan Cuadrado like the Poles had allowed.<br /> <br /> It made matters worse when Rodriguez limped off straight down the tunnel after a flare-up of the calf problem that had constricted his contribution during the defeat to Japan. It was the last thing the Colombians wanted to see.<br /> <br /> Indeed, Senegal could have taken the lead soon after he left when the referee awarded them a penalty after Sadio Mane went down under a heavy challenge from Davinson Sanchez. But, after being advised by his earpiece to check the video replay, where it was obvious that Sanchez had got his heel to the ball, Mr Mazic over-ruled himself. It wasn’t a foul, it was a superb intervention.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> But Pekerman’s side did not allow the departure of their talisman to generate defeatism. Aware that a draw could jeopardise their further progress if Japan maintained parity with Poland, in the second half they really went for it. And they got reward, when, for the second game in succession, Mina, the Barcelona reserve centre-back, got his head to Juan Quintero’s beautifully flighted corner. John Stones and Harry Maguire, clearly, are not the only ones who know what they are doing at corner kicks.<br /> <br /> From there David Ospina was obliged to make several smart saves to keep the lead intact, as Senegal, with Cisse frantically semaphoring from the technical area what was required, desperately searched for the equaliser that would have kept them in the competition.<br /> <br /> It was a cruel way to go out for his team, the first ever to be evicted on ill-discipline. But as the coach himself said: those are the rules. And Colombia ensured they were not subject to such unfortunate arbitration. They did precisely what was needed to advance: they won the game.<br /> <br /> <br /> <b>Opta's statistical pointers</b><br /> <br /> <br /> <ul> <li>    Colombia have progressed past the World Cup group stages for only the third time, also doing so in 1990 and 2014.</li> <li>    Senegal have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last seven World Cup games, since beating France 1-0 in their first ever match in the tournament.</li> <li>    Colombia’s goal came from the first shot on target in the second half, and their only shot on target in the entire second period.</li> <li>    Senegal became the third team to be eliminated from the 2018 World Cup despite winning their opening game of the tournament (also Iran and Serbia). The last time as many as three teams failed to get through the group stages despite winning their opener was in 2002 (Argentina, Costa Rica and Russia).</li> <li>    Colombia are the only team to reach the knockout stages of the 2018 World Cup despite losing their opening match of the tournament.</li> <li>    Four of Colombia’s last six World Cup goals have come from set-piece situations.</li> <li>    Colombia had just four shots in this match, with no player having more than one.</li> <li>    Four of Yerry Mina’s five goals for Colombia have been headers.</li> <li>    Juan Quintero has been involved in three of Colombia’s five World Cup goals in 2018 (1 goal, 2 assists).</li> <li>    Colombia’s Juan Quintero has either scored (1) or assisted (2) a goal in each of his three World Cup games so far in 2018.</li> </ul> <br /> <br /> Source: telegraph.co.uk<br /> <div> <br /></div>

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FIFA World Cup 2018: Panama vs Tunisia as Tunisia clock up their first World Cup victory since 1978, as Panama bow out without a point

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSDmGG5BkSUkkHBnooDcM7rbF-yz46Oasu7ZlooQBiqv2sH_UX37eCr5Qzptx6g9fujRGrzf5s655d30hvdtBQEgG5COyBb5QVKOrpa_ZPOBs2aUUFa5Z2RmuOkQgZCHOeDpc_PaJaJ5t/s1600/Panama+vs+Tunisia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="759" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSDmGG5BkSUkkHBnooDcM7rbF-yz46Oasu7ZlooQBiqv2sH_UX37eCr5Qzptx6g9fujRGrzf5s655d30hvdtBQEgG5COyBb5QVKOrpa_ZPOBs2aUUFa5Z2RmuOkQgZCHOeDpc_PaJaJ5t/s640/Panama+vs+Tunisia.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Tunisia bow out in victory as Panama claim unwanted tag as worst side at 2018 World Cup finals. Tunisia clock up their first World Cup victory since 1978!<br /> <br /> Tunisia bounced back from a goal down to beat Panama 2-1 in Saransk on Thursday night before both sides exited the World Cup after finishing third and fourth in Group G respectively.<br /> <br /> After taking a first-half lead through a stroke of fortune when Yassine Meriah, the Tunisia midfielder, scored an own-goal, Panama will have been confident they could earn their first point at the tournament and thus avoid claiming the ignominious tag of being the worst team at the World Cup finals.<br /> <br /> However, a spirited fightback from Tunisia saw goals from Fakhreddine Ben Youssef and Wahbi Khazri secure their first victory of the tournament and their first in 13 attempts at the finals since beating Mexico in their opening game at the 1978 World Cup.<br /> <br /> Source: telegraph.co.uk<br /> <div> <br /></div>

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Goals, Lucky Japan qualify for knockout stages through Fifa's fair play rules despite losing 1-0 to Poland

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQAt6NFOpAJon4qb0_P9eoYONFsXnJCsWiEG99baqq1-sP7yFUmjxg1npicdUk59UKaCWIjQEpDM8tTOgio8WCWEvxFwLALRXCUTg3p5MjkM6Y8c5t8HnemvpnkTxTIhjx66k2HU6SHpR/s1600/Japan+0+%25E2%2580%2593+1+Poland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="720" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQAt6NFOpAJon4qb0_P9eoYONFsXnJCsWiEG99baqq1-sP7yFUmjxg1npicdUk59UKaCWIjQEpDM8tTOgio8WCWEvxFwLALRXCUTg3p5MjkM6Y8c5t8HnemvpnkTxTIhjx66k2HU6SHpR/s640/Japan+0+%25E2%2580%2593+1+Poland.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Japan vs Poland [0:1]</td></tr> </tbody></table> kira Nishino is a lucky man indeed. Unconvincing, barmy and lucky. Maybe the stifling heat in Volgograd had got to the Japan coach? How else to explain his thought process?<br /> <br /> Nishino rolled the dice not once, but twice here in a fog of muddled thinking and, in the end, was only spared total humiliation back home courtesy of the fair play rule. No one, least of all his players, could quite fathom his decision to make a raft of bewildering changes with everything still to play for against Poland. And no less bemusing was his insistence that Japan run down the clock for the final 10 minutes of the match amid a cacophony of boos inside the Volgograd Arena, despite the knowledge that a second Poland goal or a Senegal equaliser against Colombia would have sent his team crashing out.<br /> <br /> “It was a very tough decision, of course,” Nishino said as he embarked on a rambling defence of his perverse masterplan. “‘What if?’ was always there. There was ‘What if?’ on our pitch. There was another ‘What if?’ on the other pitch, and what I chose was to stay put and keep the status quo. I wanted to make sure that ‘What if?’ was not going to take place on our pitch, so I decided that I was going to rely on the other match’s result.”<br /> <br /> Get the logic? No, nor do I. Japan were heading out after falling behind to Jan Bednarek’s volley shortly before the hour mark and, at that point, Nishino looked like a ghost. It was possible to tell just by looking at that deeply worried expression on his face that he knew he was heading for an almighty fall if something did not give. And then Colombia came to the rescue, or rather the towering figure of Yerry Mina did.<br /> <br /> The 6ft 5in defender’s winning goal against Senegal may just have earned him a place on Nishino’s Christmas card list. It also helped that the lamentable Robert Lewandowski missed a glorious chance to double Poland’s lead right before Mina spared Nishino’s blushes. The Bayern Munich striker might be on the Christmas card list, too.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9_k_YyYx7L1kYZZ4aafkcNSHOOHtnouKeaINjGppoRBDO1l2MwywR4GHJzSbq3vc5Wj1xRYDR8YkHrR3cp4McXYxW9Vqy69taK5b6lCJU6ZsDTlZU1igkUs36bl07AwMayNEyWE0f8xwL/s1600/poland-celebrate-vs-japan-world-cup-2018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="720" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9_k_YyYx7L1kYZZ4aafkcNSHOOHtnouKeaINjGppoRBDO1l2MwywR4GHJzSbq3vc5Wj1xRYDR8YkHrR3cp4McXYxW9Vqy69taK5b6lCJU6ZsDTlZU1igkUs36bl07AwMayNEyWE0f8xwL/s640/poland-celebrate-vs-japan-world-cup-2018.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jan Bednarek scored the only goal of the game Credit: Getty images</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> With the same points, goal difference and goals scored as Senegal, Japan went through by virtue of having two fewer yellow cards than their opponents. It was the footballing equivalent of heading straight past Go in Monopoly and avoiding being sent directly to jail. Japan’s prize is not £200 in this instance but a place in the last 16.<br /> <br /> Japan have their weaknesses, and a madcap coach, but their next opponents should, at the very least, know that their next opponents have lived a charmed life so far in Russia. They played against ten men for 87 minutes in their opening 2-1 win against Colombia after Carlos Sanchez’s red card for handball and got away with an awful goalkeeping error from Eiji Kawashima in their 2-2 draw against Senegal. Now this.<br /> <br /> <br /> Japan needed a point before the game to guarantee their progress but Nishino elected to rest six players who started against Senegal, including his four scorers in the tournament, star players Takashi Inui and Shinji Kagawa and captain Makoto Hasebe.<br /> <br /> Although indebted to a fine save from Kawashima to keep out a header from Kamil Grosicki in the first half, Japan were in control and had spurned chances of their own to score. Then Poland exposed Japan’s weakness at defending set-pieces, Bednarek volleying home Rafal Kurzawa’s free-kick from inside the six-yard box and Nishino really would have been sweating in Volgograd’s 100 degree heat had Lewandowski not ballooned Grosicki’s pinpoint cross over from close range.<br /> <br /> But no sooner had Lewandowski blazed over, Colombia scored and Japan had a foot back in the last 16. And Nishino’s reaction? To send on Hasebe with the instruction to settle for what they had, even though there were no guarantees it would be enough.<br /> <br /> “When I put on Hasebe I told him what was in my mind: ‘Do not go for any high risks.’ I told him not to concede any yellow cards, go 4-1-4-1, defensive, and then I told him to tell the team to ‘stay put’. And we went through. Therefore it was perhaps the right decision by me and for the team.” Talk about gambling with a country’s fortunes.<br /> <br /> Source: telegraph.co.uk<br /> <div> <br /></div>

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Sweden brush aside Mexico to top table and seal progress to knock-out stages as Group F winners

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKlvrxaNVOB1zTDMdAR842kGP_wjI6jVj30NZmdBgzCMhCqCYg0SJd_iB_fC_2qMs_bFftLZlusM94vOLPrGjCoMsdVbU2y6k5uduwSH9KOTdjwij03FuFqDPrpRg921jMuVyntObn2mJ/s1600/Sweden+vs+Mexico.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="720" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKlvrxaNVOB1zTDMdAR842kGP_wjI6jVj30NZmdBgzCMhCqCYg0SJd_iB_fC_2qMs_bFftLZlusM94vOLPrGjCoMsdVbU2y6k5uduwSH9KOTdjwij03FuFqDPrpRg921jMuVyntObn2mJ/s640/Sweden+vs+Mexico.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sweden brush aside Mexico to top table</td></tr> </tbody></table> Sweden bounced back from the disappointment of last weekend's last-minute defeat to Germany in emphatic style on Wednesday with a 3-0 victory over Mexico as Janne Andersson's side sealed their progress to the knockout stages as Group F winners.<br /> <br /> After finishing the first half goalless, Sweden broke the deadlock five minutes into the second half through full-back Ludwig Augustinsson before captain Andreas Granqvist doubled their lead from the penalty spot just after the hour mark.<br /> <br /> Sweden's place in the last 16 was secured after Mexico defender Edson Álvarez put to ball into the back of his own net when the ball bounced off his hand as he tried to clear a cross.<br /> <br /> Despite suffering their first defeat of the tournament, Mexico joined Sweden in the knock-out stages after Germany failed to beat South Korea in Kazan as the world champions were eliminated from the World Cup.<br /> <br /> <br /> <b>Some stats for you</b><br /> <br /> <ul> <li>    Sweden have now reached the Last 16 of the World Cup on each of the last four occasions in which they have qualified for the tournament.</li> <li>    This was Sweden’s biggest win in a World Cup game since they defeated Bulgaria 4-0 in 1994 in a third-place playoff match.</li> <li>    Mexico have reached the Last 16 in each of the last eight World Cup tournaments they have taken part in.</li> <li>    Andreas Granqvist is the first Swede to score two or more goals in a single World Cup tournament since Henrik Larsson in 2002 (3 goals).</li> <li>    This was Mexico’s worst defeat at the World Cup since they were defeated 0-6 by Germany in 1978.</li> <li>    Mexico full-back Edson Alvarez scored the seventh own-goal of this tournament – more than there has ever been in any previous World Cup.</li> <li>    Ludwig Augustinsson’s opener for Sweden was the first goal he has ever scored at international level with the senior team, with what was his first shot at this tournament.</li> <li>    Mexico had 20 shots today but failed to find the net with any of them – they last had more shots without scoring in a World Cup game against Germany in 1978 (22).</li> <li>    Mexico’s Jesús Gallardo was shown a yellow card after just 15 seconds in this game – it is the fastest anyone has ever been shown a card at the World Cup.</li> <li>    This was the first game of this year’s World Cup tournament in which both teams named unchanged line-ups from their previous matches.</li> </ul> <br /> <br /> source: telegraph.co.uk<br /> <br />

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Five reasons for Germany’s historic exit from Russia FIFA World Cup 2018

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpiY6bKIbXQPn7t14KrIgxVoDAtgS_GQqnSn2sd2pWMQayE9Ob4WAueML940OCQjbDA5R6aAIr2s0h8m9SegEYcJwN9TGYmZKlU3z-dsZg2v0SQDyZwhcHzK5xImyKlDZRdwzHKT0FEEQ/s1600/germany+team.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1440" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpiY6bKIbXQPn7t14KrIgxVoDAtgS_GQqnSn2sd2pWMQayE9Ob4WAueML940OCQjbDA5R6aAIr2s0h8m9SegEYcJwN9TGYmZKlU3z-dsZg2v0SQDyZwhcHzK5xImyKlDZRdwzHKT0FEEQ/s640/germany+team.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Germany’s national team have already left their FIFA World Cup 2018 </td></tr> </tbody></table> Germany’s national team have already left their FIFA World Cup™ base in Vatutinki and returned home, leaving hotel staff to commence the big clean-up as members of the media begin packing their bags too.<br /> <br /> The overriding emotion is one of tremendous disillusionment – after all, nobody expected this. While there were some portents of doom in the run-up to the tournament, neither the team nor the media seemed able or willing to take notice of them. As a result, Germany became the third successive world champions whose title defence ended after the group stage. <b>FIFA </b>set out to search for the reasons behind <em>Die Nationalelf’s</em> failure.<br /> <br /> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-10 col-md-8 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-offset-2 d3-o-article__body-part--text fi-o-article__body-part--text"> <strong>"Everything works out alright in the end!"</strong><br /> For many years this has been Cologne’s optimistic motto, and the national team appear to have adopted it as their guiding principle at this World Cup. After underperforming in a 2-1 defeat by Austria and narrow 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia in the run-up to the tournament, everyone assumed that the team stepping onto the pitch at the start of Russia 2018 would be transformed, as if at the flick of a switch.<br /> <br /> Yet this was not to be. The problems encountered in the warm-up games continued unabated against Mexico and were also evident against Sweden and Korea Republic. "Before the Mexico match I felt as though we had a sense of self-importance," Joachim Low said immediately after Germany’s exit. Clearly this was something he was unable to overcome. Incidentally, Cologne were relegated this season.<br /> <br /> Stat - Germany only led matches for one minute at this World Cup<br /> <br /> <strong>Key players with issues</strong><br /> While many of Germany’s players have shown undeniable quality for their clubs this season, too many of the individuals expected to play a key role in Russia significantly underperformed. Ahead of the tournament, the main topic of discussion was whether Manuel Neuer would be able to get back to his best after a lengthy injury break. While these fears proved to be unfounded, Mesut Ozil, Julian Draxler and Thomas Muller continued the poor form they had already shown for their clubs, Jerome Boateng was still on his way back from injury, Toni Kroos remained largely anonymous and Sami Khedira failed to provide <em>Die Nationalelf</em> with some much-needed stability.<br /> Stat - Germany scored two goals at Russia 2018 – less than at any previous World Cup. Only Panama have scored fewer (one goal).<br /> <br /> <strong>Sticking with world champions</strong><br /> This is a common theme for all former world champions when they exit their next tournament, and for good reason. After all, it is understandable that coaches choose to place their faith in players who have already won a major trophy in the hope that they can continue to build on this success. While this does not necessarily mean that every remaining member of the 2014 FIFA World Cup™-winning squad has passed the peak of their powers, it would have made sense to give exciting young players such as Julian Brandt more playing time, given the aforementioned drop in form among many of the old guard.<br /> Stat - Germany spent 43 per cent of their playing time in their opponents’ half, more than any other team. Spain and Argentina are next on the list with 36 per cent and 32 per cent respectively.<br /> <br /> <strong>Predictability</strong><br /> While many within the Germany camp spoke of being surprised by Mexico’s tactics after the first World Cup game, the reverse was certainly not true. All three of <em>Die Nationalelf’s</em> opponents had a fairly accurate idea of how they would play and prepared themselves impeccably. Korea Republic even anticipated and neutralised Germany’s tendency to switch between wings in the last match. Despite their high lines and possession-focused play, Joachim Low’s side lacked cutting edge and an element of surprise in the final third. Although this is something that Leroy Sane could have offered his country, the Premier League’s best young player of the 2017/18 season was left at home to the surprise of many. Even set pieces – one of their greatest strengths in 2014 – provided little threat this time around.<br /> <br /> Stat - Germany only converted around four per cent of their chances – the worst ratio of any team at the tournament. The next lowest figure was seven per cent, with Russia leading the way on 38 per cent.<br /> <br /> <strong>Failure to convert chances</strong><br /> It is certainly not the case that Germany failed to create any goalscoring opportunities at all, even if the number of clear-cut chances was extremely limited. <em>Die Nationalelf</em> missed several glaring opportunities in the Sweden match alone, and could have scored a couple of goals at 0-0 against Korea Republic. The defending champions lacked the kind of reliable finisher evident in many other teams at this tournament. Thomas Muller was unable to fulfil this role as many hoped he world, as were Timo Werner and Mario Gomez. <br /> <br /> Stat - Germany had 67 attempts on goal. In comparison Brazil had 56 and Spain 45.<br /> <br /> So what now? There is no doubt that the rebuilding process will last much longer than Germany’s World Cup adventures in Russia. On arriving in Frankfurt on Thursday afternoon, DFB president Reinhard Grindel explained that an agreement had been reached "for the management to submit their initial sporting analysis to the DFB (German Football Association) board over the coming week, after which point I also expect that the coach will make a statement on his future". According to Grindel, the DFB’s task now is to "pave the way for the radical changes we now need to make". The exact nature and extent of these changes will become clear over the coming weeks and months.<br /> <br /> Source: FIFA.com</div>

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South Korea vs Germany [2:0] Goals & Highlights, South Korea knock Germany out of the FIFA World Cup 2018

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubKzk46audYgc88TxfCcOPjLNxpS5EX7bEGxSxjjLUXEcQWPTVeXavTfTeec3zyoTMiUeg-hKl47X-KUSUyRMH_bKx2ti7ZGr2uCI8zU00ZUFf0JfUcj7bn1XBniUfQJwXGI3diObS1Fb/s1600/south-korea_vs-germany.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="800" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubKzk46audYgc88TxfCcOPjLNxpS5EX7bEGxSxjjLUXEcQWPTVeXavTfTeec3zyoTMiUeg-hKl47X-KUSUyRMH_bKx2ti7ZGr2uCI8zU00ZUFf0JfUcj7bn1XBniUfQJwXGI3diObS1Fb/s640/south-korea_vs-germany.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">South Korea knock Germany out of the FIFA World Cup 2018</td></tr> </tbody></table> Germany had progressed past the group stage of the World Cup sixteen times in a row, but booked themselves a premature exit this year after losing to South Korea in stoppage time.<br /> <br /> Kim Young-gwon sealed their fate with a 94th minute goal, which was initially disallowed as off-side but a VAR decision saw the decision overturned as the ball came off Niklas Süle.<br /> <br /> Tottenham's Son Heung-min then added insult to injury scoring a 96th minute second Korean goal.  Though South Korea do not go through to the knock-out stages, the win is the first in their history against Germany.<br /> <br /> <b>Much-changed systematically below:</b><br /> France 1998 wins<br /> France 2002 out<br /> Italy 2006 wins<br /> Italy 2010 out<br /> Spain 2010 wins<br /> Spain 2014 out<br /> Germany 2014 wins<br /> <a href="https://ofmtv.com/south-korea-vs-germany-02-goals-highlights/" target="_blank">Germany 2018 out</a> (for first time in history)<br /> <h3> <a href="https://ofmtv.com/south-korea-vs-germany-02-goals-highlights/" target="_blank">Germany dumped out of the World Cup by South Korea</a>.</h3> The opening half saw a much-changed German side, with former talisman Thomas Muller starting on the bench, performing with a lack of quality that has defined their tournament.  In the second half the world champions were better and had plenty of attacking chances but just couldn't find the back of the net.<br /> <br /> South Korea's goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo was dominant throughout, in particular denying Leon Goretzka a 48th-minute header which was on its way to the bottom left corner if not for the keeper's quick hands.  Centre-back Mats Hummels missed an open goal header in the 86th minute in what was Germany's best chance to grab a winner.<br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7cDQu2_wHX-OwNVKiSpSTYAFl0zRm5LVPPrBpOsjWNNd1U-S9gcSbbhbgoSkcKUOxe-nKYvbUCZROCNW2cNzSUIdP4SKTjQ06VHEZBVSDKACcuTEnhCtlZrDYsqLUtCqKsN6cy8R9X8i/s1600/Kim+Young.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7cDQu2_wHX-OwNVKiSpSTYAFl0zRm5LVPPrBpOsjWNNd1U-S9gcSbbhbgoSkcKUOxe-nKYvbUCZROCNW2cNzSUIdP4SKTjQ06VHEZBVSDKACcuTEnhCtlZrDYsqLUtCqKsN6cy8R9X8i/s640/Kim+Young.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kim Young-gwon sealed their fate with a 94th minute goal</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> The result meant that Mexico survive and will progress to the last-16 despite their 3-0 loss to Sweden, who go through as the group winners.<br /> <br /> <br /> <b>Opta's statistical pointers:</b><br /> <br /> <ul> <li>  - Germany are the fourth defending champions to be eliminated from the Group Stage at the World Cup in the last five tournaments (also France 2002, Italy 2010, Spain 2014).</li> <li>  - This is only the second time that Germany have been eliminated from the First Round at the World Cup having last done so in 1938 – however, this is the first time it has happened when the First Round has been in a group stage format.</li> <li>   - South Korea have been eliminated from the group stage at consecutive World Cup tournaments for the first time since they failed to progress from this stage in each of their first five appearances at the World Cup (1954, 1986, 1990, 1994 & 1998).</li> <li>   - Germany’s tally of two goals scored at this World Cup is the second fewest managed by a defending champion in the competition, only ahead of France’s zero in 2002.</li> <li>    - This was Germany’s first ever defeat against an Asian nation in a World Cup match in what was their sixth such match.</li> <li>   - Germany have failed to score in two of their three World Cup games in 2018, as many as their previous 15 World Cup matches combined.</li> <li>   - This was South Korea’s first clean sheet at the World Cup since a 2-0 win over Greece in 2010; they had gone eight without a shutout before this match.</li> <li>   - South Korea have beaten Germany in a World Cup match for the first time, having lost each of the previous two meetings in the competition.</li> <li>   - Son Heung-Min’s goal for South Korea (95:52) was the latest goal Germany have ever conceded in a World Cup match (excluding extra-time).</li> <li>   - Since the 2010 edition, Germany have lost both of their World Cup matches in which Thomas Müller has not started (also lost 0-1 to Spain in the 2010 semi-final), compared to 80% when he has started (12 wins in 15 games).</li> </ul> <br /> <br /> source: telegraph.co.uk<br /> <div> <br /></div>

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Australia vs Peru at FIFA World Cup 2018, Australia fall at the last as Peru score two in final World Cup group game

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxStfGeJ9g-41WunN6DZuXX2vaH3b3PSOGDxuznPsZb0Jha5qC-qF7COBqtAcFiRBH2vsZQTn3qSoOnZp8xzHp1ojfNYg-BQtKUGp6yljIG2z2DWBmxy3K3YqeTgl8p2E2JUIlRLRswdCE/s1600/Australia+vs+Peru.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxStfGeJ9g-41WunN6DZuXX2vaH3b3PSOGDxuznPsZb0Jha5qC-qF7COBqtAcFiRBH2vsZQTn3qSoOnZp8xzHp1ojfNYg-BQtKUGp6yljIG2z2DWBmxy3K3YqeTgl8p2E2JUIlRLRswdCE/s640/Australia+vs+Peru.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Australia vs Peru at FIFA World Cup 2018</td></tr> </tbody></table> Australian sport has not had too many weeks as bad as this one. Beaten in the rugby by Six Nations champions Ireland, who claimed their first series victory down under for 39 years with a 2-1 win, Australia’s cricketers were then subjected to a first ever 5-0 series whitewash by England in the one day internationals.<br /> <br /> Now the country’s football team have completed an unwanted hat-trick for a proud sporting nation. With Denmark  claiming a point against France, victory over Peru would still not have been enough to secure Australia a place in the last 16 of the World Cup but, on a muggy afternoon in Sochi, they exited the tournament with something of a whimper.<br /> <br /> Bert van Marwijk, who now steps down as Australia’s coach, could point to a flurry of missed chances in both halves, a  profligacy that felt all the starker when framed against Peru’s ruthlessness for whom Watford’s Andre Carillo scored a stunning volley and Paolo Guerrero what could yet prove his last goal for his country.<br /> <br /> But, as Van Marwijk acknowledged afterwards, goals always threatened to be hard to come by for his side. Their two against France and Denmark both came from Mile Jedanik penalties and, just when Van Marwijk needed his attack to  ignite, instead it was found sorely wanting.<br /> <br /> “Against France, we were at  least equal, and against Denmark even better and this was the same but we couldn’t score and that’s something this squad are lacking at this level.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> If you create chances, you have to score,” the Dutchman said. “I saw France and Denmark against Peru and in both games they had chances to win both those games like we did so you can come to the conclusion that France and Denmark had more luck than either of us.”<br /> <br /> Peru’s journey also ended here but their first World Cup for 36 years has been a celebration from start to finish. This was a perfect send-off for their wonderful supporters, who have enriched this tournament with their passion and joy  and who filled four-fifths of the Fisht Stadium.<br /> <br /> Tom Rogic, Matthew Leckie,  Aziz Behich and substitute Tim Cahill, who became the first Australian to appear at four World Cups, all had notable opportunities to score but the game will be remembered for a bullet from Carrillo and a 35th international goal for Guerrero, whose appearance in Russia remains controversial after he tested positive for traces of cocaine in his urine.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The game was 18 minutes old when Carillo scored, drilling a sublime angled volley into the  far corner from Guerrero’s measured pass after Trent Salisbury had failed  to deal with a long ball forward. Australia will kick themselves that they  failed to make more of their chances but Peru’s centre-half pairing of Anderson Santamaria and Christian Ramos made a number of fine blocks and  interceptions to deny Rogic, Leckie, Behich and Cahill.<br /> <br /> Peru claimed a fortuitous second when Christian Cueva’s cross deflected off the inside of Jedanik’s heel into the path of Guerrero, whose shot took a touch off Mark  Milligan as it flew in. A Swiss tribunal temporarily lifted Guerrero’s 14-months drugs ban after he argued the positive test was a result of  drinking “coca tea”, which Peruvian players use to combat altitude sickness, but, at 34, there is no guarantee he will play for Peru again if he loses his appeal.<br /> <br /> Ricardo Gareca, the Peru coach, also faces an  uncertain future with the Argentine admitting he needs to take some time to consider if he wants to carry on. “There are lots of different issues to look at and I need to think it over with a cool head because coaching the national team is a huge responsibility,” he said.<br /> <br /> <br /> Source: telegraph.co.uk<br /> <br />

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Akua Donkor takes Akufo-Addo, Bawumia to Court over Anas Video

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82o_lOqaM4_beIiiPXCBTlUfmd5k793l-bJ-0_D-5ACGQtVvI_kRXzJkjUo9HaPdfmLG6qg_uKu7CayJnclErZe25bk1gOHB9nHYubLzDgok5w9MTpPigafTt24yx7KYpub59FvrRnQFF/s1600/Madam+Akua+Donkor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="720" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82o_lOqaM4_beIiiPXCBTlUfmd5k793l-bJ-0_D-5ACGQtVvI_kRXzJkjUo9HaPdfmLG6qg_uKu7CayJnclErZe25bk1gOHB9nHYubLzDgok5w9MTpPigafTt24yx7KYpub59FvrRnQFF/s640/Madam+Akua+Donkor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Akua Donkor takes Akufo-Addo, Bawumia to Court over Anas Video</td></tr> </tbody></table> Madam Akua Donkor, founder of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), has embarked on a legal mission to have President Nana Akufo-Addo and Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia step aside in the wake of the Number 12 undercover documentary by journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas.<br /> <br /> In a suit dated 20 June 2018 filed at the Supreme Court, which names Attorney General and Minister for Justice Gloria Akuffo as the defendant, Madam Akua Donkor is seeking an order from the Supreme Court directing the defendant to advise the President of the Republic of Ghana and his Vice-President to step aside from the highest seat of the land since their names were mentioned in the documentary.<br /> <br /> It will be recalled that President Akufo-Addo reported the former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi to the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service, for defrauding by false pretences and influence peddling.<br /> <br /> Nana Akufo-Addo ordered the CID to arrest Mr Nyantakyi after being privy to investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ Number 12 undercover documentary, which exposed the GFA president as using the name of the president for influence peddling.<br /> <br /> Mr Nyantakyi has been granted bail and investigations are ongoing, however, the DFP leader believes the presidency needs to be investigated as well.<br /> <br /> Madam Akua Donkor stated in the writ that: “It is perfectly true that Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President of the Republic of Ghana and the Vice-President are involved or have something to do with all the allegations levelled against Kwesi Nyantakyi with regard to bribing before contracts are awarded to investors”.<br /> <br /> She was of the view that authorities have relied on investigations by Anas to sanction officials in the past and the latest is no exception and should be used to sanction all officials named in the documentary.<br /> <br /> Source: Classfmonline<br /> <br /> <br />

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SOSCV- QEN sensitize parents on children’s learning

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimUEi0829QX1tBGpYxdLeHDUGwEzuKGdoohqPdJem4JexnRkVKOTP8PKBpXV-gaQYtA33DkLfVPMuMB5JSYq-M8KinPlxzhpzqKz_3eUV80nZUyJuF9LYsOD22DprRt7Fc_mhhu5AWWkpI/s1600/SOSCV-+QEN+sensitize+parents+on+children.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="555" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimUEi0829QX1tBGpYxdLeHDUGwEzuKGdoohqPdJem4JexnRkVKOTP8PKBpXV-gaQYtA33DkLfVPMuMB5JSYq-M8KinPlxzhpzqKz_3eUV80nZUyJuF9LYsOD22DprRt7Fc_mhhu5AWWkpI/s640/SOSCV-+QEN+sensitize+parents+on+children.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> ‘Quality Education Now’ (QEN) project</td></tr> </tbody></table> The Chorkor location of the ‘Quality Education Now’ (QEN) project under the auspices of the SOS Children’s Villages, Ghana (SOSCV) has organized a day’s workshop for parents and community members from Chorkor and Korle- Gonno in the Greater Accra Metropolis.<br /> <br /> The workshop was to reecho into the minds of parents on the need to support and monitor their wards learning after school hours.<br /> <br /> Speaking at the workshop, Madam Sheila Yemoteley Botwe, the Project Coordinator for QEN project- Chorkor drew participants attention to the role they should play in ensuring that the children adopt learning habit after school hours to enable them take charge of their own educational journey.<br /> <br /> She said in order for parents to ensure their wards were well behaved and have more positive attitude towards school, they should be involved in their children’s education.<br /> <br /> Parents involvement, she reiterated must be in the form of providing feeding, shelter, good health and most of all make sure they acquired good morals to enable their children give off their best.<br /> <br /> Madam Botwe urged parents to be role models for their wards, pay attention to their potentials, tune in to how their children learn in order to fit well into society.<br /> <br /> She tasked them to attend school events of their children especially Parents Teachers’ Association, open days and speech and prize days to serve as a motivation to them.<br /> <br /> She advised that, parents should often be communicating with other parents when they attend meetings to find out what programs such as extra classes, after school activities football team that the school offers to help monitor their wards movement.<br /> <br /> Madam Botwe therefore cautioned parents not to leave the education of their children to just  their teachers in school but they should ensure they monitor the progresses of their wards and also to develop close relationship with their teachers to develop their potentials.<br /> <br /> By Eunice Tekie Tei, GNA

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Nigeria vs Argentina [1:2] - Marcos Rojo saves Argentina's FIFA World Cup 2018 dream with late winner to send Nigeria home

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU__QJ6phJIh_2mfbKf1Yigdy-A9DQ0Fa-nZr2pJ8IfLevS7CwL_nfAdOn1C1Mzj5p_ijrDM9A-H3IyoqYJjOFkSHvrC-2LVSFbWhFhOMXyJgOy5t2vA0M6YlJO8ITbjUqLvGZHvPfoCj2/s1600/Nigeria+vs+Argentina.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU__QJ6phJIh_2mfbKf1Yigdy-A9DQ0Fa-nZr2pJ8IfLevS7CwL_nfAdOn1C1Mzj5p_ijrDM9A-H3IyoqYJjOFkSHvrC-2LVSFbWhFhOMXyJgOy5t2vA0M6YlJO8ITbjUqLvGZHvPfoCj2/s640/Nigeria+vs+Argentina.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigeria vs Argentina  [1:2] - Marcos Rojo saves Argentina</td></tr> </tbody></table> In the end it was not a Messi moment but an extraordinary volley from the right-boot of Marcos Rojo which saved Argentina at this World Cup, which sent them into the last-16 and which prolonged the international career of the best player the planet has probably ever seen. <br /> <br /> <div> Lionel Messi scored and scored a brilliant goal but, in itself, it was not enough against Nigeria who are out and will depart Russia with a sense of injustice and not least because at the identity of the man who sent them out. The Manchester United defender had already gone unpunished after catching Leicester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho with a ridiculously high boot in the penalty area in the first-half and Rojo survived another spot-kick appeal - which even went to VAR after the referee Cuneyt Cakir was told to double-check it - when he headed the ball against his own arm in the second-half. <br /> <br /></div> Then as Argentina seemed to be subsumed by their angst, by the devils which have gripped them and the weight of expectation which has overwhelmed them Messi intervened again. Except it was to roll a simple pass down the right touchline for Gabriel Mercado to send in a cross. Quite what Rojo was doing there in the first place who knows but such was Argentina’s plight at that point - when they had lost all shape and formation - that they needed something unlikely.<br /> <br /> Instead of Gonzalo Higuain, instead of Sergio Aguero, who had also come on by that stage, it was the centre-half to strike the sweetest of volleys which tore past goalkeeper Francis Uzoho and into the net. There were 86 minutes on the clock. Just four minutes plus injury-time to go.<br /> <br /> That clock was so close to ticking down but on an increasingly feverish and desperate night in St Petersburg, a night when the city and the stadium was turned into a fervent sea of blue and white clad, chanting Argentinians they saved themselves and will go forward from Group D, runners-up to Croatia, to face France, after collecting just four points from three unconvincing performances.<br /> <br /> When that final whistle went all control was lost. The bench exploded onto the pitch, the players slumped in God-like prayer, including their little God Messi, who actually stood motionless in this maelstrom deep in his own thoughts and communications. Coach Jorge Sampaoli had also earned his reprieve even if his influence on this squad is so damaged that he will not remain in his post, come what may.<br /> <br /> Even at half-time the cameras cut to the tunnel to catch Messi giving a team-talk while the rumours were that his team-mate Javier Mascherano had helped select the starting XI which was, in fact, the oldest ever to appear at a World Cup with an average age of 30 years and 189 days.<br /> <br /> It felt like a team out of touch, out of time and out of this tournament despite their undeniable, dervish effort. But there was only one thirty-something who matters and Messi was not bowing out. Not now. Not yet. This World Cup has been a brilliant festival of football but it was lacking one thing. It was lacking Messi. And he gave it. His first-half goal was simply beautiful in every aspect. It came as Ever Banega, one of five changes made by Sampaoli or, rather, by the players as the coach drowns in a sea of revolt, flighted a glorious pass forward which picked out Messi.<br /> <br /> The forward took it down on his thigh, as he sprinted, cushioned it with his left-foot,  accelerated to give him sufficient space ahead of defender Kenneth Omeruo, of Chelsea, and slammed a right-footed shot back across Uzoho. The goalkeeper was left grasping air, the ball was in the net and Messi was scampering off in celebration. In the stands Diego Maradona folded his arms across his chest and raised his eyes to the heavens in relief. And with that it was the 100th goal of this World Cup, Messi became the first player to score in this competition as a teenager, in his 20s and in his 30s and 660 World Cup minutes without a goal ended for him.<br /> <br /> Messi had been stationed out towards the right-wing in this re-worked team but, for 45 inspired minutes, he simply used that as his launch-pad. It was his finely-weighted pass that split the Nigerian defence to send Higuain through only for Uzoho to smother and he stepped up to take the free-kick after Leon Balogun tripped Angel Di Maria. From it Messi swung his shot left-footed across goal with the ball cannoning back off the far post. It would have gone in but for a finger-tip touch from the diving Uzoho.<br /> <br /> Nigeria have proved themselves to be far better in the second-half of matches and so it proved again. If one of Messi’s tunnel messages was to concentrate, not do anything stupid then it was not heeded by Mascherano who foolishly held Balogun at Nigeria’s first corner after the re-start. The penalty was given and Victor Moses calmly stroked it beyond debutant goalkeeper Franco Armani to level the scores.<br /> <br /> Argentina were stunned. Suddenly panic set in as they desperately tried to regain the initiative. The body language of both sets of players switched and Iheanacho’s replacement, Odion Ighalo, shot wastefully wide and was later denied by Armani when he had to score. By now nerves were frayed. Argentina escaped the penalty appeal, a draw would not be enough but, through Rojo, they grasped the lifeline.<br /> <br /> <br />  source: telegraph.co.uk

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Iceland vs Croatia [1:2] - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Highlights

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WtNzCUaF8m9NJYoSBgbkOM6NUvhbCLW159hiSwwULxVUNc5UNKCMFSJ_bWo8c9111mXO6I2S05d73z6kGdKEX_K4GqbwYRlc-XY6JCtzKdYurGnDvl-oFqLV27n82DEAhjObOIngTAev/s1600/Iceland+vs-Croatia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WtNzCUaF8m9NJYoSBgbkOM6NUvhbCLW159hiSwwULxVUNc5UNKCMFSJ_bWo8c9111mXO6I2S05d73z6kGdKEX_K4GqbwYRlc-XY6JCtzKdYurGnDvl-oFqLV27n82DEAhjObOIngTAev/s640/Iceland+vs-Croatia.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iceland vs Croatia [1:2] - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia</td></tr> </tbody></table> Iceland failed in their attempt to reach the World Cup knockout stages for the first time as Croatia secured a late win to top Group D on maximum points.<br /> <br /> The Nordic nation knew they had to win to stand any chance of reaching the last 16 and their colourful support looked dejected in Rostov-on-Don where their side missed key chances late in the first half.<br /> <br /> Alfred Finnbogason and Birkir Bjarnason both went close before the interval but Milan Badelj stylishly slammed home for Croatia after the break.<br /> <br /> That forced Iceland to chase the game and they hit the bar through Sverrir Ingason before Gylfi Sigurdsson won and converted a penalty to level when Dejan Lovren handballed.<br /> <br /> In the dying minutes, with Argentina leading Nigeria 2-1 some 1,100 miles away in St Petersburg, Iceland knew a win would see them jump ahead of the South American nation in second place.<br /> But their attacks became less frequent as Croatia took more control and Ivan Perisic - one of only two players to retain his place from the win over Argentina - fired across the keeper to win it for Croatia in injury time.<br /> His side now face Denmark in the last 16 on Sunday, while Argentina will play France on Saturday.<br /> <h3> Spirited Iceland's missed chance</h3> Croatia win Group D and have conceded just one goal in their three wins so far<br /> With a population of around 300,000, Iceland's achievement in becoming the smallest nation to reach the World Cup understandably saw their fans wear faces of pride and disappointment on the final whistle.<br /> They arrived in southern Russia knowing even a win may not be enough if Nigeria had beaten Argentina, but the manner in which they missed chances at key moments - against a side sporting nine changes from their last game - will perhaps feel like an opportunity wasted.<br /> Heimir Hallgrimsson's side were the lowest scorers of the European sides who qualified automatically for the tournament and a lack of end product undoubtedly proved key in their exit.<br /> They had grown into the opening 45 minutes as a Croatian side showing little intent ended the period on the back foot despite having 65% possession.<br /> Finnbogason side footed fractionally wide into the side netting from 18 yards, Bjarnason could only drive against the legs of keeper Lovre Kalinic and Aron Gunnarsson was denied by a one-handed save on the stroke of half-time.<br /> Iceland's players found their family members in the crowd afterwards but the likes of Gylfi Sigurdsson appeared dejected<br /> Badelj made them pay as, moments after rattling the bar from 30 yards, he powered a shot into the ground which flew into the net.<br /> The instant fight shown epitomised the qualities which have endeared Iceland to so many with Ingason heading to force a save and then planting another header onto the bar from the resulting corner.<br /> Sigurdsson lifted home a penalty which Lovren conceded with his first touch on the pitch but Iceland - perhaps finally feeling the effects of long spells out of possession, succumbed to Perisic's powerful left-foot strike.<br /> Defeat added pain to their exit but, as was the case in Euro 2016, they have remained competitive on a grand stage.<br /> <h3> Croatia's fresh faces maintain momentum</h3> Milan Badelj (left) drove the ball into the floor powerfully and it fizzed into the net for Croatia's opener.<br /> In contrast to Iceland's frustration, Croatia appear a side rejuvenated under Zlatko Dalic, who only took charge with one World Cup qualification match remaining.<br /> His side were beaten to top spot in qualifying by Iceland but have not yet lost a competitive game under his charge and this win - with a much-changed line-up - perhaps points to a confidence running through the squad.<br /> <br /> Only Perisic and Luka Modric remained from the 3-0 win over Argentina but the likes of Fiorentina midfielder Badelj - who added an assist for the winner to his own strike - showcased the depth the eastern European country boast.<br /> <br /> Real Madrid's Mateo Kovacic came into the side and in 82 minutes, completed 78 of his 79 passes in a composed display, while former Tottenham defender Vedran Corluka was robust and completed a game-high nine clearances.<br /> <br /> This was far from an intense or overly impressive display by the group winners but they spent long spells keeping possession without ever looking like over-exerting themselves. Ultimately, the result only adds to their momentum.<br /> <br /> They have now won three World Cup matches in a row for the first time and in doing so, win a group at the tournament for the first time too.<br /> Dalic says he is convinced the last-16 will not be the end for his side. They look set to arrive in Nizhny Novgorod for Sunday's meeting with Denmark fresh and dangerous.<br /> <h3> Analysis - Could Croatia and their 'animal' win it?</h3> <strong>Perisic fired his winner left-footed across the keeper</strong><br /> <b>Former England and Man Utd defender Phil Neville:</b> The teams underneath the top sides have relaxed and enjoyed the tournament. I can't see Argentina improving that much, Germany have problems in their camp, France have not impressed me.<br /> It might be a World Cup when we have a Leicester City-type winner.<br /> Croatia have probably been the best team in the competition. In terms of consistent performances they have been the best team in the competition. If Denmark play like they did today, I can't see them beating Croatia.<br /> I like the style of play. They are solid at the back, the three in midfield control the game and Mario Mandzukic is an animal up front.<br /> <b>BBC Sport South American football expert Tim Vickery:</b> What a midfield Croatia have. They are the team who could do serious damage. I saw them at Anfield when they played Brazil and in the first half Brazil couldn't get out of their own half.<br /> <h3> Man of the match - Mateo Kovacic</h3> In addition to completing 99% of his passes, Mateo Kovacic won four tackles - a high for Croatia. With 98 touches he saw more ball than anyone on the pitch and, in a display in which Croatia were happy to keep the ball for long spells, his role was pivotal.<br /> <h3> 'Waiting to show our power' - manager talk</h3> <b>Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic:</b> "We have three wins, nine points, with a goal difference of 7-1. That only goal we got was from the penalty, so we have to be happy.<br /> "The first place was our goal, we did it. I am convinced that this game in the Round of 16 will not be our end, we are waiting for Sunday to show the true power, this is the day of truth for us."<br /> <b>Iceland coach Heimir Hallgrimsson:</b> "We have not played many games like this one, against a strong team like Croatia, and created so many chances so we are disappointed with that but I am proud of the performance and the character.<br /> "We were unlucky today but we can carry our heads high and say we did everything we could."<br /> <h3> Croatia like the second-half - the key stats</h3> <ul> <li>Ivan Perisic has scored three World Cup goals for Croatia - only Davor Suker (6) has scored more.</li> <li>Gylfi Sigurdsson's penalty for Iceland was the 17th scored at the 2018 World Cup, equalling the most penalties scored in a single World Cup tournament (also 17 in 1998).</li> <li>Croatia scored with both of their shots on target in this match.</li> <li>Sigurdsson became the second player to have scored a goal and missed a penalty at the 2018 World Cup, after Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo.</li> <li>Milan Badelj scored only his second goal for Croatia, with this his first since netting against Malta in September 2011 during qualifying for Euro 2012.</li> <li>Of Croatia's last 11 goals at the World Cup, 10 have been scored in the second half.</li> </ul> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vngQH17oN0kV_lbvF8BvpluPv2jpdT48PoMvxeUT12oc3Jnq6DyyrWu2AKjcg2TQkDlneTbgWLWYSHd1wf3vtICoaHGn1eHMDfBTb30WzviQxuRsqxnSVbluMPSP7okXm4zEuFm0uvqN/s1600/iceland+vs+croatia.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="744" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vngQH17oN0kV_lbvF8BvpluPv2jpdT48PoMvxeUT12oc3Jnq6DyyrWu2AKjcg2TQkDlneTbgWLWYSHd1wf3vtICoaHGn1eHMDfBTb30WzviQxuRsqxnSVbluMPSP7okXm4zEuFm0uvqN/s640/iceland+vs+croatia.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Source: BBC

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Nacee music career collapsed After he said "I am not a Gospel Musician"

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPsbdRXMKTqh92LFfPqNPwRIk0T0u7OoGoKg7meGqMX3-hTetLnJyZ93wSJfJsZ49WgydCwnMH6bE1QMzjWTXmxQECs-g8E3iePECUR-sWa0ZTRUg_UKi7BxTChoJIWIyYE0Lyjz9a8r8/s1600/Nacee-1080x721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="1080" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPsbdRXMKTqh92LFfPqNPwRIk0T0u7OoGoKg7meGqMX3-hTetLnJyZ93wSJfJsZ49WgydCwnMH6bE1QMzjWTXmxQECs-g8E3iePECUR-sWa0ZTRUg_UKi7BxTChoJIWIyYE0Lyjz9a8r8/s640/Nacee-1080x721.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ace music producer and sound engineer, Nana Sei also known as Nacee</td></tr> </tbody></table> Report reaching <a href="http://ghanachurch.com/" target="_blank"><b>GhanaChurch.com</b></a> analyst shows that, Ace music producer and sound engineer, Nana Sei also known as Nacee, reiterated his position that he is not specifically hooked to one particular genre like ‘Gospel’ as being peddled around.<br /> <h3> To him, he prefers to be recognized as a musician and engineer.</h3> <h3> He (Nacee) finds it difficult to be caged with a particular genre of music.</h3> According to GhanaChurch.com source Kasapa FM, Nacee has forgetting that he became known because of GOSPEL MUSIC and no other genre of music?. Since the time he (Nacee) neglected God because of money making, he is not receiving any proper attention any more from Ghanaians; he is now disregarded in Ghana.<br /> <br /> “I am a musician and every good musician writes from his heart, soul and spirit about what you feel and things surrounding you. I have gone through a lot in life so when I write my songs it is not about one particular genre or gospel, secular or whatever. I can see that what if I do things like this I write it from my soul and spirit age and I don’t think that it is good for anyone to ‘boxed’ me into one place because it may discourage or dampen the spirit of prospective future musicians who may be confronted with the same issue. I need to encourage such person that is not the end of life when they faced with such predicament”.<br /> <br /> He disclosed this on Kasapa 102.3 FM’s Entertainment show when he officially launched his latest single from his released album entitled ‘Me Ne Wo aaa’ (You and I).<br /> <br /> According to Nacee, his current single talks about love in a low tempo vein which combines multipurpose instrumentation and other genres like Sasa, Jazz fused with African beat which drops with a touch of class, a real African rhythm.<br /> <br /> He explained that he developed the concept and the idea from a personal experience that led to the discovery of ‘Num Nsu’ (Drink Water) song.<br /> <br /> “I developed the idea from a personal experience I had so I thought it wise I can develop it to be used by the tourism sector to use it as a tourist song to inform and entertain tourist at the same time educate them about our cultural values about the harmless foods available for them to eat.<br /> <br /> “That is why if my name is mentioned it shouldn’t be restricted to only gospel because I am a musician.<br /> <br /> “Our relationship continues to dwindle; everyone thinks he or she is right even a mere apology to settle scores is nonexistence leading to changing partners in a least provocation and most of us have become ‘professional prostitutes’ and turn to play the blame game.<br /> <br /> “The respect or the purpose of marriage or becoming husband and wife or creating a family is no more there it has become fantasies. These days men or women wants women with huge body, boobs, tall, handsome, millionaire, cars, fair among other qualities instead of looking for real and genuine affection. We must show love and appreciate our partners for whatever contribution they make in our lives. If we go wrong in our relationship, we don’t need the whole world before we apologize and show our love. That is the essence of this song and is gospel in love affairs to tell everybody “Mi Ni Wua”. This song is not in to fight anybody but to at least let us change our perception, concerning certain things that we should love one another”.<br /> <br /> He said his type of music is not extraordinary but revolve around contemporary and indigenous African rhythm where one finds impeccable rolling drum beats, rhythm, good arrangement and smooth voice over.<br /> <br /> His type of music can be described as a mixture of known genres fused with Afro beat which can be compared to the works of renowned musicians like Rex Omar, Angelique Kidjoe, Salif Keita, Yuoussou Ndou among others.<br /> <br /> This, he noted was his reason he finds it difficult to be caged with a particular genre because he uses such a wide range of influences to accomplish his good work.<br /> <br /> “I have been working on this album for some time now and it hasn’t been easy. It has been long process of trying moments to decide what kind of music to do at a given period of time before help-tune myself to find my rhythm, physically and metaphorically. In fact a lot of soul-searching that goes into such project and to establish what I feel comfortable to sing about, say and the message determines the genre I want to bring out. I don’t only do gospel but cut across”.<br /> <br /> <br />

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Spain vs Morocco [2:2] - Spain clinch late equaliser to top Group B by the skin of their teeth against valiant Morocco as VAR controversy reigns

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOD28WwPEGfL3hCt_Mve6fng1_CO3clkH0iNr6rWHT9bMqUFlUVW2-b8xmHeIh4FDQJ3MpV994UIhcuLuVVnOkeHo60irhR7qMQed7tVuPJpJV5Cbm3rkOhaMXEOjrnlZYC5WrCazt0qB/s1600/spain-vs-morocco.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOD28WwPEGfL3hCt_Mve6fng1_CO3clkH0iNr6rWHT9bMqUFlUVW2-b8xmHeIh4FDQJ3MpV994UIhcuLuVVnOkeHo60irhR7qMQed7tVuPJpJV5Cbm3rkOhaMXEOjrnlZYC5WrCazt0qB/s640/spain-vs-morocco.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spain clinch late equaliser to top Group B</td></tr> </tbody></table> As this match entered added time, Spain were staring into the abyss. Their ongoing participation in the 2018 World Cup had slipped out of their hands and they were reliant only on their great rivals, Portugal, continuing to frustrate Iran.<br /> <br /> Seven extraordinary minutes later and, after a back-heeled volley, a major Video Assistant Referee controversy, several scuffles and a mini pitch-invasion, they were somehow into the last 16 as Group B winners.<br /> <br /> Fernando Hierro’s team were ultimately rescued here by Iago Aspas’s wonderfully improvised finish but, with his goal having initially been ruled out for offside and then narrowly reinstated by the VAR, but all the late drama still papered over some quite alarming cracks.<br /> <br /> It also provoked fury from within the Morocco squad. They had been within grasp of one of their most famous ever wins and, amid angry pitchside exchanges between members of the respective backroom teams, Hierro later stressed that his coaches had not requested the use of technology. Morocco winger Nordin Amrabat still could not contain his frustration, mouthing the words, “VAR is b-------” into a camera as he left the pitch.<br /> <br /> Morocco forward Aziz Bouhaddouz also again brought up the defeat against Portugal, arguing that his team had “no luck” and bluntly describing the refereeing as “s---”.<br /> <br /> It was easy to sympathise with Morocco’s disappointment after three matches in which one point did not do justice to their performances, even if the technology here did eventually ensure the correct decision. Indeed, while the possession statistics will confirm that Spain were their typically dominant selves on the ball, the real story of the match was their quite shocking defensive vulnerability.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Russia await at the Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday and, if the hosts can organise themselves effectively, they certainly have the counter-attacking qualities to seriously trouble the 2010 champions. With Sergio Ramos especially poor – and involved in a terrible mix-up for the first and then beaten aerially for Youssef En-Nesyri’s brilliantly headed goal – this was a match that Liverpool fans would certainly have enjoyed.<br /> <br /> It was noticeable that Hierro repeatedly refused to comment on the individual performance of any of his defenders. “Personal grades are for in-house,” said Hierro. “We need to look at the silver lining but we have to be self-critical. To concede five goals in three games is not the way forward. We were lucky. If other teams score so easily, it will be very difficult to reach our goal.”<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The whistles that had earlier rung at around Kaliningrad from the moment Spain kicked off told you everything about the supporter imbalance. While Moroccans made up most of the crowd, blue empty seats also comfortably outnumbered the 1,000 or so Spain fans in this most western corner of Russia.<br /> <br /> Spain’s starting team was still vastly experienced. Five of their 10 outfield players had already won more than 100 caps and yet there was a curious edginess about their approach. Gerard Pique, who would also have a torrid evening, soon dived in with an inexplicably wild challenge on Morocco striker Khalid Boutaib that could very easily have provoked a straight red.<br /> <br /> Ramos and Andres Iniesta, who have collectively played 285 times for Spain, then combined to make an error straight out of a video of parks-football bloopers. Both decided to leave the ball and, with only a loud touchline scream of “One of you!” missing from a scene straight off Hackney Marshes, Boutaib gratefully surged clear on David de Gea’s goal and side-footed his finish between the Manchester United goalkeeper’s legs.<br /> <br /> The goal did provoke rather more urgency from Spain. Iniesta soon combined delightfully with Isco and, after an exchange of passes, quite effortlessly nudged the ball back into the Real Madrid midfielder’s path to equalise.<br /> <br /> Spain almost immediately fell back to sleep. A simple long throw was all it took to then again release Boutaib but De Gea this time managed to block the subsequent shot for what was his first actual save of the World Cup.<br /> <br /> Morocco’s tally of four yellow cards in the opening 45 minutes told you everything about how much they wanted to win and they maintained their threat at the start of the second half. Amrabat spectacularly beat De Gea with a powerful strike but it just did not quite curl back sufficiently and smashed off the inside angle of post and bar.<br /> <br /> Hakim Ziyech claimed a penalty when his volley bounced off Pique’s arm and, from Faycal Fajr’s resulting corner, En-Nesyri rose above Ramos to head Morocco into the lead. The drama had not ended. A desperate last gasp injury-time cross came in for Aspas, who improvised wonderfully to back-heel his finish past goalkeeper Monir El Kajoui.<br /> <br /> The offside flag went up. VAR intervened.<br /> <br /> News then filtered through that Portugal had also been held and it is somehow Spain who will face Russia in Moscow this Sunday. <br /> <br /> <br />  source: Telegraph.co.uk

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FIFA World Cup 2018: Uruguay vs Russia [ 3-0 ] Goals and highlights

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKXDuIkJgpf1bgZ7DoL4Kwd2qXzx2w5knxIerdHA3GhHG1Xfh0YjNCO407mIpvx8FFrQJqp_4M_QBB07Hp-2K-lc-84BU4s8_3nqjyCNCO_d1gqTbweXQO_SwUv1rPjXpNJLoZ3O47lLfp/s1600/Uruguay-vs-Russia3a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1440" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKXDuIkJgpf1bgZ7DoL4Kwd2qXzx2w5knxIerdHA3GhHG1Xfh0YjNCO407mIpvx8FFrQJqp_4M_QBB07Hp-2K-lc-84BU4s8_3nqjyCNCO_d1gqTbweXQO_SwUv1rPjXpNJLoZ3O47lLfp/s640/Uruguay-vs-Russia3a.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Uruguay vs Russia [ 3-0 ] Goals and highlights</td></tr> </tbody></table> Russia's impressive start to the World Cup ended as they had a man sent off and were easily defeated by Uruguay, whose victory means they top Group A.<br /> Uruguay will go on to face Portugal in the last 16, while hosts Russia play Spain.<br /> <br /> There was a party atmosphere around the scorching Samara Arena before kick-off, with fans having travelled from all over the country keen to share in the good feeling surrounding their national team.<br /> Russia had scored eight goals in sweeping victories over Saudi Arabia and Egypt and were already guaranteed to progress, but they went behind in their final group match after only 10 minutes when Luis Suarez drilled in a clever low free-kick.<br /> <br /> It got worse for Stanislav Cherchesov's side when a Diego Laxalt effort from 25 yards was deflected in by Denis Cheryshev, leaving his keeper Igor Akifneev stranded and in the position of having conceded three goals at the tournament without making a save.<br /> <br /> Akinfeev did then come out to block a Rodrigo Bentancur chance, with Roman Zobnin just scrambling the rebound clear of Edinson Cavani, before Igor Smolnikov picked up a second yellow card and was sent off 35 minutes into his World Cup debut.<br /> <br /> After the break, Russia's 10 men composed themselves and at least managed to wrest back some control of the match, with Uruguay always looking dangerous but perhaps happy to concede possession and protect their lead.<br /> <br /> The hosts were rewarded with their best chances of the match, the first to Artem Dzuba, who fired wildly over the bar from inside the box, the second by Fedor Smelov, who dazzled to find space in behind the Uruguay defence but failed to pick out a team-mate with what looked to be an easy cut-back.<br /> <br /> But the final word was left to Cavani, who put several earlier misses behind him to get his first goal of the tournament by stabbing in from close range after an Akinfeev parry, ensuring Russia finished as runners-up.<br /> <h3 class="sp-story-body__cross-head"> Russia's party atmosphere falls flat</h3> You could say this was the first time Russia had faced quality opposition at this tournament, and for many the manner of this defeat will mark them out as vulnerable in the next round.<br /> Right from the outset, and even at the end when there was very little hope of a comeback emerging, there was much of the same remarkable vocal support from the stands. But on the pitch there was very little of the dynamism we saw from Russia's players in their opening two victories.<br /> <br /> Almost every set-piece was delivered too long, and there were so many key sloppy passes - like Yuri Gazinskiy's to begin the passage of play that led to Suarez scoring from a free-kick - or Mario Fernandes' when for once early in the second half Uruguay looked like they might be opened up.<br /> Perhaps the fact that Russia, the lowest ranked team here at 70 in the world, started this game having already qualified affected their approach. Perhaps it was the oppressive heat. Midfielder Aleksandr Golovin, one of their best performers here so far, was also rested.<br /> <br /> What is certain is that now, having finished second, Russia will play their next match at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium, where they beat Saudia Arabia 5-0 in the tournament's opening match. It will be another sell-out partisan crowd.<br /> Their opponents there will be Spain - with the 2010 World Cup winners secure their place as Group B winners with a draw against Morocco.<br /> <h3> Suarez shows up as Uruguay maintain perfect start</h3> <a href="https://ofmtv.com/uruguay-vs-russia-3-0-goals-and-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2018/" target="_blank">Suarez free-kick gives Uruguay early lead</a><br /> There was very little doubt about who would win this game after an early period in which Russia were blown away.<br /> <br /> Suarez looked determined to impress after his poor opening match against Egypt, and it was his clever low free-kick that set the tone for what was a very comfortable victory.<br /> There was plenty of noise from the stands - so Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera will have had many quieter games in terms of volume - but he had little work to do as he became his country's all-time leading appearance maker at the World Cup.<br /> <br /> At his 14th match at the tournament, and on the occasion of his 100th cap, Uruguay simply out-performed Russia, and of course were for much of the game a player better off.<br /> There was even finally a goal for Cavani right at the end. For a long time it looked like it would not come as the Paris St-Germain striker endured a mostly frustrating evening.<br /> He missed three good chances before finally things fell into place as the rebound from an Akinfeev parry landed kindly at his feet.<br /> The Uruguay fans stayed long after the final whistle to cheer their team. For them it is three wins from three, but their next match will be a much more serious test.<br /> <h3> <a href="https://ofmtv.com/uruguay-vs-russia-3-0-goals-and-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2018/" target="_blank">Man of the match - Luis Suarez (Uruguay)</a></h3> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4QQwZxv0BUNeFHHgGzLsClzVsmf1U0Rwm_aPcQi6wJMoXVcQ790_YuMNMPPGFzFod2h8QezF7X04SJs7MXtSW79JbcAhDjTQNS0TEGwoDLqYDY_9DOl86u_FSg2J_Q3f_npEGIYC0kOK/s1600/suarez.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="759" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4QQwZxv0BUNeFHHgGzLsClzVsmf1U0Rwm_aPcQi6wJMoXVcQ790_YuMNMPPGFzFod2h8QezF7X04SJs7MXtSW79JbcAhDjTQNS0TEGwoDLqYDY_9DOl86u_FSg2J_Q3f_npEGIYC0kOK/s640/suarez.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barcelona striker Luis Suarez (Left) moved one goal behind Uruguay's record goalscorer at the World Cup, Oscar Miguez, with his seventh in total and his second in Russia this summer</td></tr> </tbody></table> Barcelona striker Luis Suarez moved one goal behind Uruguay's record goalscorer at the World Cup, Oscar Miguez, with his seventh in total and his second in Russia this summer<br /> <h3> Russia need to score first - the stats</h3> <ul> <li>Uruguay have finished as first round group winners for the fifth time, having done so previously in 1930, 1950, 1954 and 2010.</li> <li>Russia are the first European side to fail to top their group as the host nation since Spain in 1982.</li> <li>Russia are now winless in each of their six World Cup matches in which they have conceded the first goal (D1 L5).</li> <li>Uruguay are the first side to win all three of their group games without conceding a single goal since Argentina in 1998 (seven goals scored, none conceded).</li> <li>Uruguay have won three consecutive World Cup matches against European opposition for the first time since a run of four straight victories between 1950 and 1954.</li> <li>Russia's Denis Cheryshev scored the sixth own goal at this year's tournament, the joint-most number of own goals at a single World Cup (also six in 1998).</li> <li>Russian defender Igor Smolnikov is the first outfield player to be sent off for the host nation of a World Cup since Marcel Desailly for France against Brazil in the 1998 final.</li> <li>Edinson Cavani became just the second player to score a goal in three separate World Cup tournaments for Uruguay (2010, 2014 and 2018) after his strike partner Luis Suarez.</li> <li>Fernando Muslera, celebrating his 100th cap in this game, became Uruguay's all-time leading appearance maker at the World Cup (14) overtaking Ladislao Mazurkiewicz.</li> </ul> <h3> 'We could have won by more' - what they said</h3> <b>Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez:</b> "Russia did not push us around, they tried to put us into a corner. Not only did we prevent them from doing that, but we put them in their half of the pitch in the first half. We could have won by even more goals.<br /> "We did not manage to score on certain counter-attacks that we should have. Sometimes the timing wasn't perfect. We need to improve very quickly, because any match in the round of 16 will be extremely difficult.<br /> "The result and to be top of our group pleased me most. We won by a wide margin but I like the fact that we didn't concede. We need to work towards that end. And I liked the dedication and concentration that my team had. They were focused from end to end, the entire squad. They executed the plan."<br /> <br /> <b>Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov: </b>"Even when we had 10 people on the pitch, they were running hard and they wanted to attack more. That's why I brought on a substitute.<br /> "Psychologically, we are well prepared for the next games.<br /> "This is one thing and when you come to the pitch to play the game it's another. This is an art to be prepared at any second."<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGwakUO3bJYX23Ij-IsqbsUaYDnuSm-oLnVl4zD2ZzseIRgZcf97AKdl4V5QC-RTvd9R8zFpLmnH0pYAGSuQyaXbDI7pd_6HL8kvXvXeNnnha8MaFaPrzPOw1YRWbUm8kSGy-DIyYppwS/s1600/Uruguay3-vs-Russia0.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="1043" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGwakUO3bJYX23Ij-IsqbsUaYDnuSm-oLnVl4zD2ZzseIRgZcf97AKdl4V5QC-RTvd9R8zFpLmnH0pYAGSuQyaXbDI7pd_6HL8kvXvXeNnnha8MaFaPrzPOw1YRWbUm8kSGy-DIyYppwS/s640/Uruguay3-vs-Russia0.PNG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Source: BBC

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Fella Makafui sleeping with politicians and rich men to fund her luxurious lifestyle

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovlgR89eaGpAH1YrS9xPGwVSXmUMM_wRWWxrIHluvxHQKZ4oAdoFaoVeqmjzHHvlPeHc9KVf9eN-2fRApn0Vr802lng3JP664ywE4rURERTeQNlP1kzayyaVl67WGJNauii5cTFPBNhZE/s1600/Abena-Moet-fella-makafui.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="720" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovlgR89eaGpAH1YrS9xPGwVSXmUMM_wRWWxrIHluvxHQKZ4oAdoFaoVeqmjzHHvlPeHc9KVf9eN-2fRApn0Vr802lng3JP664ywE4rURERTeQNlP1kzayyaVl67WGJNauii5cTFPBNhZE/s640/Abena-Moet-fella-makafui.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Actress Fella Makafui (Left) and Abena Moet of OKAY FM (Right)</td></tr> </tbody></table> Abena Moet Dares Fella Makafui - Swear To Me if your money is Genuine<br /> Abena Moet of OKAY FM has just ignited the beef which seemed ended.<br /> <br /> Just when the beef between Efia Odo, Sista Afia and Fella Makafui seemed over, Abena Moet of OKAY FM has just ignited the beef.<br /> <br /> According to Abena on a live TV show, she doesn’t understand how Fella has become rich this quickly just starring in the YOLO series.<br /> <video controls="1" height="400" id="tv_newsvideo" width="100%"> <source src="https://ofmtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/abena_moet.mp4" type="video/mp4"></source> Your browser does not support HTML5 video. </video> <br />     You Fella Makafui became popular when YOLO series was trending in town and you were not even the main character of the series, even those who were staring the series riding in Taxi, how much more you? If you say you made your made by not sleeping with men but genuinely come and let us swear.<br /> <br /> Actress Efia Odo recently accused Fella of sleeping with politicians and other rich men in the society to fund her luxurious lifestyle which got Sista Afia also very furios with her Kalyppo.<br /> <br /> Fella responded though but in her own 'matured way'.<br /> <br /> This 'big men beef' doesnt seem ending anywhere near.<br /> <br /> source: <a href="http://ghanasky.com/" target="_blank">GhanaSky.com</a><br /> <br />

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Actress Fella Makafui (Left) and Abena Moet of OKAY FM (Right) Abena Moet Dares Fella Makafui - Swear To Me if your money is Genuine Ab...

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Moesha Boduong lands in real trouble on BBC again with DJ Switch

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyN2Lr3dXGaD__VZJnByIVSbpSq2PZYrn4GOOihlD-h0xMCUF0oahaMm9bFYkLkn50l2Ji9qGAQtFDFGgX0OB4c5hbUrY84mSURcuS7NKYpi_myOt0RMrdT-spJp3O_bkNSLYNfYSlK_nz/s1600/Moesha-Boduong_and_DJ-Switch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="940" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyN2Lr3dXGaD__VZJnByIVSbpSq2PZYrn4GOOihlD-h0xMCUF0oahaMm9bFYkLkn50l2Ji9qGAQtFDFGgX0OB4c5hbUrY84mSURcuS7NKYpi_myOt0RMrdT-spJp3O_bkNSLYNfYSlK_nz/s640/Moesha-Boduong_and_DJ-Switch.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moesha Boduong And Erica Tando aka DJ Switch of TV3’s Talented Kids fame </td></tr> </tbody></table> BBC's Africa's report reaching GhanaSky.com shows that, the 10-year-old, the youngest ever winner at Ghana's annual DJ Awards spoke to BBC.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br /> <br /> Ten-year-old multi talented Erica Tando aka Dj Switch of TV3’s Talented Kids fame is taking Disc Jockey skills across borders.<br /> <br /> She was featured on BBC Africa’s new children programme “BBC What’s New” where she gave the world 5 tips on how to become a great DJ. Watch and take some notes.<br /> Heavy duty asset and Ghanaian actress, Moesha Babiinoti Boduong has landed her herself in another public ridicule after Ghana's youngest DJ, DJ Switch was on BBC Africa.<br /> <br /> In the video sighted on the Instagram page of thosecalledcelebs by BBC Africa, DJ Switch was educating the public on how to become a very good DJ.<br /> <br /> She gave five strong ppoints on how one could become one of the finest and powerful DJ like her. Her lecture is one of a kind as one will never have believed it was coming from a youngster.<br /> <br /> Some people rekindled the insult of Moesha's CNN interview saga after they watched the youngster's <a href="https://ofmtv.com/moesha-boduong-lands-in-real-trouble-on-bbc-again-with-dj-switch/" target="_blank">video</a>.<br /> <br /> The post which was sighted on the Instagram page of thosecalledcelebs reads;<br /> <br /> thosecalledcelebs: Moesha!!! Come n see ur stomach child can u compare her words on BBC to urs???? Am just asking ooo eeeiiiii maf3re mpo ama dabodabo<br /> <br /> The Instagram Model in an interview with Christine Amanpour on “S*x & Love Around the World” show, She made it known on the show that, Ghana's economy was very difficult to penetrate so in order to survive as young woman, you have to raise funds from married men by sleeping with them to support yourself and aquire the things you need but can't get on your own.<br /> <div> <br /></div>

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Moesha Boduong And Erica Tando aka DJ Switch of TV3’s Talented Kids fame  BBC's Africa's report reaching GhanaSky.com shows that...

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