Clubs from Russia and Qatar, World Cup hosts past and future, are among six fined by FIFA and warned they risk one-year transfer bans for failing to settle debts to players. FIFA says the clubs also face deductions of six league points if they fail to pay the debts in 30 to 90 days.
The Players Union, the Professional Footballers Association of Ghana (PFAG) on Thursday 14 June 2018 met with the captains of the various Premier League Clubs and a representative of the female league to discuss the position of the PFAG as per our earlier discussion with FIFPRO the World Players Union. Discussed among other things
Egyptian wing wizard Mohammed Salah has been crowned CAF African Player of the year at a beautiful night of glitz and glamour in Accra. The 25-year-old Liverpool forward emerged as worthy winner of Africa’s topmost individual football honour, beating out his Senegalese teammate Sadio Mane and Dortmund’s Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Sallah has enjoyed a
Ghanaian football great, Ibrahim Sunday, has urged all professional footballers plying their trade in the country to become members of the Professional Footballers Association of Ghana (PFAG). The ex-Asante Kotoko playmaker made this rallying call moments after receiving the CAF African Legends award at the recently held Aiteo CAF Awards Night at the Accra International
Ghana international Patrick Twumasi scooped double awards at Astana’s end of season awards night. The forward won both the best player accolade and the goal of the season award. Twumasi, 23, was outstanding for the Kazakh Champions as he scored 13 goals at the end of the season to finish as the Club’s second
Black Stars deputy skipper Asamoah Gyan, his assistant Andre Ayew have lauded the appointment of former Ghana international Tony Baffoe as the new Deputy General Secretary of CAF. The Ghanaian was appointed on Thursday to assist Amr Fahmy from Egypt who is the main General Secretary of Africa football ruling body to discharge his duties.
The General Secretary of the Professional Footballers Association of Ghana, Anthony Baffoe, has been appointed CAF Deputy General Secretary in-charge of Football and Development. The former Ghana international will work under Egyptian Amr Fahmy, who has been appointed General Secretary. Also appointed for the day-to-day administration of football on the continent is Essadik Alaoui
The PFAG is urging the Black Stars not to relent but go all out in the final match of the World Cup qualifiers against Egypt in Cape Coast today. “There is still much to play for and despite not qualifying for the World Cup in Russia,excelling in this match will leave good memories in the
FIFA and FIFPro have today concluded a wide-ranging six-year cooperation agreement to strengthen relationships between the two organisations and improve the governance of professional football worldwide. Additionally, an accord has been reached between FIFA, FIFPro, the European Club Association and the World Leagues Forum under the umbrella of FIFA’s newly formed Football Stakeholders Committee,