Van Dijk takes responsibility for Liverpool loss at Arsenal –

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3 months ago

February 5, 2024

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Virgil van Dijk has claimed responsibility for costing Liverpool in the 3-1 loss to Arsenal.

The Reds skipper made an error leading to the Gunners’ second goal in the match and has vowed to improve going forward.

He said: “The 2-1, I take full responsibility for, but that’s a big turning point in the game.

“I should have done better, should have made a better decision there and it hurts. It hurts for me and obviously the rest of the team.

“These things don’t happen too many times in my career and it’s a tough one but I will recover from this because I will learn from things that don’t go well.

“Before that, especially after the break, we were so good, we had opportunities, we were dominant. The atmosphere started to become more nervous.”

Head coach Jurgen Klopp agreed with his skipper’s assessment and expressed his frustrations over the quality of officiating in the match.

Ibrahima Konate saw red late on for a second bookable office but the German tactician believes more than one Arsenal player should have suffered the same fate.

He said: “In general it was not our day I think, we can admit that.

“Arsenal deserved the three points, even when the circumstances were obviously a bit strange.

“A lot of things came together in one game. We didn’t play enough football or use Trent [Alexander-Arnold] in the way we wanted to.

“I’m not over the moon but it’s what it is, that’s life. You take that and work with it. We should have played better but everything went against us.”

Barcelona optimistic of signing Nico Williams in the summer

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4 days ago

May 16, 2024

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FC Barcelona is hopeful about their prospects of acquiring the skilled winger Nico Williams during the upcoming summer transfer period.

Footballghana has previously reported that the La Liga team is eyeing the Spanish forward with Ghanaian roots to bolster their lineup for the forthcoming season.

Recent updates from Spain suggest that Barcelona’s management is actively pursuing the transfer.

The club is confident in finalizing an agreement with Athletic Club to secure Nico Williams prior to the commencement of the next season.

At present, Nico Williams’ contract includes a release clause valued at €55 million, which FC Barcelona is positioned to activate.

The forward’s exceptional performance over the last year has established him as one of the standout forwards in European football.

During the 2023/24 Spanish La Liga campaign, Nico Williams has contributed four goals and 10 assists across 29 matches.

In addition to Barcelona, numerous leading clubs, including Liverpool, have shown interest in him.

Tariq Lamptey featured in Brighton’s defeat to Chelsea.

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4 days ago

May 16, 2024

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The Electoral Commission (EC) has reassured the public that the missing Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) Kits cannot be utilised to access its system or data.

According to Dr Eric Bossman Asare, the BVRs, which include a laptop, are ineffective on their own and can only be activated by the EC.

Thus, they pose no threat to the integrity of elections, he stated.

Additionally, they cannot be used to register anyone during the ongoing limited voter registration exercise nor do they contain any sensitive data from the EC’s system, he said in an interview with JoyNews’ Evans Mensah.

Dr Bossman Asare stated, “The laptops on their own are insignificant. They are just like the laptops you use at your workplace. We’ve accounted for every single device that we’re going to be using.

“In 2020, when we did the registration, we bought 8,500 of the registration devices. We are not using all of them in this registration.”

“So that means the ones we are using now, we still have some there. So are you saying the EC will come and tell the Ghanaian people that five laptops are missing and we want to use those laptops to register people? Who in the EC is going to do that?” he quizzed.

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Wollacott keeps clean sheet for Hibernian in 3-0 mauling of Motherwell

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4 days ago

May 16, 2024

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Ghana international Jojo Wollacott delivered a fine performance for Hibernian on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, when the team secured a 3-0 victory over Motherwell in the Scottish Premiership.

The Black Stars goalkeeper was in the starting lineup for his team in their Week 37 fixture.

Guarding the goal for the hosts, Jojo Wollacott made several good saves and maintained a clean sheet at the end of the 90 minutes, helping his team clinch all three points.

Hibernian was ahead by two goals at halftime, thanks to strikes from Myziane Maolida and Martin Boyle.

After the break, Martin Boyle found the net again to complete his brace, sealing a significant win for Hibernian against Motherwell.

Wollacott’s performance in today’s game is particularly important ahead of the June international break.

He needed the playing time to secure a spot in the Ghana squad for the upcoming matches against Mali and the Central African Republic in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.