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Former Black Queens goalkeeper, Memunatu Sulemana, falls on hard times, now lives in wooden kiosk (Video)

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4 months ago

August 25, 2023

A former goalkeeper of the Ghana female national team, Black Queens, Memunatu Sulemana, has reportedly fallen on hard times and currently lives in a shanty wooden kiosk with her family.

According to news making the rounds in the country, the 45-year-old Sulemana who manned the post for Ghana at three FIFA Womens World Cups in 1999, 2003 and 2007, has found life extremely difficult after she hung her gloves a few years ago.

The distraught ex-goal tender who had 30 caps for the Black Queens in a career that spanned over a decade, told journalists who went on a fact-finding mission that life had been unfair to her after her she retired from the round leather game.

Sulemana said despite her decorated career, she earned very little while playing football, which has led her to her current situation.

In an interview with Original TV, which was broadcast on YouTube, she confirmed living in a make-shift house at Kaneshie in Accra.

The online platform reports that the former goalkeeper’s current situation has thrown the country’s sporting fraternity into shock, especially as she’s been involved in some football-related roles since hanging her gloves.

“In 2018, she was invited by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to assist with the draw for that year’s Women’s African Cup of Nations hosted in Ghana,” the medium reports.

“Two years later, she was also named as a member of the technical team of Ghana’s U17 female national team, the Black Maidens.

“Sulemana was later appointed as the team’s goalkeepers’ trainer, and later occupied the same role for the Black Queens,” the platform stated.

Watch the of Sulemana’s pathetic narrative here:

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South Africa to host Ireland in Rugby Two-Test summer tour

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18 hours ago

December 9, 2023

Akanimoh Etim

Current Rubgy World Cup champions, South Africa, will host Ireland, in a two-Test series in July, 2024, which will be Ireland’s first trip to the nation in eight years.

Ireland was the only country to defeat South Africa as they went on to win the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France in October.

South African Rugby Federation which made the announcement on Friday, said the two countries will first meet on Saturday, July 6, in Pretoria, with the second Test in Durban on 13 July.

When the two sides first met on South African soil in 2016, the Springboks came out victorious, edging the Three-Test series 2-1.

In the first test in the 2016 series, Ireland won 26-20 in Cape Town, before losing the next two games, 32-26 in Johannesburg and 19-13 in Port Elizabeth.

Apart from the Ireland games, SA Rugby also confirmed that the team will face Portugal on 20 July at a venue yet to be announced.

South Africa will also host New Zealand, who they beat in the World Cup final, in Johannesburg on 31 August and Cape Town on 7 September as part of the Rugby Championship before concluding their home schedule against Argentina on 28 September, the Federation said.

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Zimbabwe seals last gasp winner over Ireland in T20 Series opener

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2 days ago

December 8, 2023

Akanimoh Etim

Host, Zimbabwe, started its 2023 T20 Series on a winning note after rallying back to defeat Ireland from 88-7 to 106-7 in their pursuit of an 118 to end the tie for victory, with the home side requiring 12 runs from as many deliveries at that point.

In the thrilling game played in Harare on Thursday, Ireland’s fightback was not enough as they fell just short as Zimbabwe sealed a last-ball win in the series opener.

Ireland had earlier taken control of the game and posted 147-8 while the hosts needed nine runs from their final over, winning it with two from Blessing Muzarabani off the last delivery.

Captain Sikandar Raza who was voted man of the match, took three wickets and scored 65 to lead their run chase.

Raza was supported with the bat by Wesley Madhevere, who scored 25, with wicketkeeper Clive Madande hitting 20.

Two further T20 contests between the sides will take place at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday and Sunday before three one-day games at the same venue on 13, 15 and 17 December.