Football is the most popular sport in Ghana, and it is no wonder their male football team is called the Black Stars. It is reported that the sport was first introduced in the country towards the end of the 19th century by sailors from Europe. As a result of its gain in popularity, their first football team, Excelsior, was established in 1903 by Mr. Briton, a Jamaican born Briton, who was the headteacher of a boys’ school in Cape Coast.…
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