I won’t die now – Stonebwoy

Ghana’s Dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy has said although he has heard several death prophecies about his life, he is certain that he is not going to die now.

The death of Ebony Reigns sparked several prophecies from some prophets who indicated that they had prophesied her death. Some other Prophets indicated that some other musicians are about to die in the coming days including Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy.

Shatta Wale who has already reacted to the prophecies has promised to burn down churches if he is alive in December.

But his label colleague, Stonebwoy has indicated that although he has heard several prophecies about the fact that he is going to die, he is not dying soon.

He said “I have heard death prophecies about me and other musicians it too but I’ve decided not to comment on it because we have to be careful on what to say and what not to say. What I know for sure is that I won’t die right now. I don’t fear death because I’ve been through surgeries, coma. One day, all of us will die and leave this earth. What I’m doing now is living at peace with God”.

The Zylofon Media signee indicated that since God has revealed his death, he is certain he intends to redeem him.

Lilwin replies prophet on death prophecy

Abrantepa.com took notice of reports that one Prophet Michael Kojo Poku of Fire Time Prayer Ministry had claimed death was hovering around Kwadwo Nkansah (Lilwin) and “if prayer sessions are not organized for the actor, he may die prematurely.”

The report further quoted the prophet to have said that “Lilwin needs to pass through a powerful deliverance session with [him] to be freed from the spirits of death hanging around him.”

As tongues waggle over the said prophecy, Lilwin appears to be unfazed, Abrantepa.com can state!

Speaking on the Weekend City Show, the popular actor said, “In 2017, this same pastor cautioned [him] that if [he] doesn’t stop practising occultism, [he] would die]”.

According to the 33-year-old, he will never die prematurely because his mission on earth has not been accomplished.

“I thank him for the prophecy but i won’t die. I will live long. Mark it on the wall. I will be 70 and above” he noted. “We’ve rebuked it. He should check again if death is still hovering around me.”

While stating that he respects men of God, Lilwin posited that it was misplaced for a prophet to go public with prophecies concerning individuals.

“Some pastors call me as regards visions they’ve had about me; we pray and they give me directions. But if you come public and ask that I see you for deliverance, that is ridiculous,” he said.

Earlier, abrantepa.com reported that management of the actor had taken steps to avert the prophecy.

According to Lilwin's manager, Abdul Razak who spoke on Radio Univers’ Brunch2Lunch, hosted by Abrantepa, in as much as they dislike the practice of announcing such prophecies, they decided to pray over it.

He served notice of an intention to sue should anyone make such claims publicly again.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Church of Pentecost Apostle Prof. Opoku Oyinah has condemned the growing tendency of some ‘prophets’ who go public with their doom prophecies.

He said it is needless and wrong to stand in public to relay what one believes to be a message from God which could spell grave danger to the object of the message

More 'special meaning' playing Liverpool than Chelsea - Mourinho

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says playing Liverpool means more than facing his former club Chelsea.

The Portuguese is the most successful manager in the Stamford Bridge club's history, having overseen three Premier League triumphs, an FA Cup victory and a trio of League Cup wins.

Both of Mourinho's spells at the helm have ended amid acrimony and the public spat with current boss Antonio Conte has increased anticipation ahead of Sunday's match against his former club.

However, the United boss claims facing Chelsea is not especially emotional, especially with Liverpool coming to Old Trafford next month.

"It's any normal game and probably to play Liverpool in a couple of weeks' time means more. Because for my club -- and everyone knows that the most important thing is not me -- and my club's supporters to play Liverpool really has a special meaning," Mourinho said.

"That's the way I have to look at things.

"And I don't have any bad feeling in relation to Chelsea Football Club to say, 'Oh, I'm going to play against my former club, I am going to prove this, I am going to prove that.'

"I'm not going to prove anything. In fact, every club I left -- by my decision or by the board, which Chelsea was the only one -- every one of my former clubs I have a very good feeling.

"I've never played against Inter since I left, but I played against Porto, Real Madrid and Chelsea. The feeling is just a good one. Not a special feeling."

While the matches carry equal importance regarding the league, Mourinho pointed out that for United fans he appreciates the "little extra adrenaline is not about Chelsea."

But the Blues are a club where he is proud of his body of work, as well as the squad he left behind.

Mourinho's in-depth knowledge of Chelsea's players saw Ander Herrera deployed to mark Eden Hazard out of the game in last year's 2-0 win for United at Old Trafford, although injury rules the Spaniard out this time.

"He is a player very difficult to neutralise," the United manager said of Hazard.

"Of course, he is a very important player for them, but Willian is very important for them.

"They have other players that are very important, so it's difficult to neutralise because of his individual qualities."

Former Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic would be one option if Mourinho decided to man-mark again, as would Scott McTominay.

The 21-year-old surprisingly started Wednesday's Champions League last-16 clash at Sevilla instead of Paul Pogba, producing another solid display.

Having previously joked new Scotland manager Alex McLeish would be wise to call up the Lancastrian midfielder before England, Mourinho confirmed he has spoken to McTominay about the decision.

"I've given him my advice, but I think the advice of his parents is more important than mine," he said.

"And I think his own heart is more important than my advice because my advice is purely by the career point of view.

"I think more important than his career is his feelings, his family's feelings, the way he feels about it and also the overall situation with him.

"I think he's going to have a very good career independent of his national team choice -- if he has the choice because maybe Scotland or England don't want to select him, which is also possible.

"But I think the most important thing is for him to feel good with himself."

Coutinho and Dembele start to show they belong alongside Messi and Suarez

A night of celebration for Barcelona at Camp Nou. The Blaugrana went behind somewhat carelessly in the first few minutes, but proceeded to lay on an exhibition in attacking football after that. And it was not only Lionel Messi this time, either.

The Argentine was at the forefront of all of Barca's best play, threading inconceivable passes through to his team-mates from seemingly impossible angles, one after the other.

Thanks to the five-time Ballon d'Or winner and his partner in crime Luis Suarez, Ernesto Valverde's side were back in it almost as soon as they had gone behind, the Argentine setting up the Uruguayan for a well-worked leveller.

Messi then added two incredible goals of his own, dancing around the area until he found an opportunity to shoot for the first and slotting a low free-kick under the wall for his second of the evening to make it 3-1.

This was mesmeric Messi at his brilliant best and the Camp Nou crowd roared in appreciation. However, things were proving a little more difficult for the club's two expensive new forwards – Ousmane Dembele and Philippe Coutinho.

That would soon change, however, as the former Liverpool connection of Coutinho and Suarez combined to make it 4-1 before the interval, the Brazilian claiming his very first assist for the Catalan club since moving from Anfield last month.

Dembele was there amid the celebrations, yet there was a look on his face that seemed to say, "We've scored four and I haven't done much..." In truth, he had not, but he did improve in the second half and ended up bagging an assist himself with a fine run and cross as Suarez completed his hat-trick.

Before that, Coutinho had gone one better by blasting home a long-range effort to claim Barcelona's fifth of an extraordinary evening.

By the end, it was three for Suarez, two for Messi, one for Coutinho – and six of the best for Barca.

The football, at times, was extraordinary and Dembele grew into the game as well. Having been left on the bench for the full 90 minutes in the Champions League against Chelsea on Tuesday, he had a point to prove and showed signs here that he can become the great player that Barcelona believe they bought.

The France forward is still only 20 and has time on his side, although with Coutinho cup-tied in the Champions League, his adaptation this season after two injuries and a tough time so far could be the key to Barca's hopes in the continental competition.

On this evidence, that process has started already and, with Messi and Suarez in this mood, Barca's breathtaking football made a mockery of suggestions after the game at Stamford Bridge that this team is tired and predictable.

Valverde's side are surely anything but that, and with Coutinho and Dembele starting to show that they belong alongside Messi and Suarez, these are exciting times again at Camp Nou.

Man Utd defeat Chelsea at Old Trafford

esse Lingard came off the bench to earn Manchester United a 2-1 victory over Chelsea at Old Trafford.

Chelsea led from 32 minutes when Willian finished off a fine counter-attack he had worked with Eden Hazard.

But the lead lasted only seven minutes as Anthony Martial set up Romelu Lukaku to score from close range, his first goal against his former club.

After his acrobatic volley was saved, Lukaku supplied the winner on 75 minutes, crossing from the left for Lingard to head in.

The win returns United above Liverpool to second with 59 points.

Chelsea are six points back, and have been replaced in fourth by Tottenham Hotspur after their win over Crystal Palace.

Man City brush aside Arsenal to win Carabao Cup

Manchester City won their first trophy under Pep Guardiola as they brushed side Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley.

Sergio Aguero took advantage of some poor Shkodran Mustafi defending to latch on to Claudio Bravo's goal-kick and lob David Ospina for the opener.

Captain Vincent Kompany diverted home Ilkay Gundogan's shot to double their lead.

And David Silva added the third when he smashed home from Danilo's pass.

The Gunners were as poor as the scoreline suggests and their best chance came at 0-0 but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's close-range effort was at Bravo.

The League Cup remains the only domestic trophy Arsene Wenger has not won at Arsenal, losing in the final for the third time in his 21-year reign.

Guardiola, whose side are 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League, again wore the yellow ribbon to support jailed Catalan politicians that has landed him in trouble with the Football Association.

In his second season at City, he can now add the League Cup to the 21 trophies he won as boss of Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

Neymar in doubt for Real Madrid clash after being stretchered off in tears vs Marseille

Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar was stretchered off in the second half against Marseille on Sunday after appearing to twist his ankle, although doctors have ruled out serious damage to the joint.

The Brazilian had his head in his hands and appeared to be in tears as he was carried off the pitch, leading to fears he could face a long spell on the sidelines.

The 26-year-old was attempting to play a ball in the 76th minute and after a tangle with Marseille midfielder Bouna Sarr, he landed awkwardly on his ankle and fell over in pain.

PSG were up 3-0 at the time of the injury and won the match by the same scoreline, despite having to play the rest of the match with 10 men after using all of their substitutions.

The Ligue 1 leaders face Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on March 6, trailing 3-1 from the first leg.

First reports from the American Hospital, where Neymar was treated in the company of team-mates Maxwell and Marquinhos, were positive for the star.

Neymar was cleared of suffering a fracture or serious sprain in his ankle, and his health will be monitored in the coming 48 hours.

At the very least he is expected to miss a week of action for PSG, with further tests expected to determine the severity of his injury.

With their talisman's status in doubt and just 10 days until the match at Parc des Princes, PSG's chances of advancing to the quarter-final have become even more slim after having lost 3-1 to at the Santiago Bernabeu on February 14.

Team-mates Edinson Cavani and Thiago Silva both spoke out over the injury after the final whistle, and expressed their hopes that the Brazilian has not been seriously hurt.

"It's normal to worry about Neymar and see how his situation is. And if there is an injury, it's normal to worry about it," Cavani signalled to Canal+.

"But we are always positive. And I hope he too. I hope everything is going well. That he can recover as soon as possible and be with us in the next matches."

Silva added: "It's a pity that at the end we lost a very important player for us. It's a shame, because it's not football.

"The referee should have intervened. Neymar plays and is happy to play. It's true that things like that happen. If it's serious? I think so, because it swelled up quickly. I am not a doctor, but I think he will be unavailable."

Boss Unai Emery was more optimistic, however, stating in his press conference: "First tests in the dressing room show he has a sprained ankle. We will conduct other test to be more precise. If I have to make a guess about [his availability for] Real Madrid tonight, I'd say he would be present."

Neymar has scored 20 goals in 20 Ligue 1 matches this season, his first in the French top flight after moving from Barcelona in a world-record summer transfer.

Hearts waiting for approval to use Cape Coast Stadium - Opare Addo

Public Relations Officer of Accra Hearts of Oak Opare Addo says the club is waiting for confirmation from the Cape Coast Stadium authorities as they look to adopt the facility as their home venue for the upcoming league season.

Hearts are on the hunt for a new home venue as their original home, the Accra Sports Stadium is undergoing renovation works.

"We wanted to use El-Wak, but it will be renovated soon for the African Women's Championship"

"We also had the option of Tema or Dansoman but the money involved with using the Tema facility coupled with lack of stands made it a bit impossible"

"Our friendly game at Swedru gave us a clue that it could be a very good venue but there are several works to be done on the facility"

"At the Cape Coast Stadium, the facility is in good shape and all we need to do is see the chiefs and the people of the community, but all we are waiting for is confirmation that the venue has been approved for us," he spoke on Adom TV's Agoro Ne Fom show.

Hearts will need to sort things out quickly with the league scheduled to begin on the 2nd and 3rd of March.