Ghana head coach Kwesi Appiah has been honoured by Opoku Ware Old Boys Association for his tremendous contribution to the development of football in Ghana, both as a player and as a coach. Kwasi was given the award of Akatakyie Brand Ambassador for his contribution to Ghana Football during the Akatakyie Ball 2017 which took place at the Cove Event Centre at Nhyiaeso in Kumasi. The Ball, held on Saturday, Dec 2, 2017 saw old boys of Opoku Ware School from all walks of life gathering for the

Ghanaian international Kevin Prince Boateng extended his incredible winning streak against his former side Hertha Berlin, stressing his dominance against the side. Kevin has never lost a game playing against his former side and Saturdays 2-1 win over the Old Ladies of the Bundesliga was his sixth in a row. Kevin did not only inspire his side to win the game by putting up a splendid show, he actually grabbed the winner with ten minutes to end proceedings. Strangely, Kevins first Bundesliga

Former Vice Chairman of English giants, Arsenal, and The Football Association, David Dein, will visit the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday, 5 December 2017, to interact with staff and exchange ideas towards developing the game on the continent. Famed for his position at Arsenal between 1983 and 2007, he will make a presentation on the creation of the Premier League, which has become one of the most commercially viable products in global football, and also discuss opportunities to enhance

Hugo Broos has been sacked as the coach of Cameroon,the normalisation committee that runs the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) announced on Monday. Broos who has enjoyed a succesful spell in charge of Indomitable Lions having lead the team to victory at last Africa Cup of Nations was fired following a meeting this morning and his compensation package is what is being discussed. The FECAFOOT said it took the decision due among others, failure on the side of the coach to guide the team

Charger Limited; producers of the finest and authentic bitters of the land, Happy Man Bitters and the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) have agreed terms of contract to make Happy Man Bitters the official beverage sponsor for the G8 tournament next year. The sponsorship deal which commences today, December 4, 2017 is expected to last throughout the period of the tournament which starts on January 6 and ends on January 22, 2018 in Kumasi and Cape Coast respectively. Although details of

Ghana midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah is close to renewing his contract Italian giants Juventus FC despite an offer from Galatasaray SK according Time Turk. Asamoah's current contract was expected to run out in June, 2018 with reports he will be joining the Turkish giants in Summer after spending five seasons with the Bianconeri. Time Turk is reporting that representatives of the versatile midfielder are already in talks with the Turin based outfit to renew his contract blocking his move to Galatasaray

Head coach of Aduana Stars Yusif Abubakar and AshGold striker Hans Kwofie have picked their awards as the NASCO Coach and Player of the month of October respectively. In a short ceremony at the NASCO Office at RingRoad in Accra, the two award winners picked brand new NASCO Mobile Phones as their wards. The two were awarded for the magnificent performance for their clubs in the month of October before the league came to a close. Matches played in September before the league went on break

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has announced a titanic football encounter to be played between Ghana Premier League players in the Northern Sector and those in the Southern Sector to commemorate the renaming of the Tamale Sports Stadium after late Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama. The game which is scheduled for Sunday, 10th December, at the yet-to-named Alhaji Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium could see what can be termed as a reverse version of the 2017 FA Cup final clash between Hearts of Oak and

Ghana and Sint Truiden forward Elton Ofoi Acolatse has been sidelined with injury. Acolatse joined the Yellows on a season long loan from Club Brugge at the start of the Belgian Jupilar Pro League. The 22-year-old last featured for the side on November 25 due to an hamstring injury he sustained while playing against Sporting Lokeren. He has missed their last two games including last Saturday's 1-1 draw with Mouscron. He is not the only Truiden player who will be missed in their subsequent

Ghanaian-born Qatar international Mohamed Muntari scored his first Qatari Super League goal in Al Ahli's 2-1 win at Al Sailiya SC. Al Sailiya opened the scoring through a solo move by Romanian midfielder Lazar in the 21st minute. Three minutes later, Muntari raced into the Al Sailiya box and beat the goalkeeper on his first attempt following a long ball from the midfield that landed perfectly in front of him. Late in the second half, Majed Mohamed chose the perfect moment to score, beating

Yaw Preko could re-unite with his former boss Kenichi Yatsuhashi at Inter Allies as assistant coach. The duo worked together at Hearts of Oak and shortly at Nigerian side Ifeanyi Ubah. Last week, Inter Allies announced the engagement of the Japanese trainer as head coach of their senior team and youth side. Inter Allies had two coaches supervise their chequered campaign- Prince Owusu started the season but was replaced by Abdul Karim Zito who guided them to safety....

Black Maidens coach Augustine Evans Adotey has hailed his players for the comprehensive 5-1 win over Gambia away on Saturday in the 2018 FIFA U17 Women's World Cup qualifiers. Captain Mukaram Abdullai scored all five goals for the Princesses. Adotey is not getting carried away ahead of the return leg in a fortnight. "Am proud of my players because we kept our ambition of securing a victory,'' Adotey said in a post-interview. ''It is not all over yet because I play

Black Princesses coach Augustine Evans Adotey has hailed his players for the comprehensive 5-1 win over Gambia away on Saturday in the 2018 FIFA U17 Women's World Cup qualifiers. Captain Mukaram Abdullai scored all five goals for the Princesses. Adotey is not getting carried away ahead of the return leg in a fortnight. "Am proud of my players because we kept our ambition of securing a victory,'' Adotey said in a post-interview. ''It is not all over yet because

Favourites Camerooon, Ghana and South Africa made giants leaps for a place at the FIFA U-17 Womens World Cup Uruguay 2018, after huge wins away from home in the first leg matches of the penultimate round of the qualifiers at the weekend. The trio recorded victories away from home with Cameroon humbling Algeria 4-0 in Algiers whilst Ghana triumphed 5-1 over Gambia in Banjul. South Africa also toppled regional rivals Botswana 5-2 in Lobatse. A brace from Ngah Manga and one each from Fatima

As part of Chelsea legends United States tour, Ghana superstar Micheal Essien and his former teammate Ashley Cole visited students at Frederick Douglass Academy in Harlem, and later that afternoon met with members of the FC Harlem Lions at Riverbank State Park, where the soccer program engaged in a ceremony dedicating the first covered outdoor soccer field in Manhattan. The multimillion dollar project, located below Riverbank State Park, is scheduled to have its opening in late summer or early

Ghanaian giants Hearts of Oak have promoted three players from their youth side and the youngsters started training on Monday with the senior team. The Auroras trio of Manaf Gumah, Philip Heymann, and goalkeeper Richard Baidoo were all present on Monday morning to start training with the senior side for the first time. The three players have been excellent for the Phobians while playing in the third tier league which resulted in the decision to promote them for the new season. The youngsters

Former Leeds United striker Noel Whelan has heaped praises on Caleb Ekuban, but insists the club needs a ruthless striker to achieve their target. The Lily Whites had Chris Wood up top last term and the New Zealand international bagged an astonishing 30 goals, earning a big money move to the Premier League with Burnley in the process. Thomas Christainsen's side used the money accrued from Wood's sale to purchase Ghanaian striker Caleb Ekuban and alsobrought in Pierre-Michel Lasogga

Ghanaian giants Hearts of Oak started their pre-season training on Monday without their trainer Frank Nuttal, sparking concerns over the future of the Scottish coach. The Phobians returned to training to begin preparations for the coming season but the absence of the impressive has raised eyebrows that there might be underlying problems. Nuttal is unhappy over the lack recruitment of top talent and the lack of direction is said to have been the cause of his decision not to return from Scotland

Ghanaian giants Accra Hearts of Oak returned to training on Monday morning as they begin preparations for the upcoming season. Team Hearts kicked off pre-season training at the Legon Ajax Park this morning, keeping to the original scheduled date. The Phobians went on a six-week holiday, a day after the MTN FA CUP finals, but the players have reconvened to begin preparations for the new season. Hearts are scheduled to battle Kotoko in the return encounter of the Ghana at 60 Cup on the 24thDecember,

At 24, Richmond Boakye is finally demonstrating that he can be one of the Black Stars' footballing superstars and not the latest in the long line of unfulfilled Ghanaian talents. The powerful frontman is scoring for fun at Red Star Belgrade, and has firmly emerged as the leading contender to be Asamoah Gyan's long-term successor with the national side. Boakye scored twice - including an 85th-minute penalty equaliser - for Red Star on Saturday as they drew 2-2 at Backa Palanka, and currently