Kumasi Asante Kotoko threw away a second half lead to lose 3-2 against Nigeria’s Kano Pillars in the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Champions League preliminary qualifying first leg match at the Saani Abacha Sports Stadium. But owing to a poor defensive display in the second half, the Nigerian fought back game to pull an … The post Kotoko fall to Kano Pillars appeared first on

Ghana’s AshantiGold put in an impressive display to earn a 1-1 draw result against Akonangui FC on Saturday in their Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation Cup qualifying round first leg tie. The ‘Miners’ took the lead after 55 minutes through defender Richard Osei Agyemang who produced a perfect overhead kick that flew past goalkeeper … The post Ashgold hold FC Akonangui

Ex-Ghana international goalkeeper, Edward Ansah has landed in India to start job as Head Coach of Churchill Brothers. Ansah was at the Varca headquarters of the club on Saturday after visa issues delayed his arrival. He was formerly the goalkeeper’s coach of the Black Stars and was at two FIFA World Cup finals in Germany … The post Fmr Black Stars goalie Ansah lands

Manchester United recorded their biggest Old Trafford win over Chelsea since 1965 to condemn Frank Lampard to a miserable start as a Premier League manager. Marcus Rashford scored twice, either side of a close-range effort from Anthony Martial, who had been given the number nine shirt back following the sale of Romelu Lukaku to Inter … The post United humiliate Chelsea appeared first on

The national U-20 side, the Black Satellites rounded up their preparations for the African Games (AG) soccer tournament with a 2-0 victory over White Wolves FC at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday. A goal in each half from striker Tahiru Awudu and defender Daniel Adrian Adjetey sealed victory for the Black Satellites against the East … The post Satellites

Ghana’s national men and women’s hockey teams, the Black Sticks will from today begin the chase for qualification slots for next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo. The two teams will compete at the African Cup of Nations tournament underway in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The week-long tournament will see the men and women’s teams battle it … The post Black Sticks

Andy Ruiz Jr is reportedly refusing to sign off on the rematch with Anthony Joshua unless he gets a much higher purse, according to The Athletic.  He’s already getting around $9million (£7.5m) to fight the Brit in December, but apparently wants ‘significantly’ more before he agrees to the bout. The rematch for the IBF, WBA and WBO titles … The post Ruiz Jr wants

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson will miss next week’s UEFA Super Cup match against Chelsea after suffering a right calf injury in Friday’s Premier League season opening win over Norwich City. The Brazil international came off in the 39th minute of the match after slipping and holding his calf. He waived off the stretcher but needed assistance from the … The post Alisson out of Super Cup

Leonardo, PSG’s sporting director, has said that talks about the 27-year-old Neymar’s exit were “more advanced than before”. But the club was not ready to give their approval to a transfer, he said. The world most expensive player has been linked with a return to Barcelona and a move to arch-rivals Real Madrid. Neymar joined … The post Neymar exit talks ‘more advanced’

Raheem Sterling scored a hat-trick as Manchester City launched the defence of their Premier League title in style on Saturday before Harry Kane scored two late goals to complete a dramatic comeback against Aston Villa. Pep Guardiola’s City thumped West Ham 5-0 in the early kick-off but despite City’s devastating display, the use of the … The post Sterling

Two men have been charged with a public order offence connected to an Arsenal player, police have said. Ferhat Ercan, of Highgate, and Salaman Ekinci, of Tottenham, were arrested on Thursday outside the north London home of Gunners star Mesut Ozil. Ozil and Sead Kolasinac were not in Arsenal’s squad for yesterday’s Premier League opener … The post 2 charged after incident at

AZ Alkmaar will launch an investigation after part of the roof at the AFAS Stadium collapsed on Saturday. The Dutch Eredivisie club’s General Manager Robert Eenhoorn confirmed there were no injuries sustained when a large section of the roof fell onto seating below amid high winds. AZ was not playing at the time and visit … The post Roof collapses at AZ Alkmaar stadium appeared

Laweh Open University College yesterday held its first undergraduate and post graduate congregation for 22 students in Accra. A total of 12 students received Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Human Resource Management (HRM), Procurement and Supply Chain Management (PSCM) and Finance and Accounting (FA), made up of four females and eight males. The remaining … The post ?Laweh

The Busia Institute for Rural and Democratic Development (BIRDD) has commended the Governing Council of the University of Energy and Natural Resources for the decision to rename the University after Professor Kofi Abrefa Busia, Ghana’s former Prime Minister in the Second Republic. The decision which was subject to parliamentary ratification is being supported by President … The post BIRDD

Mourning is under way in Tanzania for the 64 people who died when a fuel tanker exploded on Saturday. Pictures posted online show flaming wreckage scattered over a wide area and charred bodies lying on the ground. People were trying to recover fuel from the vehicle, which had overturned on a major road, when it … The post ?Dozens dead in Tanzania fuel tanker blast appeared

Ten Turkish sailors who were kidnapped last month off the coast of West Africa have been released, according to reports in Turkish state media. The 10 men were bound for Ivory Coast aboard a container ship when the vessel was intercepted by pirates off the coast of Nigeria on 16 July. The pirates chose the … The post ?Turkish sailors Kidnapped off Nigeria ‘freed’

The United Nations (UN) has welcomed a truce agreed by Libya’s main warring parties during the three-day Muslim festival Eid ul Adha. It follows a car bomb attack on Saturday in Benghazi which killed three UN staff. The truce involves the UN-backed Government of National Accord and the rogue general, Khalifa Haftar. His forces have … The post ?Libyan fighters agree

The Nkawie Circuit Court has remanded a 23-year-old mason into prison custody for possessing substances suspected to be Indian hemp.       Benjamin Osei, accused, was arrested by the police together with 21 wrappers of the substance, behind the Tanoso market in the Kwadaso Municipality, following a tip-off.       His plea was … The post Mason remanded for possessing