Black Starlets dominate Serbia with 5-1 victory
Ghana’s U17 national team, the Black Starlets, delivered a stunning 5-1 victory over Serbia in their second fixture at the UEFA U16 international tournament on Friday. After a disappointing loss to host nation Russia in their opening game, where they suffered a 3-1 defeat, the young Ghanaian squad came into the match against Serbia with […]
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Ghana knocked out of 2024 Futsal AFCON
By: Nana Kwame Bediako The Ghana Futsal team was shown the door in the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations on Monday, April 15, 2024, after suffering an embarrassing 11-3 defeat at the hands of Angola. Ghana came into their third and final group game with no points from their first two games against Zambia and […]
Ex-Black Queens coach Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo takes charge of U-23 team
Ghana Football Association (GFA) has appointed former Black Queens coach Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo to head the female U-23 national team. After spending four years with the senior team, the experienced tactician was replaced with Swiss trainer Nora Hauptle in January 2023 who has been steering the Black Queens to remarkable feats. However, the GFA has reiterated […]
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Rainford Kalaba: Zambia’s 2012 AFCON winner dies aged 37
Zambia legend and TP Mazembe striker Rainford Kalaba has passed away following a road traffic accident on Saturday, April 13, 2024 in Kafue, a town in the Lusaka province. Many football fans and stakeholders are saddened by the tragic circumstances of his death, yet his unfortunate loss was not the only grievance for his family. […]
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CAAF Postpones AAFCON
Leona da Rocha Pinto, CAAF President The Confederation of African Amputee Football (CAAF) has postponed the African Amputee Football Cup of Nations (AAFCON), originally scheduled for this month. A
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Partey acknowledges challenges of injury but affirms his commitment to Arsenal
Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey has opened up about the setbacks caused by injuries throughout his career with Arsenal in the English Premier League and the Ghanaian national team, the Black Stars. In a candid interview with Arsenal’s media, the former Atletico Madrid player recounted his football journey from his roots in Ghana to his experiences […]
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Juliet Bawuah tells her AFCON story
The just-ended Africa Cup of Nations lived up to the hype for many stakeholders, including Ghana’s Juliet Bawuah. The well-respected Juliet was recruited by the continental governing body, Confederation of African Football (CAF), to perform Venue Editor duties. And, just as she has done in previous engagements, this, too, she rose to the occasion – […]
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Ecobank celebrates success of AfCON 2023
…Group CEO Jeremy Awori presents Ecobank Best Goalkeeper Trophy As the 34th edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023 drew to a thrilling close on Sunday, Ecobank, the leading pan-African banking group, celebrates the remarkable achievements and spirit of unity witnessed throughout the tournament. Jeremy Awori, Chief Executive Officer, Ecobank […]
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Feature: About the Blacks Stars and Soccer in Ghana
Forty-two years and counting, and our senior national men’s soccer team, the Black Stars,is yet to lay hands on the Golden Fleece, the AFCON cup. Since 1982 when we won the AFCON cup for the fourth time to lead in Africa, our candle was blown out in the wind. We have slipped from first to […]
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Tinubu honours Super Eagles with National Awards & lands
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, met with the National team, the Super Eagles, where he announced national awards (Member of the Order of the Niger, MON) to each of them. The honours bestowed on them also included flats in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and a piece of land. The delegation to the presidency was […]
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Editorial: Does Ghana care about development of sports?
In December 2023, the National Sports Authority (NSA) took an unpopular decision to close down the Accra Sports Stadium at the time the first round of Ghana premier league was ongoing. After being severely criticized over this obvious poor judgment, the NSA came out to explain that when stadiums are rented out to the premier […]
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The unending Ghana-Nigeria rivalry: From jollof wars to AFCON showdowns – Fiifi Annan writes
The enduring rivalry between Ghana and Nigeria continues unabated. The healthy rivalry spans debates over culinary delights like jollof rice, the dominance of Afrobeat music, movies, comparisons of currency strength, and even light-hearted banter among comedians. This friendly competition, whose origins remain elusive, persists across diverse aspects of culture and society. While one victor may […]
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Qualifying to AFCON was a big step – GFA President
Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kurt Okraku says qualifying to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) isn’t a given. On the other hand, the GFA President tagged a Black Stars qualification to the continental championship as a “big step” for the Association. He said this in his address delivered at a press briefing […]
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South Africa Keeper Saves 4 Penalties… To Win QF Shootout
Ronwen Williams South Africa goalkeeper, Ronwen Williams, saved four penalties in the post-match shootout against the Cape Verde Islands to carry his country into the last four of the
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AFCON loss: Disband Black Stars coach search committee – Ablakwa
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has called for the immediate disbandment of a search committee set up by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to find a new coach for the Black Stars. He emphasizes the need for a total overhaul of the country’s sporting structure and the formulation of a […]
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Sammy Gyamfi writes: Ghana’s humongous 2023 AFCON budget and matters arising
Subsequent to the publication of the humongous budget allocation for Ghana’s participation in the 2023 AFCON by the hard working Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, I have noted that some New Patriotic Party apologists and their media surrogates have resorted to a campaign of subterfuge, ostensibly to justify this scandalous […]
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Al Shabab Targets Ex-Man U Goalkeeper
David de Gea Former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea is attracting interest from a number of clubs in Europe and the Saudi Pro League, including Al Shabab, a
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Nigeria Oust Cameroon To Reach Quarters… Face Angola Friday
Ademola Lookman (L) fired Nigeria into the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations Ademola Lookman’s brace ensured Nigeria a place in next weekend’s Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals
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