The CEO of Astro Football Academy, Wesam Moussallem, has announced an ambitious tournament which will present young footballers with the opportunity to earn contracts with foreign clubs.
According to Madam Moussallem, Ghana abounds in f…
The Deputy Director in charge of technical at the National Sports Authority (NSA), Mr Saka Acquaye, has lauded the Minister of Youth and Sports, Isaac Kwame Asiamah, for his directive to get the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to work und…
Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, the Vice President of Ghana on Monday, received the Queen’s Barton Relay at the Flagstaff House. The baton was accompanied by the Ghana Olympic Committee, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), the Australian High C…
Ghana’s Black Skate beat Nigeria 3-2 to lift the third edition of Binatone International Skate Soccer at the Independence Square in Accra on Sunday. The third edition of the competition, saw hundreds of spectators thronged to the venue to …
Godwin Asem returned a net score of 71 to win the maiden Vardon Odonkor Memorial Open Golf Championship played at the Tema Country Golf Course on Saturday. Brigadier-General (rtd) Joseph Odei came second with 73 net with Emmanuel Tetteh Me…
Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has quashed speculation that he could play for Real Madrid next season.
Courtois has been linked with Madrid since last season, and Marca recently reported that they could move for him if they fail to…
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has declared that he will never coach cross-town rivals Real Madrid.
The Argentinian coach is a cult figure to the Atletico fans having guided the team to the 2013-14 La Liga title, along with their 2…
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has told France Football that a new-found maturity and control of his emotions has made him a better manager, and he no longer obsesses over results as he did earlier in his career.
Mourinho, who has…
Back in August when Arsenal fans were hoping for a glorious end to 2016-17, dreaming of winning their first title since 2004, Arsenal bloggers Andrew Mangan and James McNicholas discussed Arsene Wenger's future.
It's fair to say a fair …
Chelsea defender David Luiz is "disappointed" with not receiving a call-up for Brazil's upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Paraguay.
The former PSG man has been frozen out of the national team since Tite took over from Du…
Cristiano Ronaldo has been named Portugal's player of the year for 2016 after leading his country to their first major title at the European Championship last summer.
The Real Madrid star beat club teammate Pepe and Sporting goalkeeper …
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has decided to ban Ghanaian match official Joseph Odartei Lamptey from taking part in any kind of football-related activity (administrative, sports or any other) at national and international level for life.…
Black Stars deputy captain Andre Ayew was on target for West Ham United in their 3-2 home loss to Leicester City in an English Premier League clash on Saturday.
Algerian international Riyad Mahrez scored the first goal of the match when…
The Australian High Commission in Ghana, in collaboration with the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) and the Azumah Nelson foundation have organized a Commonwealth Dinner to raise raise funds to support the commonwealth teams in preparation to…
Petty traders at the Accra Sports Stadium, who deal in replica jerseys and paraphernalia, have complained about low sales during the match between Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante last Sunday.
In an interview with the Ghana News Ag…
Cape Coast Mysterious Ebusua Dwarfs broke the unbeaten record of league leaders, Aduana Stars with a 2-1 win in their league match played at the Cape Coast Stadium.
Dwarfs, who were determined to carry the day started off brilliantly an…
Mr Frank Nelson, Executive Committee member of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has said that, Alhaji Issa Hayatou's defeat at the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) was due to the fact that his time was due.
"Hayatou was acting…
Unilever Ghana, one of the leading brands in the Manufacturing Industry, as part of activities lined up for this year’s World Oral Health Day (WODH), embarked on a health walk to mark the day. To mark the day, series of events outlined by …
Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool players were breathing hard as the final whistle blew in their 1-1 draw at Manchester City. With the point they gained at the Etihad Stadium, Klopp's team move four clear of fifth-placed Manchester United in the ra…
Frank Elliot Nuttal, head coach of Accra Hearts of Oak, has lauded referee Samuel Sukah, for his performance, despite the controversial spot kick awarded to his side against Kumasi Asante Kotoko on Sunday.
In a post match press confere…
Luis Enrique heaped yet more praise on Lionel Messi after the Argentine's brace in Barcelona's 4-2 win over Valencia on Sunday took him past 40 goals for the eighth consecutive season.
Messi scored from the penalty spot at the end of th…
MANCHESTER -- Pep Guardiola claimed it was "one of happiest days of my career as a manager" after Manchester City's 1-1 draw with Liverpool.
City recovered from going a goal down to a James Milner penalty with a Sergio Aguero to rescue …
Mr Kurt Okraku, the chairman of the MTN FA Cup Committee, has said it is appropriate for second and third tier teams to play on their own pitches during the FA Cup preliminary round. He emphasized that, it is a way for people to know the k…
Juan Cuadrado's seventh-minute goal helped Juventus preserve their dominant lead at the top of the Serie A table while ending Sampdoria's unbeaten run.
The 1-0 victory at the Marassi means Juve are once again 10 points clear of Napoli, …
Thomas Muller ended his Bundesliga scoring drought to give champions Bayern Munich a 1-0 win at Borussia Monchengladbach.
Muller's 63rd-minute strike extended Bayern's commanding lead at the top of the league to 13 points.
Closest ch…
Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi, president of the Ghana Football Association has congratulated Mr. Ahmad Ahmad, the newly elected President of THE Confederation of Africa Football (CAF).
Speaking to the press on Friday, Mr. Nyantakyi said there was …
Diego Godin, Antoine Griezmann and Koke fired Atletico Madrid to a crucial 3-1 victory over rivals Sevilla.
Godin scored with a first-half header before Griezmann and Koke struck in the second half to move Atletico to within two points …
The newly-elected President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Ben Nunoo-Mensah, has given the assurance that his administration will create a transparent and accountable GOC, which will involve all stakeholders in sports, working eithe…
Manchester City and Liverpool played out an entertaining, high-tempo 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, though the result did little for the Premier League title hopes of either side.
A frantic first half saw both teams go close …
Newly-appointed Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Ahmad says his first act will be to conduct an audit of the body.
The Malagasy dethroned long-term Caf president Issa Hayatou on Thursday, winning the Ethiopia-based elec…
Coach Dieter Hecking told Sport 1 that referee Mark Clattenburg "will know he had his say in the outcome of the match" after Borussia Monchengladbach went out of the Europa League.
Hecking's side were beaten by Bundesliga rivals Schalke…
Relegation is not the end of the world for a Premier League club but it is undoubtedly costly. With just over two months of the season left, the top division's current bottom three -- Sunderland, Hull and Middlesbrough -- may well be makin…
Former chairman of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Herbert Mensah, has called on the two greatest clubs in the country to revive the dwindling fortunes of the local league by putting up a splendid performance on Sunday when they come head to head.
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Much has been made of Philippe Coutinho's struggles since returning from a six-week injury layoff at the beginning of this year, and even though Liverpool have several other things to be worried about, the playmaker's dramatic loss of form…
Timo Werner's agent has confirmed there is interest in the RB Leipzig attacker from Premier League clubs amid speculation linking him with Liverpool.
Werner, 21, has enjoyed an outstanding season with Leipzig, scoring 14 goals in the Bu…
Mario Balotelli has vowed to not give anymore interviews after the way in which French media distorted a recent sit down with the Nice forward.
In a wide-ranging talk with French radio station RMC that covered a number of important topi…
Wayne Rooney's hopes of leading England to the 2018 World Cup are in doubt after manager Gareth Southgate warned his place in the squad, as well as his captaincy, were no longer guaranteed.
Southgate left Rooney, 31, out of an expanded,…
Monaco have reiterated their intention to keep hold of Kylian Mbappe despite the teenager's stock having gone through the roof after helping knock Manchester City out of the Champions League.
City reportedly had a €40 million bid for Mb…
What will we learn about Man City and Liverpool
What now for Manchester City and Pep Guardiola? After Wednesday's defeat and departure from the Champions League, all that realistically remains is the FA Cup and ensuring they finish in t…
Paul Pogba was removed from Manchester United's 1-0 victory against Rostov on Thursday with a muscle injury.
Pogba, United's world-record signing last summer, was forced off in the opening moments of the second half, walking directly to…
Following a fine run in this season’s league, Kumasi Asante Kotoko skipper, Amos Frimpong, is confident rivals Accra Hearts of Oak will be no match for them when they clash at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday.
In his view, their joint…
Everton boss Ronald Koeman says Ross Barkley must sign a new contract or be sold in the summer.
Barkley, who came through the Everton youth ranks, has just over a year remaining on his current deal and was this week linked with a move t…
For the second time in Ghana’s history under the Fourth Republic, the number of ministers and their deputies is more than the Minority in Parliament. The second Rawlings administration had 83 ministers and deputy ministers, as against 69 M…
Pep Guardiola overlooked Vincent Kompany for Manchester City's decisive Champions League round-of-16 clash against Monaco on Wednesday, despite the club captain being "100 percent fit," sources have told ESPN FC.
City were eliminated fr…
Manchester United will play Belgian club Anderlecht in the Europa League quarterfinals.
United boss Jose Mourinho had previously suggested he would prioritise winning the Europa League -- which would guarantee Champions League qualifica…
With the draw for the Champions League quarterfinals made, here's a look at how the matches could go. Apologies, Leicester fans, but the dream may end here.
Atletico Madrid vs. Leicester City
Of all the clubs Leicester could have met…
Mali has been suspended from international soccer after the West African country's sports minister sacked the executive committee of its soccer federation, soccer's governing body FIFA said on Friday.
The decision means that Mali, place…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has promised to ensure an effective collaboration with the private sector to ensure that sports is well developed in the country.
The President, who said this during a visit by the organisers of the…
African football has a new leader in Ahmad, who ousted long-time incumbent Issa Hayatou in Thursday's Confederation of African Football presidential election.
The 57-year-old Madasgascar FA chief won 34 votes to Hayatou's 20 to end the …
Jose Mourinho says he "would never have sold" Angel Di Maria, Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez or Danny Welbeck, nor would the manager have given the go-ahead to some of Manchester United's signings.
"Manchester United sold players that I …