Sports

Ghana Black Stars; the senior national men’s soccer team of Ghana, start training in Houston on Sunday, June 25, ahead of their friendlies against Mexico on Wednesday, June 28, and the United States July 1, 2017, respectively. The Black Stars arrived in Texas on Saturday evening after traveling from Accra on Friday night for the two matches. Ghana will play …

The US national team will play home friendlies against Venezuela in June and Ghana in July, according to a report from ESPN FC’s Doug McIntyre. According to the report, the Yanks will welcome El Vinotinto to Real Salt Lake’s Rio Tinto Stadium on June 3 as a tune-up for two World Cup qualifiers. The US continues CONCACAF qualifying against Trinidad and Tobago …

Ghana’s Minister of Youth and Sports, Honorable Isaac Asiamah has described FC Barcelona’s exploratory business visit to his country as “a great development.” A five man delegation from the Spanish football giants concluded a successful three-day-trip looking at future partnerships and investments in the West African state. Minister Asiamah welcomed the Barcelona delegation with a passionate 15-minute presentation about doing …

Lawyer Peter Zwennes, President of the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) says boxing is the number one sport in Ghana, and members of the boxing fraternity have stories to tell as Ghana gears up for the 60th Independence Anniversary. Speaking at the launch of the Freedom Fight Night at the International Conference Center in Accra on February 16, 2017, he noted …

LONDON, January 14, 2017 – Gianni Infantino needs the African Nations Cup, launching this weekend in Gabon, to be a success on the pitch; Issa Hayatou needs to be able to boast of a financial success off it. The presidents of world federation FIFA and the African confederation have been tied together in political power games ever since the downfall …

The newly formed West African Beach Soccer Union (WABSU) has appointed Ghana’s Yaw Ampofo Ankrah to head the media, communications, and branding department of the body. This was confirmed Sunday, December 18, 2016, following a post-tournament meeting of executives and pioneer founders at the Africa Beach Soccer championships in Lagos, Nigeria. Ampofo Ankrah is widely regarded as the man who brought …

Nigeria, Senegal, Ivory Coast and Ghana leads the formation of a West Africa Beach Soccer Union. Stakeholders and leading beach soccer enthusiasts of these countries met officials of Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday at Eko Hotels & Suites in Lagos, Nigeria, to table their plans for the development of the sport in …

Who will be the 2016 Best FIFA Men’s Player Award winner? FIFA has announced the names of the candidates competing for the title of The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2016. The winner will be crowned at The Best FIFA Football Awards™ ceremony in Zurich on 9 January 2017. A shortlist of 23 candidates has been drawn up by experts from …

The Ghana Black Sharks; national beach soccer team Sharks, on of Ghana have intensified their training ahead of their Saturday, August 27, 2016, first leg African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2016 beach soccer qualifier against Kenya. Coach Daniel Kotey and his assistant Theophilus Armah took the players through various sessions lasting almost 80 minutes at the Nyali beach in Mombasa, Kenya. The …

The Ghana national Beach Soccer team; Black Sharks, begin their quest for a second successive Confederation of African Football (CAF) Beach Soccer appearance with a tricky away encounter against Kenya. The President of Beach Soccer Ghana Yaw Ampofo Ankrah has confirmed that the first leg will be played on Saturday August 27, 2016 at the Pirates Beach in Mombasa at …