Ghana's hopes of qualifying for the World Cup will be easier from 2026 after FIFA allocated nine slots to Africa for the expanded 48-team World Cup. FIFA on Thursday announced a plan for the proposed allocation of slots from its confederations for the expanded tournament from2026. Africa will get nine guaranteed places, up from five which means it will be easier for Ghana to qualify for the World Cup. The Concacaf region, which includes the United States, would get six automatic qualifiers
SCORENigeria can exclusively reveal that Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has not been paid by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for the past three months. A top official told SCORENigeria: ''Rohr has not been paid for three months now. ''The NFF say they are broke.'' In August 2016, Rohr signed an initial two-year deal to qualify Nigeria for next years World Cup, but his salaries have been shrouded in secrecy with speculations over who is bankrolling them and how
Chief Executive Officer of AshantiGold Kudjoe Fianoo has fired a warning shot to Bolga All Stars ahead of their week 9 clash in the Ghana Premier League. The former league champions will hoping to return to winning ways on Sunday when they entertain debutantes Bolga All Stars to the Len Clay Sports Stadium. The management of the club have issued a three-match ultimatum to the technical bench to resuscitate their ailing season, and the outspoken Fianoo believes they will use the Sunday's
Bechem United striker Francis Afriyie has signed a six-month loan deal with Serbian SuperLiga side FK Vojvodina with an option for two years. The budding talent will continue adding to his football experience at Vojvodina for the remainder of the season. Afriyie excelledfor the Hunters as they won the MTN FA Cup last season and continues to impressunder new manager Vincenzo Alberto Annese. He was signed from lower tier side last three seasons. Afriyie is also a musician and performed
Following an open tender process for 42 territories in sub-Saharan Africa, FIFA has granted media rights to five major broadcasting entities in the region. The tender was launched on 21 October 2016 and included the media rights to all 2017-2018 FIFA events including the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. The following broadcasters have been awarded certain media rights with regard to the 2018 FIFA World Cup: Econet Media, by way of free-to-air and pay-TV
Ghana FA spokesman Ibrahim Sannie Daara has blamed former sports minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye for the current financial quagmire facing the federation. Vanderpuye embarked on a personal vendetta against members of the association after he launched series of tirade at officials. The Ghana FA failed to organise an international friendly due to the financial setback. But Ghana FA spokesman Ibrahim Sannie Daara says the constant negative comment from the former sports minister has
Former Kumasi Asante Kotoko coach Karim Zito has launched a scathing attack on Zdravko Lugarusic over the clubs lack of quality strikers comments. The 55-year-old declared during a press briefing on Thursday that, he travelled to his native country, Croatia to scout for quality players to augment the squad in their premier league title hunt. However, Zito ridiculed that opinion when interviewed on Accra-based Happy FM,He should shut up and do his work with the materials at his disposal. He
Ghana FA Executive Committee member and Executive Chairman of Dreams FC Kurt Okraku has lauded the smartness of the President of the Ghana Football Association Kwesi Nyantakyi for not contesting the CAF Presidential elections. Many have argued that the young and intelligent Ghana FA President who was re-elected as a FIFA Council member a few weeks ago, missed a golden opportunity of becoming the president of CAF. But the MTN FA Cup Committee Chairman insists Kwesis decision not to contest Issah
Ebusua Dwarfs striker Nicholas Gyan has announced he will leave the club at the end of the season. Gyan has been in an imperious form for the Mysterious side this season. The 26-year-old has confirmed he will seek a new adventure elsewhere after staying with the club for four years. "My next club could be here in Ghana or abroad as Im undecided in that regard" Gyan to Accra based Class FM "In life one has to be genuinely ambitious and that will influence my choice of a future
Wa-based Nuhu Liman has been appointed as the referee for the weekend's top-liner between Berekum Chelsea and Hearts of Oak at the Golden City Park. The peasant farmer will be assisted on the lines byAlhassan Badiu and Ibrahim Badiu Elsewhere, Tamale-based referee Awal Mohammed will officiate the Asante Kotoko-Inter Allies in Kumasi on Sunday. Below are the Match officials for Match day three (9): Match: GREAT OLYMPICS VS DWARFS (Sunday) Venue: Accra Referee: Kyeremeh
Asante Kotoko coach Zdravko Lugarusic has told his outfit not to underrate Inter Allies ahead of their week 9 clash against Inter Allies on Sunday. The Porcupine Warriors will be aiming to return to winning ways when they take on the Eleven is to One Boys at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium following their 1-0 loss to sworn rivals Hearts of Oak before the league went on one break two week ago. The 55-year-old is wary of the threat their opponents possesses hence has advised his charges to treat
Former Premier League referee David Elleray says the award of penalty goals for handballs on the goal line is under consideration by football's law-makers. Incidents such as Luis Suarez's blatant handball to deny Ghana a goal against Uruguay in a 2010 World Cup quarter-final could in future result in a penalty goal being given, rather than a penalty kick. Suarez was sent off and Ghana were awarded a penalty, but it was missed and Uruguay ultimately progressed to the semi-finals.
Former head coach of Ebusua Dwarfs, Joseph E Sarpong, has alleged that some Ghanaian footballers use drugs to enhance their performance in the local league. The outspoken veteran coach said a lot of Ghanaian footballers use drugs instead of their natural strength during games which has caused an abrupt end of their careers. Some players do take drugs to play football in Ghana, but our coaches find it difficult to control it because these players are usually the best players in their teams and
Ghana defender Phil Ofosu-Ayeh is eyeing promotion with German second-tier sideEintractcht Braunschweig. Braunschweig are third on the Bundesliga II table, just three points behind leaders Union Berlin with 11 games to end the season. The Ghana international has put on the accelerator since he recovered from an injury which ruled him out of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Mozambique last year. But the African, born to a Ghanaian father and a German mother, is keen to secure
Head coach of Berekum Chelsea Steve Polack has set his sights on taking maximum points against Hearts of Oak in their week 9 clash on Sunday. The Blues are having a decent campaign so far as they are flying 8th on the table with eleven points. "I know it is going to be a very good game. They will be confident after winning against Kotoko" he told Kumasi basedFox FM "We are going to adjust the game to suit us as we prepare very well for this game. We respect them but
Columbus Crew have confirmed defender Jonathan Mensah suffered a slight hamstring strain and remains a doubt for Saturday's MLS clash against Orlando City. Mensah was on the receiving end of a late tackle by Portland Timbers midfielder Diego Valeri in last week's 3-2 win. He took an MRI on on Monday and head coach Gregg Berhalter gave an update during Tuesday's session. ''He has a slight hamstring strain,''he said said of Jonathan. ''So were going to see
AshantiGold Supporters Chairman Kwaku Jonah believes the one break of the Premier League will help his side resurgence in the campaign. Second from bottom on the table and three points adrift of safety in the 8-week old league, AshantiGold are going through a difficult spell in the campaign which has put the entire club including the management board, coaches and playing under enormous pressure to find a swift solution to their ailing season when the league resumes this weekend. On Tuesday,
Tema Youth coach PrinceOwusu says the Ghana Football Association must re-appoint Kwesi Appiah as Black Stars for the ex-international to complete an unfinished business. Owusu, who worked with Appiah as assistant coach at Sudanese side Al Khartoum, is not surprise about the huge public support for his former boss to return. "It is not just my view, majority carries the vote, everybody is talking about it and why are they talking about? it is what they saw, the difference between what Avram
Former Golden Arrows winger Clifton Miheso has lodged a complaint with FIFA over claims he was forced to terminate his contract at gunpoint in January. The alleged incident took place at the Premiership club's offices in Durban, where the Kenya international was meeting with chief executive Gordon Masondo. Miheso says he was also instructed to drop a complaint to police and returned to his homeland in a matter of days after fearing for his life, although Abafana Bes'thende subsequently
Dreams FC Administrative Manager Ameenu Shardow says the club's priority is not to make a quick return to the Ghana Premier League. They were removed from the Ghana top-flight for player registration irregularity last season. But Dreams have been too strong in Zone III of the second-tier league where they are on top of the 16-team table. "Qualifying to the premier League is not our target, our ultimate dream is to have our own Stadium and training facilities," Shardow said..
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