Ghanaian giants Hearts of Oak have dissolved the five-man strategy committee set up two years ago team to control the affairs of the club, GHANAsoccernet.com can reveal. The board will decide in the coming weeks whether to continue with the direction or revert to the former style of appointing management members to directly run the club. The committee which was headed by newly-elected MP Vincent Sowah Odotei was disbanded following a meeting of the club's board on Wednesday night. The

The draw for the 2016/2017 MTN FA Cup Round of 64 will be held today at the GFA Secretariat in Accra. The draw involving 16 Premier League clubs, 34 qualified clubs from the Division One League and 14 clubs from the Division Two League will be paired to determine which club qualifies to the next stage of the competition. The 2016/17 edition will mark the seventh year of MTN's sponsorship of the FA Cup competition since its reintroduction in the 2010/2011 football season. Previous winners

Rashid Nuhu is emerging as a promising goalkeeper in United States College Soccer. The former Right to Dream Academy graduate is a second year student atFordham University in New York. He left the Academy in 2011 having been awarded a scholarship to attend Kent School in Connecticut. The young shot-stopper is graduated in September 2015, having won a scholarship to attend Fordham. Rashid is the younger brother of former Black Stars defenderRazak Nuhu who signed on by Manchester City but

Hearts of Oak midfielder Malik Akowuah has taken a swipe at WAFA, claiming that they do not have the clout to maintain their top position on the Ghana Premier League table following their impressive start to the campaign. The Sogakofe-based side have been surprise contenders for the league title this season after picking 23 from 11 matches, which has propelled them to the summit of the standings. However, the 27-year-old deep lying midfielder believes that despite the Academy boys magnificent

David Addy had a nightmarish debut for RoPS in the Finnish league as his side lost 6-2 away to FC Inter on Wednesday night. The left-back was introduced for the second half when his side were down 4-0. Addy gave a good account of himself with some superb attacking and defensive displays. The former Ghana youth international has joined on a short-term deal....

The former Ivory Coast and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has joined the United Soccer League outfit Phoenix Rising as a player and co-owner. The 39-year-old has not played since leaving Major League Soccers Montreal Impact in November but he has taken up the chance to join Phoenixs MLS expansion franchise ownership group. To own a team and be a player at the same time is unusual but its going to be very exciting, Drogba said. Its a good transition because I want to carry on playing but Im almost

Sacked Asante Kotoko coach Zdravko Logarusic left Accra on Wednesday night tonight to Croatia. Logarusic had his contract terminated last Sunday after leading the side to a 0-0 draw with Ebusua Dwarfs at home in the Ghana Premier League. He had been in charge for almost three months after signing a two-year contract in January. Logarusic led Kotoko to five wins, four draws and two defeats in the 2016/17 Premier League, placing the club at third position with 19 points. Logarusic was

The GFA Executive Committee has approved the Match Review Committees recommendation to suspend GFA cameraman James Attobrah for the rest of the First round of the 2016/17 League season. This is in respect of the Ghana Premier League match between Bolga All Stars FC and Great Olympics FC played in Tamale. The Match Review Committee reviewed the video of the match and came to a conclusion that a vital portion where a penalty kick was awarded against Accra Great Olympics FC was not captured by

The Black Starlets will play Niger in Accra next week in a international friendly double header. The first match will come off on Easter Monday, 17 April at the Accra Sports Stadium at 3:00 p.m. The second encounter with the same opponent will take place at he same venue three days later on Thursday, 20 April. The match is part of the Starlets' preparations for next month's Africa Under 17 Championship in Gabon. Last month, the Starlets drew 2-2 with Tanzania in Dar es Salam.