CAF president Dr Ahmad has visited Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote. The meeting took place in the offices of the Nigerian businessman in Lagos, the economic capital of Nigeria. The CAF President was accompanied by CAF 2nd Vice-President, Constant Omari. The discussions focused on the development of football in Africa. A sport for which Aliko Dangote is passionate, like hundreds of millions of Africans....

Derrick Luckassen's Ghanaian defenderPSV Eindhoven has undergone examination after he suffered an injury during his side's 7-1 demolishing ofUtrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie over the weekend. The 22-year-old, picked has undergone an MRI scan to determine the extent of damage. The Dutch-born Ghanaian defender was replaced after he suffered the setback. It's unclear the extent of damage with PSV expected to release the result to the club's supporters. Media reports say he

Newcastle United fans have taken to social media to heavily criticise the performance of summer signing Christian Atsu against Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday afternoon. The Magpies endured their first defeat in three Premier League matches as they slipped to a 1-0 defeat at the Amex Stadium. The visitors had the better chances in the first-half but Brighton managed to get the winner just after the break when striker Tomer Hemed capitalised on Newcastles poor defending with a poachers

Crystal Palace defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah is keen on winning a regular position in the Dutch senior national team after making his debut for the side in August. Mensah, who joined the Eagles from Manchester United in the off season, has been a long target for Ghana but the 19-year-old rejected the advances of the four-time Africa champions to turn up fof the Netherlands in a 4-0 loss to France last month. The game effectively crashed Ghana's hopes of convincing the versatile guardsman

By CELLESTINE OLILO Failure to construct five stadia and the heated political climate in the country are the main reasons Kenya was stripped of the right to host the African Nations Championships early next year. The Confederation of African Football, (CAF) while announcing the decision on Saturday, also harshly indicted Kenyan sport officials for lying about the state of the countrys preparedness to host the prestigious 16-nation showpiece. Kenyan officials werent truthful,

Former football star and presidential hopeful George Weah on Monday called for change in Liberia and said he was confident ahead of next months election in the west African nation. The first African player to win both FIFA World Player of the Year and the Ballon dOr, Weah unsuccessfully ran as a presidential candidate in 2005, when he was defeated by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.He also ran as a vice-presidential candidate in 2011 but his running mate lost to Sirleaf. We are confident, Weah told

Black Queens coach Mas-Ud Dramani has urged clubs and scouts and to monitor the upcoming 2017 Tertiary Football League. Twelve institutions housed in two groups - Southern and Northern Zones will compete for the ultimate crown during the 10-week period. The launch of the historic University league was broadcast LIVE on Kwese Free Sports over the weekend amid the draw for the competition. And Mas-Ud Dramani, who represented the Ghana FA, was left impressed while urging football teams to take

Ghana president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has rewarded the Black Stars B with a cash prize of US$ 100,000 for winning the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations. His Execllency announced the reward package after the team paid him a visit at the Flagstaff House in Accra on Tuesday. The Black Stars B thumped rivals Nigeria 4-1 at the Cape Coast Stadium last Sunday to remain the title they won four years ago in Kumasi. The 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations had all 16-member countries of the sub-regional football

English side Bristol City have donated kit to a village in Ghana.  ...

Ghanaian striker Caleb Ekuban is the only unfit Leeds United player ahead of their clash against Cardiff City on Tuesday. The 23-year-old Italian-born forward has missed the side last seven games due to an injury. He picked up the setback during their 2-0 win at Sunderland in mid-August and has been ruled out of action for two months. The former Chievo Verona attacker made two appearances for the side, scoring one and goal and providing one assist in the process before being knocked back

2017 WAFU Cup winning duo Isaac Twum and Vincent Atingah have received debut call-ups for Ghana's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Uganda next month, according to reports. According to Ghanasportsonline, the two players impressed head coach Kwesi Appiah who also monitored the two-week tournament Twum, an offensive midfielder who played for Inter Allies, was named Most Valuable Player at the just ended tournament. Centre back Atingah of Hearts of Oak scored two goals- all penalties-

English side Bristol City have donated kit to a village in Ghana. A club's fan Jasper Scofied took some of the old kit on his trip to Abor - a small town in the Volta region of Ghana Jasperis based at a Catholic school in the village and has been impressed by the teachers and students alike. He told the club's website: "It does great work for young kids who have lost their parents, been abandoned or have parents who arent able to provide for them. The school feeds, clothes and

Former Ebusua Dwarfs coach Kobina Amissah wants Maxwell Konadu sacked as Black Stars B coach despite guiding the side to clinch the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations on home soil. Amissah insists the former Asante Kotoko gaffer must give way to others after failing to qualify the team to the 2018 CHAN tournament. Konadu is yet to win several Ghanaians over despite leading the side to win the regional tournament on home soil. And the former Elmina Sharks coach insists Konadu major objective of qualifying

Ghana quartet Isaac Twum, Thomas Abbey, Winful Cobbinah and Stephen Sarfo have been named in the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations Best XI. The tournament Technical Study Group comprising veteran coach Francis Oti Akenten and ex-internationals Gariba Lawal (Nigeria) Augustine Arhinful (Ghana) and Stephen Baidoo (Ghana) selected the best players. Inter Allies FC midfielder Twum, who was adjudged best player of the tournament, was selected in a midfield partnership with Nigeria's Afeez Aremu. Hearts

Young Boys defender Kassim Nuhu has earned his first call-up into the Black Stars ahead of the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Uganda, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively report. The 22-year-old towering centre-back has been rewarded for his commanding displays for the Swiss side. The youngster has been named in the squad expected to be released by coach Kwesi Appiah by the close of the week. He is among a few new faces expected to named in the squad ahead of the 2018 World Cup qualifier

Aduana Stars have reported Hearts coach Frank Elliot Nuttal to the Ghana FA for abusing their coach Yusif Abubakar with the F-word during a league match last month. The Scotsman is said to have been consistent in his abuse of the visitors at the Accra Sports Stadium. Tema Youth chief Winfred Osei Kwaku accused the European of using abusive words on his players during a league match this season. And Aduana Stars have dragged him to the Ethics Committee of the Ghana FA over a similar complaint.

Ghana will play a friendly Saudi Arabia in an international friendly ahead of the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Uganda next month. The Black Stars will take on the Greens in a pre-World Cup qualifying friendly in Kenya, according to media reports. Details are sketchy, but coach Kwesi Appiah will use the friendly as a dress rehearsal ahead of the must-win game against the Cranes in Kampala on October 7. The four-time African champions have a slim chance of qualifying to the World Cup and

The recent life ban visited on Ghanaian elite FIFA referee. Joseph Lamptey has opened the floodgates of insults on the referee and other Ghanaian referees. I am not particularly surprised, since it appears to me that this is just a matter of calling the dog a bad name to pave the way to hang it. It is clear that among all the stakeholders in Ghana football, referees have become the most down-graded, insulted and are given all sorts of shabby treatment. Admittedly, if the incident for which

Highly-rated Ghanaian midfielder Kingsley Sarfo has ditched Sweden to represent his native country at the international level, making him available for the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Uganda next month. The Malmo FF midfielder has turned down the request to play for the European country after several overtures. Sarfo, 22, has opted to represent Ghana after turning down the chance to play the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia as well as the friendlies against Mexico

Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has commended the Black Stars B for clinching this year's WAFU Cup of Nations tournament. The second gentle of the land took to Facebook to congratulate the Black Stars B on winning the Cup"Congratulations to the Black Stars Team B for winning the 2017 West African Football Union (WAFU) Cup of Nations championship". He added that,"Ghana is proud of you. The Black Stars B team beat the Scorpions of Gambia 1-0 in the knock-out stage