Ghana will face off with South Africa in third-place off of the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.The match will be played on Saturday in Cairo.Black Meteors were beaten 3-2 on penalties by Ivory Coast while South Africa lost 2-0 to Egypt in the semi-final clash on Tuesday evening.The winner of the match will join Egypt and Ivory Coast as Africa’s representative at next year’s Tokyo Olympic Games.Ghana last competed at the Olympic Games in 2004. 

The Executive Council of the GFA has named a five-member Finance Committee of the GFA with the Association's Vice President, Mark Addo as Chairman of the Committee.The Executive Committee named the Columbia University graduate (MBA (Finance and International Business) as Chairman and other members onto the Committee during its meeting at Cape Coast last week.Executive Council member, George Amoako, who has considerable knowledge in football finance, is the Vice Chairman of

The Executive Council of the GFA, exercising its powers under Article 52 of the GFA Statutes, has appointed a seven-member Club Licensing Board of the GFA.The Board will be chaired by economist and former sports journalist, Dr Kwame Baah-Nuakoh, who is also the General Manager, Sustainability at Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and a former management member of Asante Kotoko.Other members of the Club Licensing Board are George Ankomah Mensah (Vice Chairman), Professor

Ghanaians have reacted to the Black Meteors failure to reach the final of the 2019 Africa U23 Cup of Nations in Egypt on Tuesday.Ibrahim Tanko's side fought back twice to earn 2-2 draw but were beaten on penalties.The defeat also means Black Meteors must-win third-place playoff to book their ticket to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Positives, we move...!!! https://t.co/IwUDtFaqDR— Fredrick Gyan-Mante (@Freddie_GH) November 19, 2019That's the spirit. ????? https://t.co/pkTZpZrDLr—

The Black Meteors will have to wait on the third and fourth place play-offs to grab a ticket to Tokyo 2020 after losing 4-2 on penalties to Ivory Coast in the semi finals of the CAF U-23 Cup of Nations. Emmanuel Cudjoe, Evans Mensah and Kwabena Owusu missed their spot kicks as the Ivorians netted four of their to progress to the finals of the competition.Youssouf Dao's double for Ivory Coast was canceled by Yaw Yeboah and Evans Mensah to force the game into extra time.The

The Black Meteors will have to wait on the third and fourth place play-offs to grab a ticket to Tokyo 2020 after losing 4-2 on penalties to Ivory Coast in the semi finals of the CAF U-23 Cup of Nations. Emmanuel Cudjoe, Evans Mensah and Kwabena Owusu missed their spot kicks as the Ivorians netted four of their to progress to the finals of the competition.Youssouf Dao's double for Ivory Coast was canceled by Yaw Yeboah and Evans Mensah to force the game into extra time.The

Ghanaian midfielder Emmanuel Boateng has started training at Meccabi Tel Aviv after a month with an injury. The player's recovery is good news for manager Vladimir Ivic as the team prepares for the upcoming games against Kiryat Shmona and the derby against Hapoel Tel Aviv.Boateng suffered a knee injury in his sides clash against Kfar Saba in the Israeli top flight league in October.He has been out for almost six weeks but could feature in friendlies against Maccabi Petah

Ghanaian midfielder Emmanuel Boateng has started training at Meccabi Tel Aviv after a month with an injury. The player's recovery is good news for manager Vladimir Ivic as the team prepares for the upcoming games against Kiryat Shmona and the derby against Hapoel Tel Aviv.Boateng suffered a knee injury in his sides clash against Kfar Saba in the Israeli top flight league in October.He has been out for almost six weeks but could feature in friendlies against Maccabi Petah

Former Ghana coach Avram Ghana joined a tall list of stars to celebrate the 100th birthday of ex-Portsmouth star James Jenkins. Gran, who spent time during his time in England with Portsmouth, joined Harry Redknapp and Paul Cook to pay tribute to the veteran ex-footballer.The other stars present at the birthday celebrations are Milan Mandaric, Iain McInnes, Andy Awford, Alan Knight and Ray Crawford.And there was also a surprise video for Jenkins, who was shown birthday messages

Ghanaian quartet from Mirage Football Academy, had the opportunity to train with Canada and U.S. A senior men’s national teams during the Fifa International break as part of their development.The players, Prince Owusu Afriyie, Edward Mensah, Eric Danquah and Samuel Odame joyfully trained with the Canadian senior national side and also played a friendly game against the United State of America men’s senior national team where they loss by four goals to nil.The quartet, all featured

Former Celtic striker Chris Sutton has lauded Dutch-born Ghanaian defender Jeremie Frimpong for his impressive start to life in Scotland.Frimpong, who joined the Scottish giants from Manchester City, has been a revelation. The 18-year-old has commanded three first-team appearances and has a goal and an assist.“You’d think professional football was quite an easy game the way youngster Frimpong has started his career in a Celtic jersey with really good attacking intent,"

DR Congo Football Federation have banned striker Meschack Elia for twelve months falsifying his age in an attempt to join another club without the knowledge of his parent club.Elia who has contract with giants TP Mazembe disappeared with no trace after having trials with Belgium top-flight side RSC Anderlecht in the summer.An investigation conducted by the Congolese football authorities revealed Elia has been dealing with some crooked agents with the view of joining Young Boys FC

Ghana coach Ibrahim Tanko has named an unchanged line-up for Tuesday's'important' CAF U23 Cup of Nations semi-final match against Ivory Coast.The ex-Dortmund striker has kept faith in the troops which beat Mali 2-0 in their final Group A match to advance to the medal zone.This means two-goal hero Kwabena Owusu has been benched for thedestiny-changing contest for the contest.Victory over the Ivorians will secure an automatic qualification ticket tothe 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Genk midfielder Joseph Paintsil is urging his colleagues to beat Cote D’Ivoire in the semi-finals of the Africa U-23 Championship in order to secure a spot in next year’s Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo.The Black Meteors defied all odds to secure a place in the last four after defeating Mali 2-0 in the final group game thanks to a brace from Kwabena Owusu.Cameroon’s defeat to Egypt ensured Ghana sailed through to the next round.Ghana is hoping to break its 15-year jinx of

 Hearts of Oak’s National Chapters Chairman, Elvis Herman Hesse has said that it’s time the team wins the Ghana Premier League.The Phobians have gone on a league drought for a decade since they last won it in 2009.According to him, the team must recruit quality players if they want to break the jinx and win the league title.“I saw a lot of average players in Hearts of Oak game against Wa All Stars. We need to recruit one or two experienced players if we want to compete

Ghana Olympic Committee President Mr. Ben Nunoo Mensah believes the Black Meteors are better than Ivory Coast to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games.The Ghana U23 will take on their counterparts from Ivory Coast in the semi-finals of the U23 Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday afternoon.A win for the Black Meteors at the Cairo International Stadium will see them secure a slot in the Olympic Games next year in Tokyo."I know the Ivory Coast are good but I believe our players are

Ghana U23 skipper Yaw Yeboah has admitted there is pressure on the team to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.The Black Meteors are just a win away from booking their place in next year's Olympic Games as they face Ivory Coast in the semi-finals of the U23 AFCON on Tuesday.The crunchy fixture will take place at the Cairo International Stadium at 2:00pm.“Yes we are under pressure to qualify to the Olympics but we are dealing with the pressure. As players we were able

Ghana captain Andre Ayew says the Black Stars were unable to score more goals against Sao Tome on match day two of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier due to the bad nature of the pitch.The Black Stars defeated Sao Tome by a lone goal.The game was played at the Esadio Nacional de 12 Julho which was an artificial turf.Thomas Partey and some players had complained about the state of the pitch ahead of the game on Monday.On the game day, movement of the ball on the pitch was difficult

Ghana U-23 coach Ibrahim Tanko says his team is ready for Cote D' Ivoire in the semifinals of the CAF U-23 Cup of Nations. The Black Meteors will play the Ivorians in the first semifinal of the competition on Tuesday with a ticket for Tokyo 2020 up for grasp.Despite being confident of his sides chances, Ibrahim Tanko admits the game will be a tough one for the Black Meteors."Cote d’Ivoire is a difficult team and facing them is not going to be easy especially in a game

Asante Kotoko have selected 30 outfield players and five goalkeepers after a successful justify-your-inclusion exercise on Monday. The exercise was to pick players for the Youth team that has been disbanded since 2017.The selected players are expected to report at the club's training complex at Adako Jachie on Tuesday.The 35 players will serve as the core of the new Asante Kotoko U-18 team, which will also be the production line of the club in the near future.The Kotoko youth