England captain Harry Kane returned to the scoresheet in style on Saturday, becoming his country's all-time leading goalscorer at the FIFA World Cup just days after a Ghanaian spiritualist claimed to have "released" him from a self-proclaimed curse.Kane scored his 11th World Cup goal in England's 2-0 victory over Panama, surpassing Gary Lineker's long-standing record of 10 goals. The Bayern Munich striker headed home from a Jude Bellingham cross in the 67th
Africa has delivered one of its strongest collective performances at the FIFA World Cup, with nine of the continent's 10 representatives progressing to the Round of 32 in the expanded 2026 tournament.Following the conclusion of the group stage, Ghana, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Egypt, South Africa, Cape Verde, Algeria, Senegal and DR Congo all secured places in the knockout rounds, leaving Tunisia as the only African nation to exit before the last 32.The achievement means 90 percent
The knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been confirmed after the completion of all 72 group-stage matches across the United States, Canada and Mexico.The expanded 48-team tournament now moves into the Round of 32, with the top two teams from each of the 12 groups joined by the eight best third-placed finishers.Ghana secured their place in the knockout stage after finishing third in Group L behind England and Croatia, setting up a mouthwatering clash against Group K winners
A devastating fire has destroyed the studios of Nobyah FM, a radio station in the North East Region and an affiliate of Citi FM, forcing the station off air after the blaze gutted its premises in the early hours of Saturday.
The Western North Regional Commander of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), PNCO Adutwum Gyimah Dennis, has called for stronger collaboration among stakeholders to combat the growing threat of drug abuse in the region.
South Africa play their first ever World Cup knockout game against Canada, 16 years after Bafana Bafana passed up the chance to progress at a tournament held on home soil.
By Marie-Noelle Nwokolo When Ghana’s latest tourism figures were released, most of the attention focused on a familiar number: arrivals. In 2025, the country welcomed 1.31 million international visitors and generated US$4.34 billion in tourism receipts. Domestic tourism also continued to grow, with nearly 1.8 million visits recorded across the country’s tourist sites. These are […]
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South Africa will look to make more history on Sunday night when they take on Canada in the first Round of 32 match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Bafana Bafana have reached the knockout stage of the tournament for the first time in their history and now face co-hosts Canada for a place in the next round.The clash in Los Angeles will also mark the first-ever World Cup knockout appearance for both nations.South Africa Riding a Wave of HistoryScenes of celebration erupted across South
Carlos Queiroz has insisted the knockout stage of the World Cup marks a new level of intensity as Ghana prepare for a round-of-32 meeting with Colombia after finishing third in Group L.Croatia secured second place in Group L with a 2-1 victory over Ghana in Philadelphia, a result that confirmed both sides' progression to the knockout phase but with different routes ahead."I have just told my players that the real world championship starts in the next round,â? Queiroz
The expanded World Cup format has come under sharp criticism from Ghana head coach Carlos Queiroz, who has questioned whether footballâ??s biggest stage has lost its exclusivity following FIFAâ??s decision to increase the tournament to 48 teams.This yearâ??s edition is the first to adopt the new structure, moving away from the 32-team format that had defined the competition since 1998.Approved in 2017 under FIFA president Gianni Infantino, the expansion was presented as
Trailing 1-0 at half-time to World Cup debutants Uzbekistan, the DR Congo bounced back in spectacular fashion at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, turning the game on its head to secure a historic 3-1 victory that sends them through to the round of 32 for the first time in their history.For 45 minutes, it looked like the dream was slipping away but the Leopards roared back purposefully.Uzbekistan had stunned the Africans early, taking the lead in the 10th minute when Eldor Shomurodov fired
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