Sport
Ghana knocked out of 2024 Futsal AFCON
By: Nana Kwame Bediako The Ghana Futsal team was shown the door in the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations on Monday, April 15, 2024, after suffering an embarrassing 11-3 defeat at the hands of Angola. Ghana came into their third and final group game with no points from their first two games against Zambia and […]
Gyan refutes claims of penalty duty controversy with Appiah
Ghana’s record goal scorer, Asamoah Gyan says there was no friction between himself and Stephen Appiah to take the crucial penalty that he missed against Uruguay in the 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter-final. Gyan was a spot kick away from taking Ghana and Africa to its first-ever World Cup quarter-final in the final minute of […]
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Rainford Kalaba: Zambia’s 2012 AFCON winner dies aged 37
Zambia legend and TP Mazembe striker Rainford Kalaba has passed away following a road traffic accident on Saturday, April 13, 2024 in Kafue, a town in the Lusaka province. Many football fans and stakeholders are saddened by the tragic circumstances of his death, yet his unfortunate loss was not the only grievance for his family. […]
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Sports
CAAF Postpones AAFCON
Leona da Rocha Pinto, CAAF President The Confederation of African Amputee Football (CAAF) has postponed the African Amputee Football Cup of Nations (AAFCON), originally scheduled for this month. A
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Partey acknowledges challenges of injury but affirms his commitment to Arsenal
Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey has opened up about the setbacks caused by injuries throughout his career with Arsenal in the English Premier League and the Ghanaian national team, the Black Stars. In a candid interview with Arsenal’s media, the former Atletico Madrid player recounted his football journey from his roots in Ghana to his experiences […]
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Features
Juliet Bawuah tells her AFCON story
The just-ended Africa Cup of Nations lived up to the hype for many stakeholders, including Ghana’s Juliet Bawuah. The well-respected Juliet was recruited by the continental governing body, Confederation of African Football (CAF), to perform Venue Editor duties. And, just as she has done in previous engagements, this, too, she rose to the occasion – […]
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Lifestyle/Sports
Ecobank celebrates success of AfCON 2023
…Group CEO Jeremy Awori presents Ecobank Best Goalkeeper Trophy As the 34th edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023 drew to a thrilling close on Sunday, Ecobank, the leading pan-African banking group, celebrates the remarkable achievements and spirit of unity witnessed throughout the tournament. Jeremy Awori, Chief Executive Officer, Ecobank […]
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Opinion
Feature: About the Blacks Stars and Soccer in Ghana
Forty-two years and counting, and our senior national men’s soccer team, the Black Stars,is yet to lay hands on the Golden Fleece, the AFCON cup. Since 1982 when we won the AFCON cup for the fourth time to lead in Africa, our candle was blown out in the wind. We have slipped from first to […]
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Nigeria
Tinubu honours Super Eagles with National Awards & lands
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, met with the National team, the Super Eagles, where he announced national awards (Member of the Order of the Niger, MON) to each of them. The honours bestowed on them also included flats in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and a piece of land. The delegation to the presidency was […]
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Editorial
Editorial: Does Ghana care about development of sports?
In December 2023, the National Sports Authority (NSA) took an unpopular decision to close down the Accra Sports Stadium at the time the first round of Ghana premier league was ongoing. After being severely criticized over this obvious poor judgment, the NSA came out to explain that when stadiums are rented out to the premier […]
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News
The unending Ghana-Nigeria rivalry: From jollof wars to AFCON showdowns – Fiifi Annan writes
The enduring rivalry between Ghana and Nigeria continues unabated. The healthy rivalry spans debates over culinary delights like jollof rice, the dominance of Afrobeat music, movies, comparisons of currency strength, and even light-hearted banter among comedians. This friendly competition, whose origins remain elusive, persists across diverse aspects of culture and society. While one victor may […]
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Qualifying to AFCON was a big step – GFA President
Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kurt Okraku says qualifying to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) isn’t a given. On the other hand, the GFA President tagged a Black Stars qualification to the continental championship as a “big step” for the Association. He said this in his address delivered at a press briefing […]
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Sports
South Africa Keeper Saves 4 Penalties… To Win QF Shootout
Ronwen Williams South Africa goalkeeper, Ronwen Williams, saved four penalties in the post-match shootout against the Cape Verde Islands to carry his country into the last four of the
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AFCON loss: Disband Black Stars coach search committee – Ablakwa
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has called for the immediate disbandment of a search committee set up by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to find a new coach for the Black Stars. He emphasizes the need for a total overhaul of the country’s sporting structure and the formulation of a […]
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Sammy Gyamfi writes: Ghana’s humongous 2023 AFCON budget and matters arising
Subsequent to the publication of the humongous budget allocation for Ghana’s participation in the 2023 AFCON by the hard working Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, I have noted that some New Patriotic Party apologists and their media surrogates have resorted to a campaign of subterfuge, ostensibly to justify this scandalous […]
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Status
Nigeria Oust Cameroon To Reach Quarters… Face Angola Friday
Ademola Lookman (L) fired Nigeria into the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations Ademola Lookman’s brace ensured Nigeria a place in next weekend’s Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals
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Business
Abena Osei-Asare defends 2017 financial sector clean-up
Deputy Finance Minister Abena Osei-Asare has defended the 2017 financial sector clean-up, which led to the liquidation of 420 institutions. She put up the defence in response to the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, James Klutse Avedzi, who attributed the tax default of some of the institutions to the financial sector clean-up. The Ghana […]
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Govt budgeted GH¢105m for AFCON 2023 – Ablakwa alleges
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has alleged that the Youth and Sports Ministry budgeted an estimated $8.5 million, equivalent to GH¢105 million, for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. According to the MP, the government and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) have tried to conceal the budget for the country’s […]
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