THE Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) has described as unfortunate remarks made by the President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) Professor Francis Dodoo that the sector ministry delayed in releasing funds to the GOC for the Olympic Games in London. Chief Director of the MOYS, Alhaji AbdulaI Yakubu, was reacting to that assertion in an interview with the Times Sports on Wednesday. Delay in the release of funds is said to be one of the main reasons for Ghana?s abysmal performance at ... Read More

GHANA players are unhappy over FIFA?s decision to strip Sudan of a win over Zambia for fielding an ineligible player in a 2014 World Cup qualifier, the country?s FA chief has revealed. The Black Stars think the decision to award the points to the Chipolopolo gives the Southern Africans the unfair advantage as they fight for one of the tickets to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Zambia were third in Group D prior to the ruling on three points, level with second placed Ghana and one less than ... Read More

AFTER the stunning success at the Ashanti Region screening for the Glo Soccer Academy (GSA), the train arrived in the Northern regional capital of Tamale yesterday, all-too ready for today?s exercise. The Tamale exercise ends tomorrow. Already, the technical team has been impressed by the success story in Kumasi and expects ?something bigger in Tamale in view of the never-ending pool of talent in the region.? Just like the Ashanti, the Northern region has produced such colossal talents ... Read More

IN less than 24 hours from now, the senior national team, Black Stars, will be clutched in one of the most ferocious qualifiers ever in the continental game - hoping to grab the ticket to their fifth straight African Cup of Nations. The four-time African champions slug it out with the pig-headed Flames of Malawi at the Civo Stadium in Lilongwe tomorrow, very determined to jealously shelter their 2-0 first leg advantage from the raging Flames. The game was initially slated for the Kamuzu ... Read More