The Minister of Sports and Recreation, Mr. Kofi Iddie Adams, held a meeting with the leadership of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Monday, February 10, 2025, to discuss key issues surrounding stadium security and efforts to reduce violence and hooliganism at league venues.

Attending the meeting were senior officials from both the Ministry and the GFA, including the General Secretary of the FA, Prosper Harrison Addo. 

The beautiful game in Ghana is in mourning. The tragic death of Asante Kotoko supporter Yaw Frimpong, affectionately known as ‘Pooley,’ has cast a long shadow over the nation’s football community.

The young man lost his life during violent clashes at Nana Koronamansah II Park during a Premier League clash between Asante Kotoko and Nsoatreman FC last Sunday.

That dastardly incident was a grim reminder of the escalating threat of hooliganism that now looms as the single biggest danger to Ghanaian football. 

The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) has called on the Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, to prioritise the revival of Inter-schools competitions. 

They have also urged him to ensure the return of the Security Services Sports Association (SESSA) Games to help "create a more diverse and vibrant sports ecosystem in Ghana".

Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami team-mates were all smiles as they were pictured attending Super Bowl LIX on Sunday. 

For the second time in seven years the Philadelphia Eagles won a championship, thanks to a 40-22 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs at Caesars Superdome.

Fermin Lopez scored and was sent off in a 15-minute spell as Barcelona closed the gap on Real Madrid at the top of La Liga to just two points with a brilliant win at Sevilla.

With the score level at half-time, Lopez was introduced from the bench and he immediately put Barcelona ahead with a header into the bottom corner with his first touch.

Shortly before 2pm in Florida, Donald Trump sank his final putt and climbed aboard Air Force One. Destination New Orleans. 

The authorities closed airspace and then they cleared a route for his motorcade to speed through the streets towards the Superdome. All in time for the president to make history - and then to witness history.

That was the plan, anyway. Instead? Trump watched as the best team of this era was mauled and humbled and humiliated. No sitting president had ever attended a Super Bowl. No team had ever won three in a row. 

Ghanaian boxer Elvis Ahorgah may have fallen short in his bid for the Commonwealth super middleweight title, but his fearless performance in London has made him one of the most talked-about fighters on the boxing circuit.

Nicknamed ‘Soldier’ for his military background, Ahorgah (13-3, 12 KOs) suffered only the third defeat of his career after being stopped by Britain’s Callum Simpson in the fifth round of their title showdown at Wembley Arena on February 1. 

Reigning Ghana Premier League champions, FC Samartex 1996, are aiming to bounce back strongly in the second half of the season following a disappointing start that has left them languishing in ninth place—10 points adrift of the top.

Speaking exclusively to the Graphic Sports after receiving the Club of the Year prize at the recent Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) Awards in Accra, the General Manager of FC Samartex, Edmund Ackah, assured fans that the club would overcome their first round struggles, which he attributed to the demands of their maiden continental campaign that disrupted their momentum in the domestic competition.

Fresh details have emerged in the ongoing police investigation into the tragic death of Asante Kotoko fan Francis Yaw Frimpong, popularly known as Nana Pooley, who was fatally stabbed outside the Nana Koronamansah II Park during a heated Ghana Premier League clash between Nsoatreman FC and Kotoko in Twumasikrom, near Nsoatre.

The match, a Week 19 encounter, ended in a 1-0 victory for Nsoatreman FC but descended into chaos, culminating in Pooley’s death.

Initial reports suggested the fatal attack occurred within the stadium, but the Chairperson of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Safety and Security Committee, DCOP Lydia Donkor, has clarified that police investigations indicate the stabbing took place outside the venue.

Ghana’s rising sprint star Anita Afrifa has stormed into the record books, setting a new Ghana national indoor 200m record with a blistering 23.26 seconds at the 2025 Steve Miller Invitational in Kansas, USA.

The Colby Community College sprinter erased the previous mark of 23.34 seconds, set by compatriot Flings Owusu-Agyapong in 2016, in a performance that underlined her rapid rise in US collegiate athletics.

Fresh off leading GRA Royal Ladies to yet another Africa Cup for Club Championship (ACCC) title, Elizabeth Opoku has made an impassioned plea to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the government to provide jobs for unemployed players within the team.

Royal Ladies of Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) once again asserted their dominance in African hockey after clinching their second consecutive Africa Cup for Club Championship (ACCC) title with a commanding 3-0 win over Egypt’s Smouha Hockey Club in the final in Ismailia, Egypt.

The championship decider was a masterclass in precision and teamwork as the Royal Ladies stormed to victory, all the goals coming in a commanding first-half performance against the host team.

Chelsea are reportedly ‘preparing a bid’ for Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo, who has been linked with multiple clubs recently amid his excellent form.

The Blues had a relatively quiet January transfer window and despite their manager Enzo Maresca requesting attacking reinforcements they ultimately didn’t bring in a new forward.

Newly appointed Black Princesses Head Coach Charles Sampson has wasted no time in setting an audacious target—moulding a team capable of competing at the highest level and making history at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. His mission? 

Not only to secure qualification but to finally break Ghana’s group-stage barrier and cement the team’s status as a rising force in global women’s football.

GHANA’S Thomas Partey could be part of a mass clear out of players at Arsenal this summer as Mikel Arteta aims to make four top signings in a bid to finally win the English Premier League.

The Gunners are facing the prospect of another trophyless season after they were knocked out of both domestic cups, while their Premier League hopes are fading.