Last season's finalists, Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies and Ampem Darkoa Ladies have taken commanding leads in their respective zones after just two matches of the National Women's League (NWL).
Soluserv Ghana Limited, a wholly owned Ghanaian Oil and Gas services company, will sponsor a special May Day holiday draughts competition on Monday, May 2, to help promote the local game as a leisure activity and also provide a platform for networking.
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has vowed to crack the whip on officials of the National Sports Authority (NSA) in a bid to ensure that the newly-constructed Cape Coast Stadium does not suffer a similar fate as other dilapidated national stadia.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports and the NSA have suffered criticisms for allowing the four stadia (Sekondi Stadium, Essipon, Baba Yara Stadium, Accra Stadium and the Tamale Sports Stadium) constructed to host AFCON 2008 to waste away because of a poor maintenance programme.
The recent controversy over the removal of EPL referee Kevin Friend from the Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspurs game, because it was alleged that he is a Leicester City fan, is still causing shock waves in refereeing and other circles.
The U-19 side of Attram Divise Soccer Academy will travel to Holland next week to participate in the "NextGen Tournament", a youth football competition, hosted by Ajax Amsterdam.
Super-middleweight contender, Ismael Tetteh, is inching gradually towards a world title as he comes up against British Commonwealth champion, Luke Blackledge, in Bolton on May 13.
Organisers of the Vodafone Unity Match, Primeval Media, have announced a star-studded World XI squad for the two-leg football games slated for June 8 and June 11 at the Baba Yara Stadium and the Accra Stadium respectively.
League leaders Wa All Stars and Accra Hearts of Oak returned to winning ways yesterday after notching important wins to maintain their Premier League title chase.
Hearts, who had gone three matches without a win, stunned defending champions Ashgold 2-1 at Obuasi, while All Stars defeated struggling Inter Allies 2-0 at the Wa Park.
There were home victories for Techiman City and Berekum Chelsea who defeated Bechem United and Dreams FC 2-0 respectively, while Liberty Professionals moved up to the third position after shocking Sekondi Hasaacas with a 1-0 away win at Essipon.
Embattled head coach of Accra Hearts of Oak, Kenichi Yatsuhashi, has reportedly tabled a new proposal for a review of his current contract and asking for $5,000, among other demands
The Japanese-born American tactician also wants a one-year contract to expire at the end of the season.
Chinese contractors, China Jiangxi Corporation for International Economic and Technical Cooperation, officially handed over the Cape Coast Stadium to the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS) in Accra yesterday.
Constructed at a cost of $30 million, the 15,000-seater, multipurpose stadium comes with eight athletics tracks, one football pitch with natural turf, two outdoor basketball courts, one tennis court, one boxing training field, one gym, as well as athlete dormitories.
Pressure appears to be mounting on Accra Hearts of Oak coach Kenichi Yatsuhashi to produce his first win in four Premier League matches when his side take on Ashantigold at Obausi tomorrow.
Hearts’ performance has taken a sudden nose dive after a brilliant start to the season, but lately the Phobians seem to be falling off from their early lead, having picked just two points out of a maximum nine and are yet to recover fully from their home defeat to Wa All Stars.
The chairman of Accra Hearts of Oak’s Management Committee, Vincent Sowah Odotei, has denied reports that Kenichi Yatsuhashi has been relieved of his position as head coach, insisting that the Japanese-American trainer would lead the Phobians for tomorrow’s Premier League match against Ashantigold at Obuasi.
Defending league champions Ashgold are going through difficult moments in the premier league but have their reputation to guard when they welcome Accra Hearts of Oak to the Len Clay Stadium at Obuasi on Sunday.
Kumasi Asante Kotoko’s Premier League campaign has been handed a timely boost after they received a brand new VIP bus from their Life patron, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
If you stand on the shoulders of giants, you are able to see far. More importantly, you are able to reach heights, be grand and become a giant in your field, however diminutive you might appear.
