Two relatively unknown golfers, Abubakar Nafui and Edith Yeboah, emerged heroes last Saturday when they won the MTN CEO Invitational Golf Tournament at the Damang Golf Club.

Gabon unveiled the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations  (AFCON 2017) mascot, a black panther named Samba, before their match with Sierra Leone in Franceville last Friday.

The vice chairman of the Black Stars Management Committee, Wilfred Kweku Osei (Palmer), has justified the suspension by the Minister of Youth and Sports of bonuses and honorarium by FA officials, insisting that Minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye’s position on the matter is not out of place.

Emmanuel Adebayor ended his self-imposed international exile but failed to fire Togo past Tunisia in their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

The first National Taekwondo Kyorugi Referee Licensing course will take place on April 4 at the Media Centre of the Accra Sports Stadium.

Ghanaian striker, David Manuel Opoku, scored twice in the Lebanese Premier League but his team lost 2-3 at home to Al Ahed last Friday.

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has denied hijacking the printing and distribution of tickets for last week’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between the Black Stars and Mambas of Mozambique at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Embattled Medeama coach Tom Strand could be looking at a future away from the Tarkwa-based club as recent events suggest a frosty relationship with the club’s management, with the Swede making no secret his desire to handle traditional giants, Kumasi Asante Kotoko, in future.

At 38 years, most boxers will be contemplating retirement, but former IBF welterweight champion, Joshua Clottey has set for himself the target of reclaiming a world title before he calls it quits at age 41. 

Ghana are through to a fifth straight FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup after back-to-back wins over Morocco in the African qualifying campaign.

The Black Maidens thrashed Morocco 6-0 at the Accra Stadium last Saturday to complete a 10-0 aggregate win, after recording a 4-0 victory in the first leg a fortnight ago.

The senior national team, the Blacks Stars, last Sunday maintained their unbeaten run in the 2017 AFCON qualifiers as they held their Mozambique counterparts, the Black Mambas, to a goalless draw in Maputo.

Coach Avram Grant made four changes to the side that defeated Mozambique 3-1 in their first leg encounter at the Accra Stadium earlier last Thursday.

Nii Odartey Lamptey, a 60-year-old jockey with 45-years of horse racing experience, last Saturday emerged the winner of the Division 4A race of the “Easter Egg Challenge Cup” at the Accra Turf Club (ATC) near Ashaley Botwe in Accra.

Nii Lamptey, who rode Mr K, beat competition from seven other contenders to finish within an average time of 2.4 seconds over a distance of 1400 metres (7 furlongs) to lift the trophy at stake. 

After a week’s break, the Ghana Premier League resumes this weekend at all the centres. Highflying Accra Hearts of Oak host Wa All Stars at the Accra Stadium, while Kumasi Asante Kotoko trek to Dormaa-Ahenkro to face Aduana Stars in a gruelling battle that will rival the Accra game.

Techiman City are the guests of New Edubiase in a tricky clash at the Obuasi Len Clay Stadium with Dwarfs hosting Inter Allies at the Robert Mensah Stadium in Cape Coast.

Regional mini-marathons to herald this year’s Millennium Marathon got underway last Saturday in the Northern and Upper West regions with Iddrisu Adams of the Ghana Revenue Authority in the Upper West Region breaking the regional min-marathon record he set last year.

Thirteen taekwondo practitioners out of 15 candidates have passed a Black Belt promotion examination organised by the Ashanti Regional Taekwondo Association (ARTA) for the northern sector of the country.