Herve Renard

Renard hails Atlas Lions for AFCON berth

New Morocco coach Herve Renard hailed his team yesterday after they became the first qualifiers for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon.

The 47-year-old, who guided Zambia and Cote d’Ivoire to the most prized African football trophy, was speaking after a 2-0 home win over Cape Verde sealed first place in Group F.

Teshie Methodist win Easter Games

The Teshie Local Council of Churches Easter Monday games, hosted by the EP Church, Teshie, was held at the Bethlehem Presby Church grounds, Tsui Bleoo, Teshie, with the Methodist Church, led by Ernest Barnor, bagging 18 points to emerge the overall winners.

Presby Church failed to defend the title when they came second, a point behind the winners.

A line-up of the Berekum Chelsea team who beat Medeama yesterday.

Medeama lose again

After their shocking elimination from the MTN FA Cup, Medeama SC have again been handed another defeat when they lost 0-1 to Berekum Chelsea yesterday in their outstanding  Premier League encounter at the Golden City Park.

 Accra Hearts of Oak

Wa All Stars to test Hearts

Premier League leaders, Accra Hearts of Oak, will face a tough test on Sunday when they play host to second-placed Wa All Stars at the Accra Stadium in the topmost fixture of Matchday Six.

ONE AGAINST TWO: Striker Jordan Ayew weaving his way through two Mozambican defenders

How Black Stars thrashed Mozambique

Ghana’s Black Stars lived up to expectation last Thursday by thrashing Mozambique 3-1 in an AFCON 2017 first leg qualifier at the Accra Stadium.

Kenichi Yatsuhashi

We miss Kenichi — Yaw Preko

Yaw ‘Rush’ Preko, assistant coach of Accra Hearts of Oak, says he and his boys  have missed their head coach, Kenichi Yatsuhashi, who is currently on sick leave.

Players of the Black Maidens celebrate their qualification with their emphatic, 6-0 win over Morocco

Morocco no match for Ghana's Maidens

Ghana’s Black Maidens continued from where they left off in Rabat, securing their 2016 Under-17 Women's World Cup (WWC) qualification with a 6-0 win at the Accra Stadium last Saturday.

The Maidens had won the first leg 4-0 two weeks ago in Rabat.

 From L - R: Emmanuel Tagoe, Joshua Clottey, Joseph Agbeko and George Ashie at yesterday’s launch.

Clottey, Agbeko to fight in Accra April 29

Boxing history will be made on April 29 at the Accra Sports Stadium when two former world champions, Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko and Joshua "The Hitter" Clottey, mount the ring the same night to tangle with opponents from Brazil and Philippines respectively.

Some of the winners displaying their trophies

Nafui, Yeboah win MTN CEO Golf

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.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino (left) and Gabon President, Ali  Bongo Ondimba flank the iconic mascot

Gabon unveil AFCON 2017 mascot

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.

Wilfred Osei (Plamer) — Led the Black Stars to Mozambique

Payment of bonuses to FA officials; Palmer backs Minister’s freeze

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

AFCOn 2017 qualifiers... Adebayor fails to inspire Togo

 

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

Taekwondo

Taekwondo referees course April 4

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

 David Opoku

Ghanaian striker strikes gold in Lebanon

 

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.

• Nii Lante Vanderpuye

I did not hijack Stars tickets — Minister

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.

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