Gianni Infantino wants FIFA to facilitate a love of the game, rather than the corrupt practices which have blighted football's world governing body of late, after his election as president.

The Swiss lawyer and UEFA general secretary was elected as FIFA's first new president since 1998 after receiving a majority in the second round of voting of 115. Sheik Salman bin Ibrahim al Khalifa of Bahrain, the Asian Football Confederation president and many people's favourite, had 88 votes.

Last Friday's extraordinary congress in Zurich was prompted by the resignation of Sepp Blatter, whose 17-year reign as FIFA president unravelled in a crisis which has led to ongoing United States and Swiss criminal investigations.

A win, but more importantly, a good performance is the dream of every player making a debut and that was what Ghanaian defender Daniel Amartey had as his side, Leicester City continued their onward match towards the English Premier League title with a 1-0 against Norwich City.

 Ghana’s boxing community last Saturday descended on Bukom, the cradle of boxing, to bid an emotional farewell to legendary coach Godwin Nii Dzanie Kotey, aka “coach Alloway”.

It was a large gathering by politicians, movers and shakers of the sport, as well as some up-and-coming boxers who learned their trade under the guidance of the coach, as they paid their last respects to one of the finest trainers of his era. Former and current boxers, promoters, managers, match-makers, trainers and referees all came together to mourn the late 56-year-old who passed away a month ago after a short illness.

Accra Hearts of Oak put up a gutsy performance to silence Medeama SC 2-0 to send a clear message of intent as the Kenichi Yatsuhashi’s side broke their jinx at the Tarkwa T& A Park.

Hearts went into yesterday’s game very confident they would pick at least a point from the weekend’s top fixture, with the so-called ‘sushi’ tactics introduced by their Japanese-American trainer ensuring the Phobians maintained a perfect start in the Premier League to move into second position on the league log.

Ghanaian Karatekas face a nervous wait to see if they will be included in the national karate-do team after participating in last Saturday's national "Justify Your Inclusion" championship held at the Hathiramani Hall of the Accra Sports Stadium.

Ghana’s No. 7 seed, Bernard Ashitey Armaah, was crowned winner of the first edition of the “Douglas Djarbeng Top 8 Hitters” tournament after defeating Daniel Quartey by two sets to one in the final at the Accra Lawn Tennis Club (ALTC) last Friday. 

Accra Polytechnic laid down a serious marker to retain the Rexona Universities Polytechnics and Colleges (UPAC) Basketball Championships title with a comfortable 34-22 victory over Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).

A 10-man Accra Hearts of Oak side yesterday silenced Medeama with a superb 2-0 win at Tarkwa.

Hearts Eric Kumi was sent off after a second yellow card, forcing the Phobians to play with less men in the closing stages of the game.

Last week, we discussed the relevant ingredients that combine to produce a good quality referee. It became clear that apart from a thorough knowledge of the Laws of the Game, a good referee has to be physically fit, firm and fair. He should also have the ability to write and submit a good match report and should be able to reflect on his matches and analyse the game.

Liberty Professionals on Sunday struggled to beat a depleted Inter Allied side 2-1 at the Dansoman Carl Reindorf Park.

Allies, who dropped nine of the winning team that beat Aduana Stars 2-0 last weekend, conceded in the sixth minute when goalkeeper Kingsley Kissi failed to deal with  Cephas Doku’s corner, which sailed into the net.

Sunday Oliseh has resigned as coach of Nigeria citing contract violations, unpaid wages and lack of support. Oliseh, 41, had been in the job for eight months.

"Your contractual violations and the interest of the nation necessitates that I tender my resignation," he wrote to the Nigeria Football Federation.

Gianni Infantino has succeeded fellow Swiss Sepp Blatter as president of world football's governing body Fifa.

The Uefa secretary general polled 115 votes, 27 more than closest rival Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa.

Premier League club, Bechem United, have parted ways with their Belgian coach, Erradi Adil, just two weeks after engaging.

Players of Liberty Professionals were given a boost last Wednesday with the presence of two former Black Stars players, Tony Baffoe and Stephen Appiah, who visited their training grounds to encourage the players ahead of their league campaign

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