After guiding Medeama SC to win the 2015 MTN FA Cup and the FA Super Cup last Sunday, Tom Marcus Christian Strand has set an audacious target to win the 2015/2016 Premier League title, as well as make a remarkable impact in Africa as his team gears up for the CAF Confederation Cup.
Premier League champions, Ashanti Gold, are promising a fitting Valentine’s Day present for their supporters and the people of Obuasi with a sweet home win against Algerian side, Mouloudia Olympique de Bejaia, in the first leg preliminary round of the CAF Champions League at the Len Clay Stadium.
The top four semi- finalists in the 2015/16 Ghana Rugby Club Championship (GRCC) will tomorrow engage each other at the Accra Sports Stadium for to vie for a slot in the final.
The president of the Ghana Taekwondo Federation (GTF), Frederick Lartey Otu, has debunked as outright falsehood, accusations of bias levelled against his administration in the selection of athletes to compete at the ongoing Olympics qualifiers in Agadir, Morocco.
He said far from being the case on the ground, the selection of athletes for the Morocco Olympics qualifiers was handled by the national technical committee headed by the technical director, Mr. Joseph Brako and whose competence is not in doubt.
The Premier League Board (PLB) and the Referees Committee of the Ghana Football Association have held fruitful discussions ahead of the commencement of the Premier League next weekend.
The Ghana Weightlifting Federation (GWF) needs $26,900 to enable them to participate in the African Rio Olympic Games qualifiers slated for Yaounde, Cameroun in May.
Eleven schools from the southern part of the Volta Region will converge on the Anlo Senior High School (Anseco) and Zion College (Zico), to compete for laurels in track and field events.
The 2016 Greater Accra Private Schools Sports Festival for second cycle institutions took off at the El Wak Stadium last Wednesday with defending champions, Action Progressive Secondary Technical School, continuing its dominance over some of the field events and other disciplines.
This weekend AshantiGold begin another continental campaign on Sunday with a home clash with Algerian champions Mouloudia Olympique de Bejaia in the preliminary round of the CAF Champions League.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports is to enter into a public-private partnership (PPP) for the rehabilitation of the Accra Sports Stadium.
The Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Vincent Oppong Asamoah, told Parliament on Wednesday that the estimated cost of the rehabilitation was GH¢12 million.
He said the budget for the ministry’s capital expenditure was a little below GH¢1.5 million, therefore the ministry did not have any choice than to enter into PPP to raise the needed funds for the rehabilitation of the stadium.
Mr Asamoah was answering a question by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano North, Mrs Freda Akosua Prempeh, on the steps being taken by the ministry to improve infrastructure at the Accra Sports Stadium.
Former Premier League champions, Aduana Stars, are expected to unveil some new players, including one-time most valuable player on the local scene, Yahaya Mohammed, during a friendly match at the Nana Agyemang Badu Park on Sunday.
The CAF-licensed Coaches Association of Ghana has impressed upon the sports minister - designate, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, to develop a good relationship with indigenous football coaches as a means of encouraging locals to develop.
The New York Red Bulls have completed the transfer of Ghanaian central defender Gideon Baah from Finnish side Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (HJK Helsinki), the Major League Soccer (MLS) club announced last Tuesday.
Nii Ayi finally earned the bragging rights over his old foe Edward Afrifa after clinching a 5-4 victory in their big game at the Community 9 Draught Club last Saturday.
It was one of their rare encounters that ended without controversy, and Nii Ayi was in his vocal elements as sponsor of the clash, Ofosu Appiah Brothers, congratulated him on his victory.
Head coach of Kumasi Asante Kotoko David Duncan says the upcoming league is one that will be a tough one for all the 16 participating teams.
“Most of the teams looked poised for action and it’s going to be a real survival of the fittest”, he stated.
