Accra Hearts of Oak ended their five-game winless streak with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Young Apostles in their Matchday 28 fixture at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday, April 5.

Frank Abora Duku’s first-half strike proved decisive in a spirited performance from the Phobians.

The Phobians began the match with urgency, keen to snap their poor run, but it was the visitors who created the first real threat. Just three minutes in, Claude Bortey’s header from a corner was cleared off the line by Kelvin Osei-Asibey.

Former Chelsea and Brazil midfielder Oscar has retired after being diagnosed with a heart condition.

Former Ghana international Michael Essien has identified Mohammed Kudus as the standout figure in the current Ghana national football team squad, expressing confidence in the country’s emerging generation ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The Ghana Premier League surges into matchday 28 this weekend with tension tightening at both ends of the table, as the title race sharpens into focus and the battle for survival grows increasingly unforgiving.

With just seven matches left in the 2025/26 campaign, every point now carries consequence — and for giants Accra Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko, the margin for error has all but vanished.

Former Germany manager Joachim Löw has firmly denied reports suggesting he is in talks to take over as head coach of Ghana’s national team ahead of the upcoming FIFA World Cup.

Bishop Boxing Promotions has strengthened its stable with the signing of Ghanaian knockout specialist, Wasiru “Gyatabi” Mohammed, in a move aimed at bolstering its competitive edge on the regional and international boxing scene.

Former Ghana Football Association Chairman, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has called for urgent, decisive action to rescue Ghana’s faltering World Cup campaign, urging the government to move swiftly for a proven, top-class coach capable of reviving the Black Stars ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

His intervention follows the sacking of head coach, Otto Addo, in the aftermath of Ghana’s 2-1 defeat to the German national football team in Stuttgart—a result that compounded growing concerns over the team’s trajectory.

The first open sale of tickets for the 2026 World Cup showed Fifa is charging up to $10,990 (£8,333) to be at the final.

It is thought to be the most expensive ever general admission to a football match.

In its World Cup bid book, the US, Canada and Mexico said tickets to the final would cost a maximum of $1,550 (£1,174).

Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kurt Simeon-Okraku, has lifted the lid on the decisive call to sack Black Stars head coach, Otto Addo, revealing that a damning review of recent performances, amid growing internal concern over the team’s direction, forced the FA to take the tough decision, despite the team's spirited performance against Germany.

The axe fell just hours after Ghana’s 2-1 defeat to Germany in a pre-World Cup friendly in Stuttgart last Monday, a result that extended the Black Stars’ miserable run to four straight defeats.

Gabriele Gravina has resigned as the head of Italy's football association (FIGC) following their failure to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup.

The Ashanti Region is set for a thrilling football spectacle as the U-17 inter-district tournament reaches its climax this Easter Sunday, promising both exhilarating action and the discovery of emerging football talents.

Experienced coach, Ken Augustt, has urged the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to appoint a coach with proven World Cup experience to lead the Black Stars on a short-term basis ahead of the global tournament.

Ghana Para Sports has achieved a historic milestone with its first-ever qualification to the Commonwealth Games, secured by para swimmer Promise Wonder Atsu Aheto. 

He will represent Ghana at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, scheduled from 23rd July to 2nd August 2026.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has declared Wednesday, April 1, a nationwide public holiday to celebrate the national team’s qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The Leopards secured their place with a 1–0 extra-time victory over Jamaica in a decisive intercontinental playoff final held in Mexico. 

The win marks DR Congo’s first appearance at the World Cup since 1974, when the country competed as Zaire.

It was the face Thomas Tuchel twisted, as much as the words he spoke, that told you Phil Foden’s World Cup hopes are disappearing into a hole as deep and dark as the one he inhabits every time he plays for England.

False nine? False 10? It’s all a false economy with the 25-year-old, because the cost to the team is simply too high. What a shame that is, for talent is not the issue here.

Tuchel wishes it was different. He likes Foden. He wants him to be good. The problem, for England, is that he very rarely has been.