The re-elected President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi says he will lead the crusade for reforms in football at the world, continental and national levels.

Moments after winning the mandate to serve another four-year term, Nyantakyi, who has been the FA president since 2006, said he was amendable for reform and change and would play an active role to see such changes in football.

According to him, he was in support for the call for leaders serve fixed terms and would play an active role when the time comes.

" The proposal to have some reforms in FIFA, notably to have fixed terms for presidents and other executive members were rejected at the previous two congresses, but after what has recently happened to football's world governing body, most people may have a change of mind and support it.

"I'm amendable to reform and change. I'm for any change that will improve on the game and will definitely lead the crusade for reforms i

The highest decision making body of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has retained incumbent Kwesi Nyantakyi as president at an extraordinary gathering.

Nyantakyi was retained by 97 out of 123 members present at the University of Development Studies (UDS), Hall in Tamale, on Tuesday morning.

The decision offers Nyantakyi a successive third term in office for the next four years.

According to Sky Sports, Jose Mourhino insulted the banished Chelsea club doctor, Eva carneiro, labeling her a “slut” during their well publicised row in the Premier League opener against Swansea two weeks ago.

Sky Sports published a transcription of the exchange, which took place in Portuguese and includes two insults directed towards Ms Carneiro by Mourhino.
In addition to yelling “slut” in her direction, the Chelsea boss calls for the glamorous medic to stop offering Hazard treatment whilst waving his arms theatrically and shouting, “stop, for f*ck’s sake”.

And only two days ago, the doctor’s ex-boyfriend opened can of worms which gave other possible reasons behind the spat between Mourhino and the 42-year-old medic who joined the English giants in 2009.

The president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi, will today be affirmed at a Delegates Congress at the Tamale Stadium to begin his third term in office.

The Performance Director of the Ghana Weightlifting Federation (GWF), Dr Kyle Calhoum Pierce, has assured Ghanaian parents that children who wish to take to weightlifting would not suffer from stunted growth.

According to Dr Pierce, who serves as the director of the Weightlifting Development Centre at the Louisiana State University in Shreveport, USA, he was personally involved in a research published last year in the British Journal of Sports Medicine which proved that the sport does not damage growth plates in children.

Coach Yussif Basigi has announced a list of 25 Black Queens players to report for camping at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence at 4 p.m. on Monday to finalise preparations towards the 2015 All Africa Games.

The invited players include the foreign-based trio of Elizabeth Addo (FTC Labdarugo, Hungary), Linda Eshun and Samira Suleman, both of Yikingur FC of Iceland.

Minutes after the Blues fell to Manchester City 3-0, Chelsea announced the signing of FC Augsburg left-back Abdul Baba Rahman.
“We are delighted to announce we have reached an agreement with FC Augsburg for the transfer of Abdul Baba Rahman,” it said on Chelsea’s website.

The Ghanaian winger reportedly cost approximately $22 million, nearly covering Augsburg’s entire wage bill for the season.

Young taekwondo athlete, Joseph Tindan Kuyon, made history by becoming the first Ghanaian to win a medal at the World Children Taekwondo Cultural Festival in Taekwondo-won, Muju-gun, Jeollabuk-do, in South Korea.

The Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Vincent Oppong Asamoah, has called on the youth to take the opportunity to participate in the upcoming Millennium Marathon slated for September 5 in Accra.

Trustees of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust were crowned the men's champions of the Dwadifo Adanfo Hockey League last Saturday following a 3-2 victory over Ghana Revenue Authority.

With quality performance and two goals from two league matches, it should not be difficult for any team to sell shirts of their new signings and that is exactly what Swansea seem to be doing.

Serena Williams suffered only her second loss of 2015 last Saturday evening, as Switzerland teenager Belinda Bencic recorded the biggest win of her career in a 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 upset at the Rogers Cup semifinals.

The desire to be prolific in goal scoring during tournaments has inspired the female national hockey team, Black Sticks, to embark on a two-week tour to the United Kingdom of Friday.

The team will fly to the United Kingdom with the sole aim of learning the techniques in goal scoring, which has been identified as the bane of the forward match of the team during international competitions.

The President of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana, Kwabena Yeboah, has implored the Ministry of Youth and Sports to devote equal attention to all sporting disciplines in the country.

Mr Yeboah made the call yesterday when executive members of the SWAG paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Youth and Sports, Dr Mustapha Ahmed, and bemoaned the lack of financial support to the least-financed disciplines, while the Black Stars contninue to earn huge bonuses.

Mr Mark Mensah, National Chairman of Ashgold Supporters Union, is worried that the once football pride of Obuasi, Ashgold, are gradually sliding into extinction due to a deliberate policy by current owners, Anglogold Ashanti to starve the club of the needed funds.