Ghana’s national youth boxing team, the Black Rockets, have stepped up preparations for two of the biggest events on the global amateur calendar as the country’s brightest teenage prospects gear up for a shot at world and Olympic glory later this year.

Inside the Will Power Gym in Jamestown, Accra, where Ghanaian boxing greats were developed before them, 32 young boxers are currently in intensive non-residential camp ahead of the 2026 World Boxing U-19 Championships in Montenegro and the Youth Olympic Games in Senegal.

Ghana’s fast-rising super flyweight sensation, Theophilus Kpakpo Allotey, has broken deeper into world boxing’s elite after climbing to number nine in the latest Ring Magazine rankings, representing the clearest signal yet that the 23-year-old is rapidly forcing his way into genuine world title contention.

The explosive Bukom-based fighter earned the biggest ranking leap of his young professional career following his devastating seventh-round stoppage of Namibia’s Jonas Erastus at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra last month, a victory that secured his fifth professional title in less than two years.

The President of the International Minifootball Federation (IMF), Dr Mohammed Al Dosari, has called on Ghana to embrace minifootball as a cost-effective, space-saving and inclusive sport capable of complementing traditional games.

Dr Al Dosari made the call when he paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Sports and Recreation, Mr Kofi Iddie Adams, at the ministry in Accra last Friday.

According to the IMF president, minifootball is designed with flexible rules, smaller pitch sizes, and fewer players than the traditional 11-a-side game, making it accessible to all age groups and communities with limited space.

Ghana’s long wait to hear the national anthem at the 24th African Senior Athletics Championships ended in heartbreak yesterday after team captain Joseph Paul Amoah failed to deliver the elusive gold medal on the final day of competition at the University of Ghana Stadium.

With the weight of a nation’s expectations on his shoulders, Amoah carried Ghana’s last realistic hope of climbing to the top of the podium but could only finish fifth in a fiercely contested men’s 200m final, bringing the curtain down on the host nation’s campaign without a single gold medal.

Dutch side NAC Breda have confirmed that Ghana captain André Ayew and Belgian-Ghanaian defender Denis Odoi will leave the club following yesterday’s final match of the season.

The Eredivisie club opted against extending the contracts of both experienced players after what was considered a difficult spell in Breda. Ayew, who arrived with significant expectations due to his pedigree and leadership, struggled to make a consistent impact during his time at the club.

At a championship dominated by Africa’s established sprint queens, two Ghanaian schoolgirls quietly stole the spotlight, not necessarily because they won, but because they showed that the leap from school sports to elite African athletics no longer has to take years. 

Aishatu Jaffar — better known as Odo Broni — and Gladys “Gaza” Boateng arrived at the 24th African Athletics Championships as talented but largely untested teenagers from Kumasi’s school sports circuit.

The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) has moved to tackle the growing culture of infighting and courtroom battles tearing through national sports federations by establishing a Mediation Tribunal to resolve disputes before they spiral into full-blown crises.

GOC President Richard Akpokavie announced the major intervention at the committee’s 2026 Annual General Meeting in Accra last Saturday, warning that years of leadership wrangling, factional battles and political interference were damaging the credibility and stability of Ghana sport.

Ghana will send an estimated 40 athletes to next year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) intensifies preparations for what it sees as a crucial stepping stone towards the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

The GOC President Richard Akpokavie outlined the country’s competitive ambitions at the committee’s 2026 Annual General Meeting in Accra last Saturday, where he reviewed Team Ghana’s recent performances on the continental stage and mapped out the next phase of the nation’s Olympic project.

Black Stars head coach Carlos Queiroz has thrown down a hard-edged challenge to Ghana’s players, officials and supporters ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, warning that talent and ambition alone will count for nothing unless the Black Stars embrace sacrifice, discipline and collective responsibility.

In an exclusive interview on the Ghana Football Association’s Beyond The Whistle podcast, the vastly experienced Portuguese tactician laid bare the demanding standards he believes Ghana must meet to compete on football’s biggest stage, insisting no player, coach or official can place individual interest above the national cause.

The APC Youth Network West Africa (APCYN-WA) has honoured Nigerian cyclist and youth advocate MC Jekabeche following his successful bicycle expedition from Nigeria to Ghana, a journey aimed at inspiring young people across West Africa to embrace civic responsibility and purposeful engagement.

Achimota Squash Club made history after emerging champions of the 1st  OKW Squash Tournament held at the plush Freedom Hills Hotel at Kwahu Nkwatia in the Kwahu East district of Ghana’s Eastern region, on Saturday, May 16, 2026.

The FA Cup often tends to produce fairytale stories and Antoine Semenyo's sensational winning goal in this season's final provided the latest in chapter in the storied history of the world's oldest cup competition. 

Ghana Gas Limited on Thursday redeemed a pledge of five million Ghana Cedis (Gh¢5,000,000) to the Black Stars World Cup Fund as part of their support to the national team’s impending participation at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

In addition, contributions were also received from Ecobank Ghana Limited (Gh¢3,000), Zijin Golden Ridge Limited (Gh¢1,130,000) and Absa Bank (Gh¢1,000,000), all showing their commitment to the success of the Black Stars on the global stage.

The Ghana Premier League title could finally have its destination confirmed tomorrow as Medeama SC stand one win away from reclaiming the crown when they host Heart of Lions in a potentially explosive title-decider at the T&A Stadium in Tarkwa.

With the league leaders needing a victory to secure the championship with a game to spare, anticipation has gripped Tarkwa, where supporters are already preparing for what could become one of the biggest celebrations in the club’s history.

Ghana’s much-vaunted men’s sprint relay team cracked under the weight of expectation, but an unheralded women’s quartet drawn largely from the country’s Senior High School system restored pride and ignited the University of Ghana Stadium with a stirring bronze-medal performance at the 24th African Athletics Championships yesterday.

In a dramatic evening of mixed emotions in Legon, Ghana’s established male stars — tipped by many as favourites for gold after their recent qualification to the 2027 World Championships — failed to deliver on the continent’s biggest stage, settling for bronze in the men’s 4x100m final behind fierce rivals Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria.