The once-proud Tema Sports Stadium, home to clubs such as GHAPOHA FC, Afienya United, Tema Youth, and Inter Allies, has fallen into severe disrepair, forcing premier league, Division One and lower-tier matches to be relocated.

A visit to the stadium last Saturday by the Graphic Sports revealed extensive decay, including worn-out astro turf, broken fencing, missing seats, cracked walls with exposed iron rods, rusty gates and broken toilet facilities.

French-Ghanaian defender Bénédicte Simon says she is living “a dream” as she closes in on her first international appearance for Ghana, following a debut call-up for the Black Queens’ high-profile friendly against England on Tuesday in Southampton.

The 28-year-old Servette Geneva full-back, born in France to Ghanaian parents, reported to camp in Birmingham last Thursday in high spirits after completing her nationality switch.

The governing body for amateur boxing, the Ghana Boxing Federation (GBF), goes to the polls on December 27 to elect new officials for key positions in the administration of the sport for a 4-year term.

A press release issued in Accra last Thursday and signed by the Assistant General Secretary of the GBF, Emelia Ansah, noted that the tenure of the current administration led by Immigration officer, DSI Bernard Quartey, expires on December 18, with modalities for the elections and list of delegates to be announced in subsequent communications.

Open Heavens Temple has lifted the maiden Cup of Faith Soccer Tournament after a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Messiah Temple at the Adringanor Astro Turf in Accra.

The University of Ghana Stadium in Legon is set to explode on December 20 when Seth Gyimah, better known as Freezy Macbones, clashes with former national teammate, Jonathan "Worldwide" Tetteh, for the WBA Africa light heavyweight title.

Both are former teammates in the national team, the Black Bombers, during the Boxing Road to the Paris 2024 Olympic qualifiers in Saly, Senegal, in late 2023, albeit both were unsuccessful at the end of the bid that saw Ghana fail to compete in the fistic sport at the global games for the first time in over two decades.

Football is woven into the fabric of Ghanaian life and nothing unites the nation quite like the Black Stars’ participation in the World Cup.

From Accra to Tamale, from Europe to the Americas, Ghanaians everywhere drop their differences to rally behind the national team. Yet, with that passion comes expectation—and a painful memory.

Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) Chairman, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has urged Black Stars coach Otto Addo to avoid selecting players who previously rejected invitations to represent Ghana but are now seeking to join the team following the nation’s qualification for the FIFA World Cup.

Speaking to Graphic Sports last Saturday, Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe stressed that while the team urgently needs strengthening ahead of the World Cup, loyalty must remain a key criterion in player selection. 

Asante Kotoko captain, Samba O’Neil, redeemed himself with a dramatic late goal to secure a 2–2 draw against Medeama SC in an intense Premier League clash at the Baba Yara Stadium yesterday.

Medeama stunned the home crowd early, racing to a 2–0 lead before halftime — both goals coming within three minutes.

Kotoko’s skipper O’Neil somehow helped the visitors with their opener after giving away a penalty in the 15th minute, which Medeama confidently converted. 

Ghana’s Black Queens will walk into uncharted territory tomorrow night when they meet England’s Lionesses for the first time ever in a women’s international fixture at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton.

For Ghana, this important fixture provides a rare chance to measure themselves against one of the global giants of the women’s game, while the hosts get another chance to flex the strength of the global powerhouse they have become.

A major new wellness initiative has taken centre stage in Accra, with Accra Financial Centre, Stanbic Heights and the Standard Chartered Building jointly hosting the inaugural Corporate in Motion event.

Ghana’s leading professional golfer, Vincent Torgah, underlined his supremacy on the local circuit by winning the 2025 Genser PGA Championship at the Royal Golf Club in Kumasi. 

President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his commitment to supporting the development of golf in Ghana, describing the sport as a powerful avenue for tourism, wellness and economic advancement.

The Centre of the World Golf Club in Tema was the focal point of national attention at the weekend as golfers from across Ghana converged to celebrate the Golden Jubilee Swing held in honour of Mona Captan, widely regarded as the country’s most accomplished female golfer.

Former WBO Interim Light-heavyweight champion Joshua Buatsi has issued a call for a comprehensive overhaul of Ghana’s boxing ecosystem, insisting that only sustained, large-scale investment in the amateur ranks could restore the nation’s fading global influence and produce its next generation of world champions.

In an interview with the Graphic Sports during a recent visit to Ghana, the 32-year-old Briton of Ghanaian heritage (the boxer proudly traces his roots to the Volta Region) contrasted the well-funded, structured amateur pathway that shaped his rise in the United Kingdom with the chronically under-resourced system that continued to hold back Ghana’s vast reservoir of talent.

A Chelsea employee has pleaded guilty to defrauding the football club out of more than £200,000.