The Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Iddie Adams, is expected to officially launch the 2026 University of Ghana Corporate Football League at a press event scheduled for Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at the VIP Lounge of the University of Ghana Stadium.
Nine players were rewarded for standout performances across the country as NASCO Man of the Match honours were handed out in Week 21 of the Ghana Premier League.
Former African champion and three-time World Championships participant, Esther Lamptey, has commended the Black Loopers for qualifying for this year’s World Table Tennis Championships Finals in London, describing the achievement as a positive step for women’s table tennis in Ghana.
Reacting to the qualification, Lamptey expressed pride in the team’s progress and attributed the success to strong leadership within the association.
“I feel great and proud to see the female team climbing the ladder of success to reach this achievement. This is because we have a good leader and I would like to take this opportunity to say a very big thank you to the Executives of the Ghana Table Tennis Association for putting in such hard work for table tennis in Ghana, Africa, and the world, Esther Lamptey said.
Ghana will head into the World Table Tennis Championships in April with confidence and determination, ready to test its strength against some of the world’s finest.
Drawn into a challenging group, the national team views the competition not as a hurdle, but as an opportunity to showcase its growth, discipline, and ambition on the global stage.
Preparations have been intense, with the players committed to representing the nation with pride and purpose.
For far too long, Ghana’s sports landscape has run on imbalance, improvisation and survival instinct rather than strategy.
Football—especially the Black Stars—has soaked up attention, emotion and funding, while more than 50 other recognised sports federations have been left to scramble for scraps, surviving on irregular budget releases, goodwill donations and the occasional foreign grant.
Talent has been wasted, infrastructure neglected and athletes abandoned at their most critical moments.
Handlers of Ghana’s national amateur boxing team, the Black Bombers, have been left highly encouraged by the depth of talent on display at the 2026 National Individual Amateur Boxing Championships, held over the weekend in Accra.
With boxing royalty in attendance, including three-time world champion Azumah Nelson and ex-world IBF welterweight titlist Joshua Clottey, the Ga-Mashie Hall inside the Bukom
Boxing Arena crackled with intensity as young fighters traded leather with grit, pride and ambition.
Two of Ghana’s most exciting boxing prospects, reigning WBO Africa junior welterweight champion Faisal “Poncho Power” Abubakari and rising southpaw Majid Yakubu, have received a major career lift after signing three-year management deals with Bishop Boxing Promotions, owned by Ghanaian-American Dave Bishop.
The agreement brings both fighters under the Bishop Sports Alliance Management Group, making them the first Ghanaian boxers to be enrolled under the banner with immediate effect.
Abubakari, 33, currently ranked No.15 in the world, arrives as a proven champion, while 23-year-old Yakubu is still at an early stage of his professional career, with just five fights, but has already caught the eye with his raw talent and fearless approach.
Former Black Stars Head Coach, Charles Kwablan Akonnor, has hinted that he would make a conscious effort to convince his sons to represent Ghana at the senior level should the opportunity arise.
Akonnor explained that because both of his boys were born and raised in Germany, their connection to Ghana was limited.
However, as a father who represented Ghana at various levels and coached the Black Stars, he said, he would not hesitate to intervene if the chance to play for the Black Stars presented itself.
Asante Kotoko head coach, Abdul Karim Zito, has stated that his side has no excuse not to beat Aduana FC in their MTN FA Cup clash this weekend, following their 3–1 defeat to Heart of Lions last Saturday.
The disappointed coach revealed that he is targeting a double this season—winning both the Ghana Premier League and the FA Cup—and insisted his team must go all out to overcome Aduana.
Coach Zito, who was visibly livid after the weekend loss, said his side would not repeat the mistakes they committed during their league match.
Portia Oppong is fast becoming a symbol of versatility and dedication in Ghanaian sport.
From making her mark on the table tennis court to officiating high-profile football and beach soccer matches, Oppong has carved out an inspiring journey across multiple sporting disciplines.
From the table tennis courts to the football pitch and the sandy expanses of Beach Soccer, Portia Oppong’s story is one of passion, perseverance, and breaking barriers.
The treble dream of the Royal Ladies of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) ended in heartbreak last Saturday after a narrow defeat to Kenya’s Lakers in the final of the 2026 African Hockey Federation (AfHF) African Club Champions Cup (ACCC) in Zimbabwe.
In a match they largely controlled, the five-time African champions were left to rue a night of costly profligacy in front of goal. Despite earning more than 15 penalty corners, the Royal Ladies failed to convert a single one, allowing the contest to drift to a penalty shootout.
American internet sensation IShowSpeed added a burst of raw horsepower to his whirlwind visit to Ghana last week, as organisers of the Supercar Spectacle rolled out a thunderous, high-octane welcome at the iconic Black Star Square.
Against the backdrop of Accra’s most recognisable landmark, monster, gas-guzzling machines took centre stage, with a dazzling parade of high-performance supercars roaring into life before a packed and buzzing crowd.
Carlos Alcaraz won a pulsating Australian Open final to become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam — ending Novak Djokovic's latest attempt to land a 25th major title in the process.
The 22-year-old immediately collapsed on the court in celebration after clinching a 2-6 6-2 6-3 7-5 victory in Melbourne yesterday.
Despite his disappointment, Djokovic showed his sportsmanship by clambering over the net to warmly congratulate Alcaraz on creating a slice of history.
Iñaki and Nico Williams return to Athletic’s 22-man squad for yesterday’s Basque derby against Real Sociedad at San Mamés.
Iñaki missed the last three matches, two in Champions and one in La Liga, with a left-leg muscle injury.
Nico sat out during last Wednesday’s European game against Sporting de Portugal due to pubalgia-related discomfort that has troubled him this season.
Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank has revealed that Spurs attempted to sign Antoine Semenyo before he moved to Manchester City this month.
Semenyo has hit the ground running at Man City, bagging three goals and one assist in four appearances.
Frank has now revealed the extent to which Tottenham went in their attempts to sign him.
