Ghanaian cyclist Emmanuel Adjei is on the final stretch of an extraordinary 10,000-kilometre solo cycling expedition from Germany to Ghana and is expected to arrive in Accra on Friday, September 19.
The Minister for Youth and Sports, Kofi Adams, has announced plans to construct a 50,000-capacity stadium at the Borteyman Sports Complex, as part of the government’s broader vision to transform the area into a modern sports city.
Speaking in a radio interview with Citi FM on Wednesday [September 10, 2025], Mr Adams emphasized the government’s commitment to addressing infrastructure challenges in the sports sector and upgrading facilities to meet international standards.
The Minister for Youth and Sports, Kofi Adams, has voiced his dissatisfaction with the performance of Black Stars head coach Otto Addo, warning that Ghana’s national team still faces a tough path to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be hosted in the USA, Mexico, and Canada.
His comments add to the mounting pressure on the Black Stars’ technical team to deliver consistent results and restore public confidence in the squad ahead of key international tournaments.
Ghana will be represented by an eight-member team at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, with sprinters Benjamin Azamati and Joseph Paul Amoah headlining the squad. The competition begins on September 13 and runs until September 21.
Black Stars Head Coach Otto Addo has praised his players for their determination and defensive resilience following Ghana’s 1-0 victory over Mali in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
It was Alexander Djiku who was in the right place at the right time and scored the only goal of the match, helping Ghana's Black Stars go on top of Group I with 19 points in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Bayer Leverkusen have appointed Kasper Hjulmand as their new head coach following the dismissal of Erik ten Hag last week, just two games into the new season.
The former Denmark national team manager has signed a contract with the Bundesliga club until the summer of 2027.
Hjulmand, 53, notably led Denmark to the semi-finals of Euro 2020 (held in 2021), where they were narrowly beaten by England after extra time.
Ghana coach Otto Addo has no doubts about the enormity of tonight’s crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup group qualifying clash with Mali at the Accra Sports Stadium.
But the Black Stars boss insists his men are ready to give their all to ensure victory in what promises to be one of the defining nights of African qualifying.
Novak Djokovic is starting to become the guy who only turns up for the big occasions.
With the ageing process taking a toll, the 38-year-old is not keen to fill up his tennis diary.
Engagements have been sparse over the past three months. Only three Grand Slam galas - the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open - have been worth attending.
Ghana’s newest boxing sensation, Theophilus Kpakpo Allotey, has taken a giant step towards global stardom after breaking into the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) world rankings, landing at No.15 in the latest release last Thursday.
At just 23, the Accra-born fighter is enjoying a meteoric rise. In under a year as a professional, Allotey has already captured three major titles – the national super-flyweight crown, the UBO Africa belt, and, most recently, the WBO Continental bantamweight title with a commanding win over Daniel Selassie Gorsh in June.
The Bukom Boxing Arena is set for a night of fireworks on September 27 as Ghana’s superflyweight prodigy, Michael Abban (11-1-0, 7 KOs), locks horns with Nigeria’s unbeaten Ogunyanju Sikiru in a 10-round battle for the Commonwealth Youth title.
The much-anticipated showdown, sanctioned by the Commonwealth Boxing Council, will see one of the rising stars of West African boxing crowned champion.
Kenyan runners once again underlined their dominance of distance running by sweeping the podium in both the men’s and women’s 21km races at the 2025 KGL Millennium Marathon in Accra last Saturday, smashing long-standing records in the process.
The men’s crown went to Gilbert Kiprotich, 25, who stormed home in a time of 1:00:59 hours, obliterating the previous event record of 1:02:05 hours set by Ghana’s Ishmael Arthur in 2022.
The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) has appointed former chairman of Parliament’s Select Committee on Youth, Sports and Culture, Kobena Mensah Woyome, as head of its newly established Government Relations and Stakeholders Sub-Committee.
A letter dated August 12, 2025, and signed by GOC Secretary Mohammed Muniru Kassim, confirmed the appointment, which entrusts Mr Woyome with the responsibility of driving government engagement and advising on policies that align with the GOC’s development agenda and the statutes of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Ghana’s Ernest Mawutor Quarcoo will stand alone as the nation’s flag bearer at the ITTF African Championships in Rades, Tunisia, from October 12–19, 2025.
It is a remarkable achievement for the 33-year-old who has battled his way to the very top without the backing of his own federation.
The Fire Officer, ranked third among Africa’s elite in the world singles standings, sealed qualification after a dazzling run at the World Table Tennis Contender African Championship in Lagos last month.
Ghanaian footballers are set for a major boost after the Ghana Football Association (GFA) unveiled a landmark minimum wage policy for players in the Premier League, Division One League and Women’s Premier League, a move hailed as a potential game-changer by the Professional Footballers Association of Ghana (PFAG).
The new rules, agreed after months of consultation and following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the PFAG, set out minimum net monthly salaries of GH¢1,500 for Premier League players and GH¢700 for those in the Division One and Women’s leagues.
