Otto Addo Exclusive: From failure to redemption — The untold story behind Ghana's World Cup comeback
Team Ghana is firmly in action at the ongoing African Table Tennis Championships in Radès, Tunisia, and attention now turns to the women’s team event, where crucial group-stage clashes await.
The Ghanaian ladies will open their group campaign against the defending champions, Egypt, on Thursday, October 16, at the Salle Multidisciplinaire Radès, before facing Angola at a later time.
Ghana Black Queens head coach Kim Lars Björkegren has named a 24-player squad for the upcoming 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifier against Egypt.
This marks the Black Queens’ first assembly since securing bronze at the 2024 WAFCON in Morocco.
The squad features 22 players from the previous call-up, with the addition of two former Black Princesses stars — Helen Alormenu and Sharon Sampson.
Former Black Stars midfielder Michael Essien has lauded the Mansour Group’s decision to fund a new world-class Right to Dream (RTD) Academy near Accra, describing it as a landmark investment in Ghana’s next generation of footballers and leaders.
The Africa Basketball Festival (ABF) is set to celebrate its fifth anniversary this December with a spectacular five-day event combining basketball, fashion, and music in a grand showcase of African talent and creativity.
Ghana’s national football team, the Black Stars, have advanced two places in the latest FIFA World Ranking, continuing their positive trajectory under coach Otto Addo. The team now sits 73rd in the global standings.
Black Stars head coach Otto Addo has urged injured striker Inaki Williams to better adapt to the team’s dynamics as Ghana prepares for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The Athletic Bilbao forward missed Ghana’s final two qualifiers against the Central African Republic and Comoros due to injury.
Since completing his nationality switch to Ghana in 2022, Williams has managed just two goals in 25 appearances for the national team—far below expectations for a player of his caliber.
More than 1 million tickets have already been sold for next year’s World Cup, FIFA said Thursday in its first update on numbers since the official start of sales began earlier this month.
The highest demand, as would be expected, were from buyers in the U.S., Canada and Mexico — the three nations that will play host to the tournament.
FIFA said people from 212 different countries and territories have already purchased, even though only 28 of the 48 spots in the field have been filled.
The Mansour Group has revealed plans to construct a new modern Right to Dream Academy near Accra, marking a significant new chapter for the renowned football and education institution.
Aduana Stars forward Emmanuel Marfo continued his fine form in the 2025/26 Ghana Premier League season by earning his second NASCO Man of the Match award during Week 5 of the campaign. He was among nine standout players recognised across the weekend’s fixtures for their exceptional performances.
BARCELONA are “ecstatic” with Marcus Rashford — and want to take up the option of turning his loan from Manchester United into a permanent move.
The Catalan giants have been impressed with the England forward’s work ethic and talent since he moved to Spain from Old Trafford.
Coco Gauff said her "stubborn" decision to defy her coach and play in China after a tough US Open had paid off after she beat Jessica Pegula 6-4, 7-5 yesterday to clinch the third WTA 1000 title of her career in Wuhan.
The 21-year-old Gauff secured the Wuhan Open without dropping a set after a one hour and 42min battle in the central Chinese city and became the first player in the Open Era to win her first nine hard-court finals.
"It was a great Asian swing," said Gauff, who reached the semifinals in Beijing last week, before winning the Wuhan Open.
The queens of African hockey are ready to defend their throne as Ghana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) Royal Ladies march into Harare in three months, determined to extend their dominance and complete a historic treble when they defend their Hockey Africa Cup for Club Champions (ACCC) crown.
The African Hockey Federation (AfHF) has confirmed St John’s College in the Zimbabwean capital as the host venue of the 36th men’s and 27th women’s editions of the continent’s flagship club hockey competition from January 24–31, 2026.
Accra Hearts of Oak’s deputy goalkeeper, Solomon Agbesi, has assured the club’s supporters of a spirited performance when they face league leaders Heart of Lions at the Accra Sports Stadium on Monday, October 13.
With first-choice goalkeeper Benjamin Asare away on international duty with the Black Stars, Agbesi could be handed his first start of the season — a challenge he said he was fully prepared to embrace.
Rising Ghanaian boxing sensation Theophilus Allotey has capped a remarkable year with a historic nomination for the prestigious EMY Africa Man of the Year Award in the Sports category, a fitting recognition of his blistering ascent through the professional ranks.
The 23-year-old, who has taken the African boxing scene by storm, now finds himself in elite company, vying for the continental honour against some of Africa’s biggest sports icons such as Nigeria and Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman, Eritrean cycling sensation Biniam Girmay Hailu, Uganda’s world record-breaking distance runner Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei, and Botswana’s Paris 2024 Olympic sprint champion Leslie Tebogo.
