The growing abuse of sport as a gateway for human trafficking has come under renewed scrutiny, with government officials warning that criminal networks are increasingly exploiting the dreams of young athletes through fake football contracts, bogus scholarships and fraudulent overseas trials.

That stark warning dominated the launch of activities marking this year’s World Day Against Trafficking in Persons in Accra, where stakeholders rallied behind the theme: “Human Trafficking Can End: The Time is Now – Blow the Whistle on Sports Trafficking.” 

Black Queens head coach Kim Lars Björkegren has named a 22-player squad for the team’s June camping programme during the FIFA international window as preparations intensify for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).

The camping exercise is expected to form a key part of the technical team’s long-term preparations toward the continental tournament.

The Black Queens are also expected to engage in a number of international friendly matches during the camping period.

TECNO Mobile Ghana has officially reaffirmed its commitment to Ghana football after sealing a landmark partnership with the Ghana Football Association as the official smartphone partner of the Black Stars ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

In a demonstration of her commitment to sports development and excellence, the Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service, Patience Baffoe-Bonnie hosted athletes of the Ghana Prisons Service armwrestling team to a special luncheon in Accra last Tuesday.

The event brought together officers, athletes, referees, and officials of the Ghana Armwrestling Federation, including President Charles Osei Asibey and Vice President Kofi Addo-Agyekum.

Six key players named in Ghana's 28-man provisional squad for next month's international friendly against Wales and the 2026 FIFA World Cup have yet to report to camp as the team continues preparations at Dragon Park in Cardiff.

The Ghana Football Association's aggressive push to attract corporate investment into the domestic game has received another major boost after global automobile brand JAC Motors unveiled a strategic partnership that will reward league champions, outstanding players and coaches with brand-new vehicles.

Lionel Messi will represent Argentina at his sixth FIFA World Cup after being named captain of the defending champions’ squad for the 2026 tournament.

The 38-year-old forward, who guided Argentina to their third World Cup title in Qatar following a penalty shootout victory over France in 2022, was included in Lionel Scaloni’s 26-man squad announced on Thursday.

With 26 World Cup appearances, Messi currently holds the record for the most matches played at the tournament by any player. He is set to join Cristiano Ronaldo, 41, as the only male players to feature in six editions of football’s biggest tournament.

Antoine Semenyo’s explosive rise to the summit of English football may have handed Ghana a genuine World Cup weapon, but former Black Stars midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu has fired a timely warning against turning the national team into a one-man operation ahead of next month’s global showdown in the USA, Canada and Mexico.

At a time when concerns continue to grow over the fitness of playmaker Mohammed Kudus, public attention has increasingly shifted towards Semenyo as Ghana’s potential saviour after a breathtaking season that elevated him into Europe’s elite attacking class. 

For many young persons living with disabilities in Ghana, sports have often seemed like a distant dream. But over the past few days, hope, confidence and inspiration rolled onto the field as the American Wheelchair Softball delegation visited Ghana to promote adaptive sports and inclusion.

The Africa Feature Network (AFN) has announced its nationwide advocacy and fundraising campaign dubbed “Miles for Meals and Dignity — 1,000 Kilometre Run Challenge,” aimed at addressing child hunger and period poverty among schoolchildren in Kenya.

The endurance run, scheduled to take place from September 14 to October 10, 2026, will span approximately 1,000 kilometres, beginning in Kilifi at the Kenyan coast and ending in Busia County at the Kenya-Uganda border. The campaign will culminate in a closing celebration and community engagement event on October 11.

Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Iddie Adams has called for a strategic initiative to propel sports development across Africa, emphasizing the need for greater regional mobility. 

Speaking at the Basketball Africa League (BAL) Investor Summit in Kigali, Rwanda on May 22, he stressed that Africa must create an enabling environment for sports growth by removing barriers to movement and fostering regional integration.

The summit, which gathered prominent stakeholders from Africa’s sports and infrastructure sectors, focused on leveraging sports as a driver of economic growth and sustainable development on the continent. 

Fifa must answer questions after allegations of "artificially inflating prices" and "misleading fans" over the sale of tickets for the 2026 World Cup.

It comes as the attorneys general of New York and New Jersey officially launched an investigation into Fifa's practices.

Ghana's preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have been dealt a devastating double blow, with influential playmaker Mohammed Kudus and commanding centre-back Mohammed Salisu both officially ruled out of the tournament through serious injuries.

Coach Carlos Queiroz has launched Ghana’s World Cup countdown by recalling a clutch of players returning from injury setbacks, led by Ernest Nuamah, Abdul Mumin and Alidu Seidu, and in Baba Abdul Rahman’s case, self-imposed exile from the national team.

President John Dramani Mahama has received a customised set of golf clubs from organisers of the 2026 Head of State Invitational Golf Tournament as preparations gather momentum for the prestigious international event later this year.