Players of the Black Stars are expected to arrive in Cape Coast today to begin preparations towards their final FIFA World Cup qualifier against Egypt on Sunday.
The invited players were expected to arrive in the country last night to enable them to familiarise themselves with the Cape Coast Stadium where they will be playing for the first time.
Everest Cricket Club have won the 2017 Diwali Cup for the second time in two years after beating Balagi Group of Companies (BGC) in the final last Sunday.
The annual event held at the Achimota Cricket Oval saw the defending champions winning the toss and electing to bat first. They scored 2014-3 in 20 overs in the first innings. Ramesh scored an outstanding over a century 106-59 while Bharani Kumar scored 61-43. Vikran, in the bowling figures took 2-25 in two overs, while Mahi 1-35 in four overs.
Former Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo has announced he is retiring from football after playing his last game for New York City.
The 38-year-old won 116 caps for Italy and helped them win the 2006 World Cup.
Given the huge financial responsibility of clubs who participate in the Ghana Premier League (GPL), most clubs may not survive if sponsorship is not secured to ease the burden next season.
The head coach of Aduana Stars Yusif Abubakar says he is looking forward to recruiting a few talented players from in and outside Ghana to beef up his squad as they seek to make a huge impact in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League next year.
Ofori Asare, coach of Bastie Samir, has called on the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) to sanction referee Fred Ghartey for taking sides with Brimah Kamoko during last October 21 ‘Make or Break’ fight at the Bukom Boxing Arena.
The Director of the 2017 Stanbic Bank-Graphic Sports ping pong champions, Tesano Spinners, Charles Tachie Menson Jnr has appealed for sponsorship for table tennis clubs in the country to sustain the league.
Display of royalty and traditional heritage characterized the crowning of Aduana Stars as winners of the 2016/2017 Ghana Premier League at the Nana Agyeman Badu Park at Dormaa-Ahenkro yesterday.
The Black Princesses yesterday made mincemeat of their Kenyan U-20 opponents with an emphatic 5-0 in the first leg of the second round of the 2018 Under-20 Women’s World Cup (WWC) qualifier played at the Cape Coast Stadium.
Undefeated middleweight fighter, Bastie Samir, says he has no intention of relocating back to the United States of America after an unfruitful time there.
Ghana's Black Princesses have put their best foot foward towards qualifying for the Under-20 Women’s World Cup (WWC) in France next year with a convincing 5-0 win over their Kenyan opponents in the first leg of the second round of the qualifiers played at the Cape Coast Stadium yesterday.
Typical of most away teams, the Kenyans approached the game with a well-rehearsed defensive strategy to thwart the Ghanaians, at least for the first half, but it turned out to be a bad strategy as the Princesses took charge of business and scored five unanswered goals, to have a comfortable lead going into the second leg in Nairobi in two weeks.
Hundreds of football fans yesterday thronged the Nana Agyemang Badu Park at Dormaa-Ahenkro to witness the grand coronation ceremony of Aduana Stars for winning the 2016/2017 Ghana Premier League title.
The colourful event, which brought together traditional authorities from the various towns of the Brong-Ahafo Region, saw the league champions defeating regional rivals Berekum Chelsea 2-1 in a ceremonial match before mounting the podium to lift the glittering trophy and the $30,000 cash prize.
Bukom-based mixed martial artist, Isaac Commey, proved too strong forUK-based Theophilus Nelson last Saturday after earning a vital knockout win at the Accra Sports Stadium.
Ghana’s Black Princesses must brace themselves up for a tough encounter when they host Kenya in the first leg of their second round Under-20 Women’s World Cup (WWC) qualifier at the Cape Coast Stadium on Sunday.
The Kenyans are targeting their first WWC appearance when the Under-20 event takes place in France next year, but that can only happen if they get Ghana out of their way in their second round of the qualifying campaign.
The Nana Agyeman Badu Park at Dormaa-Ahenkro will be the centre of attraction tomorrow as people from far and near will throng the ancient Brong Ahafo town to witness the coronation of the new Ghana Premier League champions, Aduana Stars.
This is the second time Aduana Stars will be crowned GPL lords after they were led by the late Herbert Addo to win the trophy on their debut in the elite league seven years ago.
