The Black Princesses working out at the beach
The Black Princesses working out at the beach

Princess seek emphatic win over Kenya In Under-20 World Cup qualifier

Coach Yusif Basigi is planning to unleash the Princesses’ lethal attack on Kenya when they clash at the Cape Coast Stadium on Sunday in their 2018 Under-20 Women’s World cup (WWc) qualifier.

Appiah and some of the boys
Appiah and some of the boys

No new players next year — Appiah

Black Stars coach, Kwasi Appiah, has set the middle of next year as the deadline to shut the door on the open invitation of new players to the senior national team.

Albert Commey — CEO, Aduana Stars
Albert Commey — CEO, Aduana Stars

Aduana target group stage of Champions League

The Chief executive officer of Aduana Stars, Albert Commey, has targeted the group stage of the CaF Champions league when they participate in Africa next year.

 Kudjoe Fianoo — GHALCA boss
Kudjoe Fianoo — GHALCA boss

Footballers deserve secured retirement packages — Fianoo

The chairman of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GhALCA), Mr Kudjoe Fianoo, has underscored the need for clubs to put in place secured retirement packages for their players.

Evra red carded for booting fan during warm-up

Patrice Evra was sent off after kicking one of his own team's fans in the head before Marseille's Europa League defeat at Vitoria Guimaraes.

Footage shows the 36-year-old ex-Manchester United defender aiming an acrobatic kick at a supporter at the side of the pitch during the warm-up.

The Chairman of the Marketing and Sponsorship Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr Frank Nelson Nwokolo (right) and  Black Stars Coach, Akwasi Appiah
The Chairman of the Marketing and Sponsorship Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr Frank Nelson Nwokolo (right) and Black Stars Coach, Akwasi Appiah

GFA appeals to govt to give tax incentives to sponsors

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has appealed to government to offer more tax incentives to companies that sponsor sports development in the country in order to attract more sponsorships for the sports sector.

According to the GFA, if government gives more tax incentives to companies that sponsor sports in Ghana, it would encourage more companies to channel part of their resources into sports development in the country.

Asamoah Gyan (right) being congratulated by a teammate after his goal
Asamoah Gyan (right) being congratulated by a teammate after his goal

A brace for Otoo as Ghanaians step up game abroad

Former Accra Hearts of Oak striker, Mahatma Otoo, scored a brace for Balikesirspor when they thrashed Adanaspor AS4-1 in the Turkish second-tier league last Saturday.

Black Stars skipper, Asamoah Gyan, last Monday scored a last-minute header that earned his side, Kayserispor, a deserved 3-3 stalemate with giants Fernabache in the Turkish Super Liga.

Kotoko’s Sadick Adams is joined by his teammates to celebrate his first goal in the MTN FA Cup final last
Kotoko’s Sadick Adams is joined by his teammates to celebrate his first goal in the MTN FA Cup final last

Sadick Adams — A day of glory

All of a sudden, last week became full of talks about sports and everywhere one turned, the focus was on the wonderful display — by Bastie Samir against unbeaten
Braimah Kamoko, popularly known as Bukom Banku, in the non-title light heavyweight division bout and the possibility of a rematch.

Frederick Lartey Otu — President,  Ghana Taekwondo Federation
Frederick Lartey Otu — President, Ghana Taekwondo Federation

Taekwondo: GTF to hold elections Nov 18

The Ghana Taekwondo Federation (GTF) is gearing up for its annual general assembly, consisiting of members of the executive board and affiliate regional associations on November 18 at the Media Centre of the Accra Sports Stadium.

The meeting, which starts at 10a.m, is the fourth annual general assembly of the federation.

The swimmers after receiving their medals
The swimmers after receiving their medals

Swim team sweep 27 medals in CANA tourney

The Ghana swim team won 27 medals, comprising gold, nine silver and six bronze at the second edition of the Confederation of African Nations Amateur (CANA) Zone Two Swimming Championships held in Lagos, Nigeria, last weekend.

The three-day event, which brought together participants from nine other West African countries, saw the Ghanaians finishing as the second best country after their Nigerian counterparts, who topped the table with 46 medals, while Senegal won 13 medals to place third.

Former Ghana and Ajax midfielder Yakubu Abubakari dies aged 36

Former Ghana and Ajax midfielder Yakubu Abubakari dies aged 35

Former Ghana And Ajax Amsterdam midfielder Yakubu Abubakar has passed on in his native country Ghana after battling some illness.

Yakubu who died on Tuesday afternoon at the age of 35 is reported to have been under oxygen support at the Tema Government Hospital before his demise.

The late Alhaji Aliu Mahama
The late Alhaji Aliu Mahama

Tamale Sports Stadium to be named after late Alhaji Aliu Mahama – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated that the Tamale Sports Stadium will be renamed the “Alhaji Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium”, in honour of the late Vice President of the Republic, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, and in fulfilment of a campaign pledge made in the run up to the December 2016 elections. 

According to President Akufo-Addo, the late Alhaji Aliu Mahama “had so much to do with it (Tamale Sports Stadium) and I think it will be a proper monument to him, testimony to his contribution.”

Princesses host Kenya Sunday

Princesses host Kenya Sunday

Ghana’s Under-20 female football team, Black Princesses, will host Kenya in the first leg of the second round of the 2018 Women’s  World Cup qualifier at the Cape Coast Stadium this Sunday.

The two sides advanced to this stage after winning their respective first round matches, with Ghana edging out Algeria, while Kenya beat Ethiopia.

Derick Sasraku — Aduana
Derick Sasraku — Aduana

Aduana coronation at Dormaa Sun

Premier League champions, Aduana Stars, will be crowned with the 2016/2017 Premier League title at a coronation ceremony at Dormaa-Ahenkro on Sunday.

Aduana Stars, who were due to be decorated at Obuasi last Sunday, requested for a week’s delay of their coronation as the new champions to enable them to celebrate their second league title in style.

Mr Alhassan Andani (middle), MD of Stanbic Bank with the male and female winners
Mr Alhassan Andani (middle), MD of Stanbic Bank with the male and female winners

Prempeh, Korblah win Stanbic-Otumfuo Golf

Mary Prempeh of the Royal Golf Club in Kumasi produced a two-day stunning performance to win the topmost prize of the maiden edition of the Stanbic Bank- Otumfuo Invitational tournament in Kumasi, as Emos Korblah was unblemished in the professional category.

After an immaculate tee-off, Mary was consistent in her delivery over the 36-hole competition which attracted over 120 golfers in the handicap division and 26 professionals across the country.

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