Former African champions, TP Mazembe, have fulfilled FIFA’s order to pay entitlement owed to Liberty Professionals and Saint Stars for the transfer of Richard Kissi Boateng from Berekum Chelsea in 2013.
The Central Africa side failed to honour their obligation of $9638.60 and $3479.50 respectively to the two former clubs of the player until FIFA’s intervention forced them to comply with the directives.
Ghana’s hope of qualifying for the upcoming Mundial in Russia hangs on a fine thread as they play in their penultimate 2018 FIFA -World Cup qualifying game against the Cranes of Uganda tomorrow.
As it stands now, Ghanaians have written the Black Stars off knowing it would take more than a miracle to pick the single slot in Group E. But Coach Kwasi Appiah’s men have not thrown in the towel yet, knowing a slip by leaders, Egypt against Congo on Sunday could still offer them some glimmer of hope.
After over two decades since Ghana last won the juvinile World Cup trophy, the national Under-17 team, Black Starlets, will be hoping to bounce back onto the international stage when they open their FIFA U-17 World Cup campaign against Colombia today.
The Starlets are participating in the tournament for the first time in 10 years when they last played and finished fourth in the tournament hosted by South Korea.
A face-off befitting the tournament's stature will kick off the FIFA U-17 World Cup in India on Friday (October 6), as Ghana's pedigree meets Colombia's pomp in an unfamiliar territory at 11:30 am.
Two-time champions Ghana are seeking to revive their fortunes in the tournament, having last won it way back in 1995, when they stunned a Brazilian outfit that had the likes of Julio Cesar in its ranks.
The Black Stars are scheduled to end their training camp in Kenya Thursday ahead of their must-win 2018 World Cup qualifier against the Cranes of Uganda.
The Court of Como has declared the bankruptcy of FC Como, the club owned by Ghanaian philanthropist Akousa Puni Essien, wife of Ghana international Michael Essien.
FC Como which was purchased by the Ghanaian business woman in an auction have been unable to meet the criteria to take part in Association football in Italy due to the lack funds.
Win or lose, Braimah "Bukom Banku" Kamoko and his challenger Bastie "The Beast" will be over GH₵ 100,000 each richer when the final bell tolls on October 21 in their "Make Or Break" non-title bout set for the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra.
This was revealed by the CEO of Box Office Sports Promotions, Alex Ntiamoah-Boakye at the announcement of Multichoice Ghana as the official broadcast partners of the bout on Thursday in Accra.
The head Coach of the Ghana Black Queens, Mas-Ud Dramani, has named a 28-member provisional squad for camping ahead of an international friendly against France on October 23 in Paris.
The squad comprise debutants Gifty Ayew Asare and Peterson Kundok. But the experienced Samira Suleman, who plays as a forward in Iceland for Víkingur Ólafsvík, was not included in the team.
A sports consortium, Super Entertainment & Sport Consortium has filed an application for an interim injunction, seeking to halt the impending boxing bout between the enigmatic Braimah Kamoko alias Bukom Banku and Bastie "The Beast" Samir.
According to the Daily Guide newspaper, the suit to determine whether or not to grant the reliefs being sought by Super Entertainment & Sport Consortium will be heard on October 12 at an Accra High Court.
The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has released an animated video of the Black Star Stadium, the facility expected to be the flagship venue for Ghana's bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2038.
Uganda captain and goalkeeper, Denis Onyango, says the penultimate 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Black Stars of Ghana at the Mandela National Stadium on Saturday is a must-win for them and they would not spare Ghana as they seek an important victory to brighten their chances of making it to Russia.
Onyango, who has conceded just one goal throughout the qualifiers, insists a win over Ghana in the epic clash in Kampala will see the Cranes in a strong position to fight for the sole group slot.
Legendary Ghanaian boxer, Azumah Nelson, is hopeful that his World Boxing Council (WBC) Champion Award would motivate the government to devote more resources towards the development of boxing in the country.
Nelson, widely considered the greatest African boxer of all time, was for the second time since his retirement honoured by the WBC sanctioning body at the 55th WBC Convention on Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Ghana is planning an ambitious-bid to stage the 2038 FIFA World Cup as part of its 40-year national development plan, developed by the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC).
The Director-General of the NDPC, Dr Nii Moi Thompson in an interview on Metro TV's Good Evening Ghana program on Tuesday night revealed that the bid is dependent on the country fulfilling other financial and infrastructure targets set in the draft National Development Plan which was handed over to the government last month.
Republic of Ireland assistant manager Roy Keane has told footballers to "play chess" if they are worried about getting hurt.
In 2010 the Netherlands lost the World Cup final against Spain, four years later they finished third, but it is looking more and more likely that they will fail to qualify for next years’ finals in Russia.
Ahead of the final round of match-days in the European qualifiers the Oranje are three points and six goals behind the second-placed Swedes in Group A.
