Ghanaian international midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong has signed for Cypriot side Ermis Aradippou FC on a one-year renewable contract, joining his fifth club in four years since departing English Premier League giants Arsenal.
Free agent Frimpong joined the Cypriot side from Swedish top-flight club AFC Eskilstuna after truncating his two-year contract signed earlier in February 2017.
Ghana’s Black Stars team B yesterday failed to qualify for the Championship of Africa Nations (CHAN) competition after they were stunned 2-1 by their Burkina Faso counterparts at the Baba Yara stadium.
Coach Kwasi Appiah’s charges went down by two goals before the 25th minute mark, and had to fight hard to claw a goal back after recess.
Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, a board member of Accra Hearts of Oak, has commended Kumasi Asante Kotoko coach, Steve Polack, for his honesty in condemning a penalty decision awarded to his team during their MTN FA Cup quarter-final clash against Nea Salamina last Wednesday.
According to the ex-GFA boss, such acts of honesty were rare on the continent, and for Coach Polack to openly question the genuineness of the referee’s call was worthy of praise and emulation.
Loud-mouthed boxer Braimah Kamoko (alias Bukom Banku) says he will stop fellow undefeated fighter Bastie Samir in the sixth round of their much hyped light heavyweight encounter at the Bukom Boxing Arena on September 30.
Kamoko, who came face to face with his opponent last week, claimed Bastie would be no match when they mount the ring next month.
Columbus Crew defender Harrison Afful will serve a one-match suspension after his sending off against Orlando City in the MLS last Saturday.
The right back received a straight red card in the 77th minute for violent conduct.
ExtinguisherS, Police and GRA Ladies last Saturday turned the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium into a slaughtering ground by pummelling their opponents as the Sapholda Hockey League gathered momentum.
While Extinguishers Ladies were merciless against Real Ambassadors with an emphatic 6-0 win, Police Ladies outlined their determination to upstage GRA Ladies from the top of the league table `with a 4-0 thumping of Ark Ladies to retain the second position .
A contingent of British semi-professional boxers showed no ill-effects and made merry despite losing their two Azumah Nelson Fight Night bouts on Saturday night at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra.
The contingent of four semi-professional boxers was full of bluster in the lead up to the bout but they were unable to justify their lofty predictions when the bell tolled for the start of their fights.
The Eastern regional team for the upcoming National Sports Festival has appealed to corporate bodies in the region and the Eastern Regional Traditional Council for financial and logistical support to ensure successful participation in the competition.
The Team Manager and Regional Sports Director, Gifty Horsu Fianu, told the Graphic Sports last Friday on the phone that after a rigorous selection exercise, the region put together very talented athletes but they lacked the needed funds for training, camping and logistics.
Cote d' Ivoire was last Saturday adjudged winners of the 1st Ghana International Taekwondo Open Championship after winning 16 medals in both male and female divisions in the competition held at the DG Hathramani Hall of the Accra Sports Stadium.
Ghanaian boxers "Sensational" Wahab Joseph Oluwaseun and Raphael Kwabena King steered Ghana to a comfortable 2-0 victory over the United Kingdom in the fourth edition of the Azumah Nelson Fight Night series held on Saturday night at the Bukom Boxing Arena.
Oluwaseun, Ghana's super featherweight champion had too much firepower for his semi-professional opponent John "Hitman" Hicks in the headline bout of the night stopping him in round three of their scheduled six-round International super-featherweight contest.
Popular national supporters group, the Die-Hard Supporters Union, has urged the Black Stars B to book the CHAN ticket on Sunday after drawing 2-2 with Burkina Faso in the first leg in Ouagadougou last week.
The group was the only supporters group which travelled to support the team last weekend and commended the relentless efforts of the players to secure a vital away draw ahead of the return leg in Kumasi on Sunday.
All pugilists for the fourth edition of the Azumah Nelson Fight Night yesterday morning tilted the scales successfully and also passed a medical examination ahead of tonight’s showdown at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra.
Headline fighters, undefeated Ghana super featherweight champion Wahab Oluwaseun and British challenger John Hicks, tipped the scales at 136 kilogrammes and 137 kilogrammes respectively.
Kumasi fans, known for their loyalty towards the Black Stars A, are set to extend the same massive support to the Black Stars B tomorrow when they clash with Burkina Faso at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi in a return leg of the Total 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier.
The interest in the game has peaked just in time following Assistant Coach, Maxwell Konadu’s appeal on radio for massive support to enable them to ‘wipe off’ their opponents.
Wisdom Na-Adjrago says he is looking forward to winning his third title in 2017 after reaching the final with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Emmanuel Plange at the ongoing Accra Open Tennis tournament at the Accra Sports Stadium courts.
Na-Adjrago, Ghana's number one seed, saw off Bernard Ashitey Armaah 6-3, 6-3 in the quarter final before taking on Emmanuel Plange in the semi-final yesterday.
The First Ghana Open International Taekwondo Championship comes off today at the D.G. Hithramani Hall at the Accra Sports Stadium.
The championship is being patronised by over 130 taekwondo athletes from 15 countries, including host Ghana, which is being represented by 34 athletes.
