The President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Mr Ben Nunoo Mensah, has sought audience with the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, to set the tone for Ghana’s maiden participation in the World Islamic Solidarity Games scheduled for Istanbul, Turkey, in 2021.

To this end, the GOC and the Islamic community in Ghana led by the National Chief Imam have agreed to begin the necessary paper works to pave way for Ghana to become a member of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF), organisers of the quadrennial games.

Organisers of the maiden edition of the Head of State Invitational Golf Tournament slated for October 6 at the Achimota Golf Course have vowed to contribute towards the development of the country by bringing together business leaders to lay the foundation of $50 million worth of business.

In an address at the launch of the competition today in Accra, the President of the Ghana Golf Association, Mike Aggrey, said stroke play format contest will be contested by 90 carefully selected leaders of industry, who will use the opportunity to explore business opportunities.

Black Stars B deputy skipper, Amos Frimpong, has attributed his side's 0-2 defeat to Nigeria in the ongoing West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Cup tournament to injuries to key players.

Frimpong, who himself sustained an injury during last Monday’s last Group A game, believes the team were ready to bounce back in the semi-finals tomorrow.

Accra Hearts of Oak midfielder, Thomas Abbey, has urged the public to desist from castigating Coach Maxwell Konadu for his decision to play some of his players out of position in the ongoing WAFU Nations Cup.

Abbey, who was adjudged the NASCO Man-of-the-match in their 2-0 win over Guinea last Thursday, noted that Coach Konadu’s decision was rather helping the players to discover their potentials and skills, as well as challenging them to give of their best.

Accra Hearts of Oak say it would take more than a fortune for arch-rivals Kumasi Asante Kotoko to price out their revered midfielder, Winful Cobbinah, from the club.

Cobbinah, together with teammate Thomas Abbey, have become the main targets of some local clubs, with media reports suggesting the Porcupine Warriors were ready to break the bank to lure the duo to the Garden City.

Ghana coach, Maxwell Konadu, has charged the team to put last Monday’s 2-0 loss to Nigeria behind them and ‘fight’ for the ultimate in the ongoing WAFU tournament, offensive midfielder Thomas Abbey has revealed.

Abbey, who missed Ghana’s 0-2 loss to Nigeria last Monday due to injury, told the Graphic Sports that Coach Konadu tasked them to banish last Monday’s loss by going all out to win tomorrow’s semi-final clash in Cape Coast to redeem the team’s image.

Black Stars B coach, Maxwell Konadu, says he would approach tomorrow’s semi-final game the same positive way as he did in their previous games to ensure victory a place in the final of the WAFU Cup of Nations.

Konadu said the wining mentality with which his side started the competition would be maintained tomorrow, and he was confident his team had what it took to scale the semifinal hurdle and later channel their energies into winning the final on Sunday.

Islam Slimani's superb strike helped Leicester see off a wasteful Liverpool at the King Power Stadium to reach the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.

The Algeria striker's left-footed shot found the top corner after substitute Shinji Okazaki had put the Foxes ahead.

Barnsley coach Paul Heckingbottom has revealed that Andy Yiadom is likely to be back in the first-team reckoning by the middle of next month.

Yiadom is currently sidelined with a back issue and is due to undergo a scan today, having missed the Reds’ last seven matches in all competitions - having made just two appearances this term.

Flying African star Kingsford Adjei says he hopes Westfields can provide him with an opportunity to eventually play professional football.

The Ghanaian is in his second year at Hartpury College and was at the Right to Dream Academy at the same time as Sirdic Grant.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria put up solid second half performance to beat Ghana’s Black Stars B 2-0 at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium yesterday to qualify alongside the host from Group A into the semi-finals of the WAFU Cup of Nations tournament.

The Nigerians needed a win to qualify, as a win for Mali against Guinea in the other group fixture at Elmina could have complicated issues for the Super Eagles.

Guinea and Mali both exited the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations after playing to a 1-1 draw in their final group stage match at Nduom Sports Stadium in Elmina yesterday..

With Nigeria beating Ghana 2-0 in a concurrent Group A match in Cape Coast to reach the semis, the result between the Syli Nationale and the Eagles of Mali was nothing more than academic.

Rising Ghana star Emmanuel Lomotey is set for life in the Spanish Segunda B after signing for Extremadura UD.

The talented midfielder who is currently a part of the Ghana Black Stars squad playing in the ongoing WAFU tourney made the switch from Dreams Football Club on transfer deadline day, August 30.

Tema Community 8 Primary School edged Twedease Primary School 1-0 to win the finals of this year’s OMA FutureStars Festival of Sport held at the Tema Sports Stadium on Saturday.

The 4th edition of the festival saw students from five Tema-based schools competing for honours in 5-aside football and netball plus the introduction of a sprint competition to discover the fastest boy and girl.

Nothing can go wrong for Ghanaian striker Patrick at the moment. After ending last season as the best foreign player at the Kazakh club Astana, Twumasi picked-up from where he left-off this season by winning the August Player of the Month award.