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.

DEFENDING champions, Ampem Darkoa Ladies have qualified for their third successive final despite losing 1-2 to Lepo Ladies in their final game of this season’s National Women’s League (NWL).

Ampem Darkoa, champions in the northern zone, will play LadyStrikers in the champions play-off on October 7 after the Cape Coast-based team also shrugged off competition to win the southern zone league.

Ghanaian boxer Isaac Dogboe has moved up the rankings in World Boxing Council’s (WBC) latest ranking, moving up a place from 11th to 10th position.

Dogboe beat Argentine Javier Chacon in the Bukom Boxing Arena and that rendered the Ghanaian youngster undefeated in 17 fights in July this year.
Isaac Dogboe currently holds the WBO International Super Bantamweight title. This jump in the ranking inches him closer to the WBC super-bantamweight title.

Coach J.E.Sarpong has revealed that Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan, has given him a firm assurance that he will hang up his boots after the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

In recent times there has been a clamour among fans for the ageing striker to retire and give way to younger players because of declining form and recurrent injuries which have prevented him from giving his best for Ghana lately.

GHANA’s Under-20 female football team, Black Princesses, have put their best foot forward in the 2018 Women’s World Cup (WWC) qualifying campaign after thrashing Algeria 5-0 in their opening game last Friday.

Goals from Grace Asantewaa, Sandra Owusu-Ansah, Helena Obeng and a brace from Olivia Anokye in their first round, first leg game in Algiers comfortable cushion for the Princesses when they host the return leg on September 30.

Ghana midfielder Winful Cobbinah scored a spectacular goal to hand Black Stars B a deserved 1-0 win against Mali last Saturday to send the Black Stars B to the semi-finals of the ongoing WAFU Cup of Nations at the Cape Coast Stadium.

Windful put up a man-of-the-match performance as Maxwell Konadu’s charges coasted to their third successive victory in the competition to raise the hopes of Ghanaians that the team was well be on their way to win the competition.

Aston Villa were happy to let Jordan Ayew go in January and he is making a positive impression at Swansea City. Back in the January transfer window, Aston Villa’s decision to swap Swansea City left-back Neil Taylor for misfiring attacker Jordan Ayew appeared to make sense.

Ghana Black Stars B played a determined game to beat the Flying Eagles of Mali 1-0, in the WAFU 2017 tournament on Saturday at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium.

A thunderbolt 18-yard strike from the left foot of Windful Cobbina in the 73rd minute of the game gave the Stars the maximum three points and qualified them as the first team from group "A" to advance to the semifinals of the competition.

Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick as Manchester City moved top of the table and handed Watford their heaviest ever top-flight defeat.

Previously unbeaten Watford could have also topped the Premier League with a win against Pep Guardiola's side, but they were undone by City's prolific attack who have now scored 15 goals in three matches.

Astros Football Academy will on Saturday, September 15 hold a fundraising dinner event to raise funds in aid of grassroots football in the country.

The Academy has been in existence for five years and has championed the development of football in the country with the establishment of Astros Football Academy.

The Management of Box Office Sports Promotions has rescheduled to next month the much-anticipated bout between Braimah ‘Bukom Banku’ Kamoko and Bastie Samir, dubbed “Make or Break".

The bout has now been moved from September 30 to October 21 at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra.