The World Cup is edging ever closer with just over nine months until the tournament kicks off in Russia.
The month-long tournament will take place between June 14 and July 15 with 32 national teams showcasing their talents on the biggest stage in football.
Ghanaian boxer, Emmanuel Quartey, has been gifted with an opportunity to get a shot at the IBF super-bantamweight title when he faces Welsh Robbie Turley for the Commonwealth super-bantamweight final eliminator at the Ashton Gate Stadium at Bristol in the United Kingdom on October 6.
Quartey, alias Akufo-Addo, is fighting under the promotion of Chris Sanigar of Sanigar Events and is expected to depart from Accra on October 2, together with his trainer Nana Yaw Brifo Addae, cutman Darlington Kojo Yeboah, and manager Danjuma Maama.
Former Black Stars player, Augustine Ahinful, believes Coach Kwasi Appiah deserves more time to rebuild a formidable team for the future.
Ahinful, who was capped 19 times for the Stars, advised against crucifying coach just because his team drew 1-1 with Congo in their FIFA World Cup qualifier in Kumasi.
One of the candidates for the chairmanship of the Greater Accra Taekwondo Association, Master Norbert Amefu, has denied selecting athletes to represent Greater Accra in the ongoing National Sports Festival in Kumasi.
Master Amefu also debunked allegations that he masterminded the chaos which occurred last Saturday and Sunday during the weigh-in at the games village.
The technical handlers of the Ghana Wheelchair Basketball Federation (GWBF) have appealed to the government to, as a matter of urgency, assist the Federation to mobilise resources towards the nation’s participation in the African Wheelchair Basketball Championship slated for South African in November this year.
The Federation has up to September 15 to raise US$77,000, comprising registration fee, camping and allowances for officials and players, to enable the nation to participate in the competition.
A former player of Liberty Professionals, Wahid Mohammed, has made a passionate plea with the current board of the club not to sell it as any attempt to change its owners will kill the dream and legacy of the late founder, Alhaji Sly Tetteh.
According to Mohammed, who once captained Liberty, he was in no doubt that the club were suffering financially from the death six years ago of Sly Tetteh, but he maintains that any plan to get new owners will erode all the plans the late founder had for his club. He thus charged the current board to seek financing from sponsorship to rebuild the club.
Welcome to the Thomas Partey show. Four days after salvaging a point for Ghana’s Black Stars in their 2018 World Cup qualifying game against Congo, Partey emerged hero again yesterday as he led the Stars to a convincing 5-1 win against the Red Devils in the return fixture in Brazzaville.
Partey scored his first hat-trick for the Stars with a man-of-the-match performance, as he run the show in midfield to make amends for the team’s disappointing 1-1 draw in Kumasi. Yesterday’s massive win may have revived Ghana’s fading hope of a chance to make it to Russia 2018.
The Black Stars of Ghana recorded their first win of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign after defeating Congo Brazzaville 1-5 away at the Stade Municipal de Kintele, Brazzaville on Tuesday afternoon.
Athletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey recorded his first hat trick for the Black Stars while Red Star Belgrade forward Richmond Boakye Yiadom, a late call-up to the squad scored a brace.
Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has handed a starting role to Red Star Belgrade striker Richmond Boakye Yiadom for today's 2018 FIFA World Cup Group E qualifier against Congo Brazzaville.
The Black Stars will go into today’s crucial FIFA World Cup qualifying second leg encounter with Congo without second lead striker Jordan Ayew after he was forced to pull out of the match due to an ailment.
The Swansea forward’s absence adds to Coach Kwasi Appiah’s woes as he jetted off to Brazzaville yesterday afternoon with a depleted team following the withdrawal of his two most experienced stars, Asamoah Gyan, and Andre Ayew, as well as defender Harrison Afful, all through injuries.
The national skate soccer team, Rolling Rockets, last Saturday won the Binatone International Unity Skate Soccer Cup after beating Togo 5-1 at the Accra Sports Stadium.
In an impressive display, scoring two first half goals and adding three more after the break, the Rockets were ruthless against their Togolese counterparts who scored a consolation goal from a spot kick.
Hugo Broos admitted that Cameroun's 2018 World Cup qualification hopes are all but over following their 4-0 defeat to Nigeria last Friday in Uyo.
The Super Eagles are top of Group B on nine points after three matches, seven ahead of African champions Cameroun.
Ghana football chief, Kwesi Nyantakyi, believes Ghana’s World Cup hopes have been dealt a heavy blow by the Black Stars inability to beat the Red Devils of Congo, with the Stars having just two points out of a maximum nine and five points off group leaders, Uganda.
Mr Nyanktakyi, who as GFA boss supervised Ghana’s three World Cup appearances in 2006, 2010 and 2014 said he had all but given up hopes of a fourth consecutive campaign in Russia next year. "Our destiny is no longer in our hands," said the distraught GFA president in a post-match interview last Saturday.
Ghana’s Black Stars will miss the services of their captain, Asamoah Gyan, and his deputy, Andre Ayew, for tomorrow’s World Cup qualifier against Congo in Brazzaville, according to a member of the Stars medical team.
The two experienced players did not play the full duration of last Friday’s qualifying match in Kumasi, with Turkey-based Gyan replaced in the 62nd minute by Thomas Agyepong, while Ayew was substituted six minutes later in the 1-1 drawn game.
The Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has pledged the government’s support in making the National Sports Festival a regular feature on the annual calendar of the National Sports Authority.
He has also given an assurance that everything possible would be done to revive the development and progress of sports in the country as a means of also promoting unity and providing jobs.
