Retired players and African football legends have proposed the setting up of a Life after football fund by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
This, according to the retired stars, will help take care of old players who go into distress after their active playing days.
Ghana deputy skipper Andre Ayew scored his first pre-season goal for West Ham United in their game against German lower side Altona 93 on Tuesday.
The German side opened the scoring through Nick Brisevac in the 5th minute but West Ham swiftly replied just a minute time via youngster Toni Martinez.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS) will today issue cheques worth over GH₵600,000 ($147,000) to clear outstanding salaries owed Black Stars coach Kwasi Appiah and his assistants.
Kwasi Appiah and his backroom staff including Ibrahim Tanko (1st Assistant Coach), Maxwell Konadu (2nd Assistant coach), Richard Kingson (Goalkeepers Trainer) and Stephen Appiah (Technical Coordinator) have not received their salaries since they began their duties as handlers of the senior national team on May 1.
Police Ladies played a determined game to defeat highly-fancied GRA Ladies 4-3 on penalties and win the maiden John Evans Atta Mills memorial hockey tournament at the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium last Saturday .
GRA Ladies, who had become a dominant force in the Sapholda Hockey League had earlier defeated Extinguishers 3-0 in their first match last Saturday to win the heart of the numerous hockey fans.
The much-anticipated Premier League clash between Kumasi Asante Kotoko and Accra Hearts of Oak is scheduled to take place at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on Sunday.
Kotoko return to action against Hearts in a 23rd Week outstanding Premier League match following their fatal accident at Nkawkaw which claimed the life of their assistant equipment officer last month.
Andre Ayew is excited by West Ham United’s attacking options.
The Ghana forward is relishing the prospect of working alongside the likes of summer signings Chicharito and Marko Arnautovic, as well as influential No10 Manuel Lanzini.
Andre Ayew is hoping a full pre-season will help him pick up where he left off when the Premier Legaue campaign begins.
West Ham United’s Ghana international forward ended 2016/17 in fine form, scoring five goals in the 13 appearances he made after returning from the Africa Cup of Nations in mid-February. Indeed, Ayew admits he would rather the season had not ended when it did, with his winning goal in a 2-1 victory at Burnley in May.
Former Ghana international Laryea Kingston has revealed that he was haunted for two weeks after receiving $1million in cash as his signing-on fee from a Russian club in 2004.
The former Accra Hearts of Oak winger disclosed that he could not speak or sleep after officials of oil-rich Russian side Krylia Sovetov Samara handed him his signing-on fee in cash 13 years ago.
Accra-based Tesano Spinners took a giant step closer to winning this year’s Stanbic Bank/Graphic Sports Table Tennis League after defeating Immigration 3-2 in the top-of-the-table clash at the D.G. Hathiramani Sports Hall of the Accra sports Stadium last Saturday.
With nine matches left to play, Spinners could maintain their unbeaten run against less fancied opposition for the ultimate prize in both men’s and ladies events.
Trustees and Police Ladies set the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium agog last Saturday with splendid performances by disposing of their respective opponents to win the maiden John Evans Atta Mills Memorial Hockey tournament.
Trustees defeated arch-rivals Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) 3-2 on penalties after settling for 1-1 draw during a nerve- racking match to claim the men’s title.
Anthony Baffoe, the Founder and General Secretary of the Professional Football Association of Ghana (PFAG) says it is time for the continent to further gain from the exploits and experience of its retired players and legends, to help the the social aspect of the game.
According to Baffoe, there was the need for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to also recognise the contribution they had made to the development and promotion of the game and be seen as key in guiding the current players and young players, particularly, in the signing of professional contracts.
Ghana won two bronze medals at the 3rd Lagos International Badminton Championship staged at the Teslim Balogun Sports Complex in Lagos, Nigeria.
Emmanuel Yaw Donkor grabbed a bronze in the men's singles event and also partnered Stella Koteikai Amassah to win the other bronze medal in the mixed doubles division.
Undefeated super-featherweight boxer Rafael Mensah has intensified training ahead of an anticipated world title clash with Panamanian Jezzrel Corrales Gonzalez in the United States in November.
The Panamanian, who currently holds World Boxing Association (WBA) super featherweight title, has fought 23 times and lost only once.
Accra Hearts of Oak, Wa All Stars and former champions Medeama SC qualified for the penultimate round of the MTN FA Cup competition after victories in the Round of 16 yesterday.
The trio will wait for the winner of Asante Kotoko SC vrs Nea Salamina FC clash to complete the semi-final line-up.
Supersport is bringing Floyd Mayweather jnr versus Conor McGregor the richest, most-hyped and over-the-top boxing fight in history exclusively to viewers in Ghana and across Africa!
The fight dubbed ‘The Money Fight’ will be broadcast only on DStv and will air live on SuperSport 2 and Maximo 1 in the early hours of Sunday, August 27.
