Police Ladies are on course to defend the Sanford Women’s FA Cup title they won last season, after ditching Immigration Ladies yet again in their semi-final clash last Saturday.
In what was a replay of last season’s semi-finals, Police Ladies beat their rivals, Immigration Ladies 4-3 on penalties to advance to the final, their second successive appearance.
The Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Pius Enam Hadzide, wants the memory of the late Alhaji Sly Tetteh to be immortalized for his contribution to the development of sports in the country.
According to him, “a nation that does not honour its heroes is not worth dying for” he remarked during a legacy lecture organised in the memory of the late football administrator at the Tang Palace hotel in Accra last Friday.
Ghana’s Black Princesses will host the second leg of the first round of the 2018 Under-20 Women’s World Cup (WWC) against Algeria at the Accra Stadium on Saturday.
The Princesses won the first leg played in Algiers two weeks ago by five goals to nil and will be hoping to complete the job in Accra to advance to the second round of the qualifiers.
Holders Police Ladies last Saturday kept their dream of defending the Sanford Women’s FA Cup title on course with a win against Immigration Ladies in their semi-final clash played at the Asamoah Gyan Sports Complex at Accra Academy.
Police Ladies edged rivals, Immigration, out by four goals to three on penalties after the match ended goalless in regulation time.
Home-based Black Stars of Ghana pummeled their Nigerian rivals, the local Super Eagles 4:1 to lift the West Africa Football Union (WAFU) cup, and the Super Eagles coach Salisu Yusuf thinks Ghana deserved the win.
Goals from Ghanaian winger Albert Adomah and Conor Hourihane saw Aston Villa collect all three points against Nottingham Forest and make it back-to-back Sky Bet Championship wins.
Kenya has been stripped of the right to host the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) following a Confederation of African Football (Caf) executive committee meeting in Accra.
The decision was announced at a media conference after a one-day meeting headed by Caf's president Ahmad.
Ghana's Black Stars B have a fine opportunity to win the West African Football Union (WAFU) Cup of Nations as hosts if they defeat arch rivals Nigeria in the final tomorrow evening at the Cape Coast Stadium. Kick-off is at 6: 30 p.m.
The local-based senior national side have their destiny in their hands and just a win away from being crowned West African champions with $100,000 winner’s prize up for grabs.
Four separate races will highlight this year’s Homowo Festival Race Meetings scheduled to come off today and September 30 at the Accra Turf Club at Borteman.
The event, which is under the distinguished patronage of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is expected to bring together a large crowd, including horse owners, jockeys, race officials and the media for fan-packed activities.
Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has stressed that although the government does not intend interfering in the management of football at the national level, it will create the enabling environment aimed at ensuring that such management inure to the benefit of Ghanaians.
Towards that end, he said, the government had very high expectations of the administrators of football in the country because, “we want to make sure that football does well and is governed properly and so we will do everything in our capacity to support the development of football.”
Benin and Niger will battle for the bronze medals at the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations when they meet in the third-place playoff tomorrow at the Cape Coast Stadium. Kick-off is at 14:00 GMT.
Both teams had high hopes of claiming upset wins in their semifinals, but they succumbed to heavyweight opponents and will have to lift themselves for this match, which will serve as a curtain-raiser for the final.
The 4 Garrison Officers Mess Tennis Club in Kumasi has inaugurated what is regarded as Ghana’s first international standard tennis club house with first-class furniture.
The GH¢350,000 one-storey facility comprising offices, entertainment and rest rooms where players can relax and watch live international tennis matches, would also allow the club to host international competitions.
The Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has assured the President of the Confederation of African Football Ahmad Ahmad of government's continued support in developing sports in Ghana.
The Vice President tweeted his support for the African football governing body after a meeting with CAF boss Ahmad on Friday at the Flagstaff House in Accra on Friday.
Ghana striker Jordan Ayew has revealed how Swansea City's frontmen are looking up to "big brother" Wilfried Bony.
Ivory Coast star Bony is pushing for the first Premier League start of his second stint as a Swan having impressed in Tuesday’s Carabao Cup win at Reading.
Rangers striker Joe Dodoo scored on his debut for League One Charlton Athletic - but we've heard that before.
Joe Dodoo could not have made a better start to life as a Charlton Athletic player. It took just 22 minutes for the Rangers loanee to open his account for The Addicks with a cool finish in their 4-3 win at Oldham Athletic at the start of the month.
