A former vice chairman of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Nana Yaw Owusu, has assured the Black Stars of massive support to defeat the Walias of Ethiopia when they clash on Sunday in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.

He said Kumasi had always been a favourable ground for the Stars and as such he was confident the fans would turn out in their numbers to give the team the needed support for victory.

American boxing icon, Floyd "Money" Mayweather will be in Ghana from June 15-16 as part of his "Undefeated Tour" of Africa.

The tough-talking American is expected to touch down in Ghana from Nigeria on June 15 and he will be whisked away to the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs at Dodowa in Accra for an interaction with the traditional leaders of the region.

The Black Stars gave football fans in Kumasi something to cheer about ahead of Sunday's 2019 AFCON qualifier against Ethiopia when they thrashed division one side Asokwa Deportivo 6-1 in their first practice match at the Baba Yara Stadium yesterday.

Jordan Ayew and Frank Acheampong scored for the Stars in the first half as Coach Kwasi Appiah paraded two sets of teams.

Chelsea striker Diego Costa says he has been told by manager Antonio Conte that he is no longer in the club's plans.

The 28-year-old scored 20 goals in 35 Premier League games to help the Blues win the title but now appears set to leave Stamford Bridge.

Former Black Stars striker, Augustine Ahinful, says the team must entertain supporters by winning convincingly against the Walias of Ethiopia on Sunday in order to recover the lost passion among Ghanaians.

Ahinful explained that the team must be possessive on the day in order to prevent the Ethiopians from playing if they want to win Sunday's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi.

Surprise package, Kings Royal Academy (KRA), who shocked all to move up to the second position behind league leaders, Tesano Spinners, will be the focus of attention when they play Navy in the second match of the sixth week fixtures of the ongoing table tennis league at the D.G.Hathiramani Hall of the Accra Sports Stadium this weekend.

The Labadi-based club, owned by legal practitioner, Christopher King, managed to upstage title contenders Immigration and SmartLine@Emefs to leapfrog to the second position with 26 points, albeit playing a game more than Immigration and Emefs.

The senior national team, the Black Stars, returned to the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi for the first time in three years last Monday with a mission to renew their relationship with Oseikrom fans via a number of charitable deeds ahead of their 2019 AFCON qualifier against the Walias of Ethiopia on Sunday.

The charitable gestures were not defined by the team’s management committee headed by George Afriyie, but it is likely a donation would be made towards the construction of the new Baby and Mother Unit at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi later in the week.

Upscale Entertainment, organisers of Floyd Mayweather's tour of Ghana have urged corporate bodies to seize the opportunity to market investment opportunities in the country during the two-day visit of the undefeated American boxing icon on June 15-16.

According to the CEO of Upscale Entertainment, Roni Yeboah, Mayweather's "Undefeated Tour" provides Ghana with a unique window to market itself as an investment and tourism destination to over 10 million people across the world.

The Management of NanaJoy Hotel at Jachie,  together with  Lexta Ghana (importers of YAZZ products) has donated quantities of sports gears to Jachie United Football Club- a second division team — based at Jachie in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region.

The sports gears, which included jerseys, football boots, shin guards and gloves, were meant to motivate the team, which currently occupy the second spot of the Division Two League in their Zone with 13 points,   to qualify to play in the  Division One League  (DOL) next year.

Black Stars assistant coach, Ibrahim Tanko was a powerful and quick striker during his heydey and it appears these are the qualities he settled on when he purchased his sleek Cadillac Escalade.

The former Borussia Dortmund star who retired at the tender age of 30 now rides in style whenever he reports for training sessions with the Black Stars.

The Black Stars arrived in Kumasi yesterday to finalise their preparations towards Sunday's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia at the Baba Yara Stadium.

Coach Kwasi Appiah's side began a non-residential training in Accra last week and left Accra for Kumasi around midday yesterday.

Ghana international goalkeeper, Adambathia Larsen "Adam" Kwarasey has completed a transfer to Norwegian club Vålerenga. The move returns Kwarasey to his boyhood club, after stints with Strømsgodset, Rosenborg, Portland Timbers and Brondby.

The 29-year-old has also been reunited with his former Strømsgodset boss, Ronny Delia at the club

Black Stars skipper Asamoah Gyan insists his injury worries are behind him and he is ready to lead the senior national team past Ethiopia in their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

Gyan, 31, currently on a season-long loan at Al Ahli from Shanghai SIPG, has been plagued by niggling hamstring and ankle injuries over the first four months of the year.

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has excluded three players from his squad ahead of the trip to Kumasi for Sunday's 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia.

The Black Stars have spent the past four days in non-residential training in Accra and will travel to Kumasi on Monday to continue with preparations for the game.

Former Newcastle United midfielder Cheick Tiote has died aged 30 after collapsing during training in China, a spokesman for the player has announced.

In his seven years at United the Ivory Coast player made over 150 appearances, including three last season.