Muntari tackles Dybala

Juve's Dybala a doubt for Barcelona clash after crunchy Muntari tackles

Juventus are confident Paulo Dybala will recover from a sprained ankle in time to face Barcelona on Wednesday at Camp Nou.

The forward bagged a brace in the 3-0 first leg victory of their Champions League quarter-final.

gfa and americans

GFA signs MOU with US Embassy over Football Expo

 

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commercial Service of the US Embassy in Accra to organise two business expositions ahead of this year’s international friendlies against Mexico and the USA.

The business exposition, which is being organised in partnership with RGG Sports LLC of Tampa, will see a business conference and two exhibition fairs held in the two cities for the friendlies.

Harrison Afful sliced a nerve in his hand while cooking chicken
Harrison Afful sliced a nerve in his hand while cooking chicken

I injured myself while preparing chicken - Harrison Afful

A sliced nerve suffered by Ghana defender Harrison Afful during an attempt to prepare chicken is the latest in a long line of bizarre off-the-pitch injuries suffered by a professional footballer.

Afful's club, Columbus Crew disclosed that he was back in training on Monday after undergoing surgery to repair a sliced nerve in his hand.

Kevin-Prince Boateng - Las Palmas
Kevin-Prince Boateng - Las Palmas

Las Pamas' Kevin-Prince Boateng considering Valencia offer

Las Palmas’ Kevin-Prince Boateng has until the end of April to decide if he wants to take an offer from Valencia or stay with the island outfit.

Plaza Deportiva reports a meeting between Boateng’s representatives and the Las Palmas hierarchy that will take place in the next few days and go a long way to determining the midfielder’s future.

UG coach Meme Falconer holds the trophy aloft as his players look on.
UG coach Meme Falconer holds the trophy aloft as his players look on.

University of Ghana retains UPAC title

The University of Ghana (UG) men's basketball team retained the Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges (UPAC) Basketball Championship by easing past Marshalls University College 41-23 in a one-sided final on Saturday in Accra.

The rampant UG team lived up to their pre-tournament billing as favourites and had accounted for the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) 45-20 in the semi-finals.

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Rivals Hearts, Kotoko face second-tier opponents in MTN FA cup

Reigning FA Cup champions Bechem United will face third tier side Young Wise as they begin the 2016/17 edition of the competition.

The draw which was held at the GFA Secretariat on Thursday morning also threw up some interesting regional derbies for this round of the competition to be played between April 20-24, 2017.

Kotoko stand-in coach, Godwin Ablortey
Kotoko stand-in coach, Godwin Ablortey

Can Ablordey find magic wand against Wa All Stars?

Around the same time last season, Kumasi Asante Kotoko decided to let their head coach, David Duncan, step aside and his assistant, Michael Osei, take over, following strings of uninspiring performances from the team in the Ghana Premier League.

The Ghanaian team with reps of the Ghana High Commission
The Ghanaian team with reps of the Ghana High Commission

Ghana Wins ICC World Cricket League Qualifier

After making it five wins out of five matches, the Senior National Cricket team has emerged winners in the just ended ICC WCL Qualifier, Africa Region Qualifier tournament, held in Benoni, South Africa.

The tourney which started on April 7, saw Ghana pitch its strength against Sierra Leone.

Didier Drogba

Drogba becomes player-owner with US club Phoenix Rising

The former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has joined the United Soccer League side Phoenix Rising as a player and co-owner.

The 39-year-old has not played since leaving Major League Soccer’s Montreal Impact in November but he has taken up the chance to join Phoenix’s “MLS expansion franchise ownership group”.

Ghana to break Guinness book of record’s most accurate football passes

Hundreds of Ghanaian football lovers will gather at the Junction Mall on April 22, with the hope of breaking the world record of the most accurate football passes.       

The record-breaking event is part of activities to mark the grand opening of West Africa’s largest sports store – Decathlon Ghana.

The current world record of accurate football passes stands at 596 accurate passes and is held by members of the Qatar Petrochemical Company, (QAPCO).

Harrison Afful in training
Harrison Afful in training

Harrison Afful returns to Columbus Crew training after surgery

Ghana defender Harrison Afful returned to training with his MLS club Columbus Crew on Monday after recovering from a nerve injury in his hand.

The injury prevented Afful from travelling to face Chicago Fire on Saturday in a game they lost 1-0 but was sighted with a heavily strapped hand left hand during Monday's workout.

Michael Essien jerseys

Indonesian club sells 1,000 Michael Essien jerseys in 3 weeks

Approximately 1,000 Michael Essien replica jerseys have been sold by Persib Bandung just three weeks after the former Chelsea star was signed by the Indonesian club.

His arrival created a frenzy among the Persib supporters, known as Bobotoh, who are excited about Essien's arrival and have flocked to the stores to purchase his No 5 shirt which is going for 255,000 Indonesian Rupiah (approximately $19) apiece.

Isaac Asiamah holding a portion of the grass during his tour of the Accra Sports Stadium yesterday
Isaac Asiamah holding a portion of the grass during his tour of the Accra Sports Stadium yesterday

Accra Stadium renovation to start June

Ghana's bid to host the 2018 African Women's Championship is likely to be derailed at the 11th hour by the poor state of the pitch at the Accra Sports Stadium. 

However, the Minister of Youth and Sports, Isaac Asiamah, has given an assurance that renovation works on various portions of the stadium, including regrassing of the playing field, will commence in June, this year.

Isaac Asiamah — Minister of Youth and Sports
Isaac Asiamah — Minister of Youth and Sports

Government will support Kwesi Appiah to succeed — Minister

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Isaac Asiamah, has given an assurance that the government will provide Kwasi Appiah with all the resources he needs to succeed in his second stint as the coach of the senior national team.

Appiah was handed a two-year contract and will start his duties on May 1, but even before he assumes office, Mr Asiamah says the former Ghana international should rest assured that his latest tenure will witness a massive improvement in terms of the resources that will be at his disposal.

Portions of the Azumah `Nelson Sports Complex is overgrown with weeds
Portions of the Azumah `Nelson Sports Complex is overgrown with weeds

Azumah Nelson Sports Complex to be redesigned

The Ministry of Youth and Sports is considering reconstructing the Azumah Nelson Sports Complex which is in ruins and outlived its usefulness after its construction four decades ago.

Built in 1978 as a training facility for teams at the Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Ghana, the complex, named after Ghana’s sport icon and world boxing legend Azumah Nelson, is currently in ruins while portions of it are overgrown with weeds.

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