The president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi, has revealed that he voted for the newly elected Confederation of African Football (CAF) president, Ahmad Ahmad, to hand a shock defeat to Issa Hayatou last Thursday to herald new era in African football.

Kumasi Asante kotoko will be aiming at a victory over arch-rivals Accra Hearts of Oak when the two sides clash tomorrow in the most anticipated fixture of the Ghana Premier League, with victory likely to move the Porcupine warriors to the top spot on the league log for the first time this season.

Forty-eight Division One League clubs and the 16 Premier League teams will battle for honours  as the 2016/2017 MTN FA Cup competition which kicks off from March 22 to 26 with the elimination rounds.

The newly-elected President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Ben Nunoo-Mensah, has given the assurance that his administration will create a transparent and accountable GOC, which will involve all stakeholders in sports, working either at the board or sub-committee level, to push Ghana sports forward.

Midfielder Thomas Partey will face Ghana international teammate Daniel Amartey in the quarter-final stage of the UEFA Champions League after their respective clubs Atletico Madrid and Leicester City were drawn to face each other.

Leicester, the Premier League champions progressed to the last eight by beating Spanish title-chasers Sevilla 3-2 on aggregate.

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has tipped Kumasi Asante Kotoko to win Sunday's derby with eternal rivals Accra Hearts of Oak slated to take place at the Accra Sports Stadium.

The former President, having served as Chairman of the Porcupine Warriors in the past admitted his Kotoko bias in an interview with Graphic Online Tuesday, explaining that games involving Ghana's biggest clubs were difficult to predict.

Harry Redknapp is in line to become the next coach of the senior national team, the Black Stars. The former Tottenham and West Ham boss, 70, has applied for the chance to succeed Avram Grant in charge of the Black Stars.

Ex-Chelsea, Hammers and Portsmouth manager Grant stepped down after Ghana’s failure at the African Nations Cup in January.

The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has admitted a new member into its fold - Zanbibar, at the continent’s 55th General Assembly on Thursday, March 16.

Zanzibar, becomes the 55th member of CAF and has also attained the membership of Federation of International Football Association (FIFA).

Their admission was by popular acclamation, by the mebership of the General Assembly.

The wife of Ghanaian football star Michael Essien, Mrs Akosua Puni has bought Italian third division Lega Pro side Calcio Como.

Mrs Puni Essien, a British citizen of Ghanaian origin bought the club for €237,000 at a bankruptcy auction held by FC Como Limited. The figure was €10,000 more than the starting price.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has promised to ensure an effective collaboration with the private sector to ensure that sports is well developed in the country.

The President, who said this during a visit by the organisers of the Ghana’s Fastest Human and past athletics, lauded the partnership of some private organisations for supporting the programme over the years.

Madagascar Football Association chief Ahmad Ahmad has been elected Confederation of African Football president, ending Issa Hayatou's 29-year reign.

Ahmad won 34 of the 54 votes in the election, which was held in Addis Ababa on Thursday.

The president of the Ghana Weightlifting Federation (GWF), Ben Nunoo-Mensah, has been elected as the new president of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) at an electoral congress of the committee held yesterday at the Swiss Spirit Hotels and Suites Alisa (formerly Alisa Hotel) in Accra.

Mr Nunoo-Mensah, who contested the incumbent Prof. Francis Dodoo for the position, won with a 33-28 result from the total of 61 valid votes cast.

Ghana Premier League (GPL) leaders, Aduana, yesterday failed to go clear ahead of the pack after being held to a goalless draw game by visiting Medeama at the Nana Agyeman Badu Park yesterday.

The National Sports Authority, an establishment of the State is virtually a collapsed institution. It has no ability to deliver on its mandate as a fully fledged state institution established by the Laws of this country. 

Almost close to a year, the authority has been without electricity due to its huge indebtedness to the ECG.

The President of the Ghana Golf Association, Mr Michael Aggrey successfully launched the World Corporate Golf Challenge at the Asante Hall of Alisa Swiss Spirit Hotel on Tuesday.

In his address he welcomed the International Chamber of Commerce’s initiative to bring the World Corporate Golf Challenge to Ghana and assured the organizers of the support of the Ghana Golf Association. He challenged the organizers to ensure a world-class national tournament to select Ghana’s representatives to the World finals in Cascais, Portugal.