Indonesian Liga 1 club, Persib Bandung are cashing-in on replica jerseys of former Ghana and Chelsea star Michael Essien in an attempt to recoup the 800,000 euros they will repay him over the course of his one-year contract.
The Jakarta Globe reports that the recent signing of Essien, 34, has sparked a high demand in Persib jerseys.
Goodwill Sports ambassador and patron of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG), Mr Ray Quarcoo, has promised to support boxing in the country.
Interacting with the press on the evening of the “Freedom Fight Night” at the Bukom Boxing Arena, Ambassador Quarcoo pledged to lend a helping hand to restore Ghana’s dwindling boxing fortunes.
An 83rd minute penalty converted by defender Vincent Atingah handed Accra Hearts of Oak all three points in a 1-0 victory over Kumasi Asante Kotoko on Sunday afternoon at the Accra Sports Stadium.
Ghanaian international Raphael Dwamena scored a brace for FC Zurich as they drew 2-2 with Winterthur in the Swiss Challenge League.
Dwamena scored in the 73rd and 86th minutes to earn his side a vital point at home.
A former national athletics chief George Haldane Lutterodt has tasked the new leadership of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) headed by Ben Nunoo-Mensah to institute a forensic audit into the financial spending of the previous administration headed by Professor Francis Dodoo.
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.
