Men's top seed Tomas Setodji has already decided how he will spend the $3,000 cash prize if he wins the 2017 McDan West African Open Championship.
The confident Togolese says he came to Ghana to win the competition and will leave no stone unturned in his bid to win the 2017 McDan Open Championsip because he will use the money to fund his career as a budding tennis prospect.
There will be a whopping GH¢50,000 cash prize at stake for the winner when bitter rivals Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante clash for the Ghana@60 President's Cup in May.
According to the organisers, the latest instalment of the longstanding rivalry between Ghana's most successful clubs will be held over two legs, on May 1 and May 28 at the Accra Sports Stadium and Kumasi Sports Stadium respectively.
Reverend E.D. Nikoi, the president of the Netball Association of Ghana (NAG) says lack of funds has seriously affected the progress of the sport in the country despite the promise it holds to make inroads at the international level.
According to Reverend Nikoi, who has headed the sport for over two decades, the national team has not been able to participate in international competitions because the association is not able to raise funds for that purpose and the support from government, the owner of the national team, has also not been forthcoming.
Kumasi Asante Kotoko skipper, Amos Frimpong, has thrown down the gauntlet saying his teammates are ready to fight till their last breath to ensure they deliver victory to the fans when they host Aduana Stars at the Baba Yara Stadium today.
The Porcupine Warriors have been without a win in their last five games and skipper Frimpong admits the task of breaking that jinx seem daunting although they are ready to put their best foot forward to reverse the trend.
The "Ghana: 60 Years On" Planning Committee has announced a GH₵50,000 cash prize for the winner of a two-leg match involving rivals Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko.
Initially, the two teams were expected to receive only GH₵50,000 each as appearance fees for the "Ghana: 60 Years On" President's Cup slated for May 1 and May 28 at the Accra Sports Stadium and Kumasi Sports Stadium respectively.
Top-seed Thomas Yaka Kofi Setodji yesterday made an impressive start to the 2017 McDan Open Championship, outclassing his Ghanaian counterpart Kwabena Ofosu Bamfo 6-1, 6-1 to progress to the last 16 stage of the tournament.
The power of the serves and the returns of the 20-year old Togolese were too hot for Bamfo, which sent him cruising to victory at the Accra Sports Stadium court for the first match of the main draw against Bamfo, a brother of former McDan Open champion, George Darko.
Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) has announced a sponsorship agreement with the organisers of the nation's flagship tennis tournament, the McDan West African Tennis Open Championship which gets underway today at the Accra sports stadium.
Sprinter Janet Amponsah has given a ray of hope to Ghana athletics after picking the first ticket for this year’s international Athletics Associations Federations (iAAF) Championships to be staged in london in August.
Former Black stars skipper, Abedi "Pele" Ayew, says Black stars coach, James Kwasi Appiah needs the support of everyone to succeed at the job on his second coming.
Nasco Electronics has announced a four-year partnership with the Ghana Football Association (GFA). As part of the deal, the South Korean-based electronic manufacturers will sponsor awards that will be handed out to players, coaches, administrators and clubs over the course of the season.
The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) has received a gift of furniture from Mobility International to replace the old ones and fittings at the GOC secretariat in Accra.
Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien is off the mark for Persib Bandung after securing a work permit to play in Indonesia.
Incoming Black Stars coach, Kwasi Appiah, says he is going to roll up his sleeves, get his hands dirty and help make the senior national team great again.
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) will unveil a new headline sponsor for the Ghana Premier League on Monday at its secretariat in Accra.
The new organisation will replace First Capital Plus bank who suspended their contract ahead of the 2015-16 season.
Paa Kwesi Fabin, coach of Ghana’s Under-17 male football team, the Black Starlets, believes the players he has selected for this year’s African Youth Championship will be able to at least deliver a World Cup ticket as they have already been given an orientation on the task ahead.
