Zambia and Orlando Pride forward Barbra Banda has been voted BBC Women's Footballer of the Year.

She received the most votes from readers of the BBC Sport website after a five-player shortlist was announced last month.

The shortlist - based on performances from September 2023 to August 2024 - was selected by a large panel of experts involved in football around the world, including coaches, players, administrators and non-BBC journalists.

Ghana should embrace the Right to Dream Academy’s unique model of combining sports and education to harness the nation’s abundant youth talent, Dr. Austin Luguterah, Director of the Sports and Wellness Directorate at the University of Ghana, has said. 

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced a postponement of the Ghana Football Retreat, which was initially slated for November 28, 2024, at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence.  

Rennes and Ghana defender Alidu Seidu has been dealt a significant setback after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during a Ligue 1 match against Lille.

Ghana Football association’s ‘Catch Them Young’ referees, Angelious Akurugu Adongo and Nafizah Jenenuba Dauchebile, impressed in the WAFU B African Schools Football Championship after being handed roles in the Boys' final.

Angelious Akurugu Adongo was handed the role of Centre Referee for the final match involving Cote d'Ivoire and Benin while Nafizah Jenenuba Dauchebile served as the Fourth official.

The two young officials distinguished themselves during the group stage and the semi-finals and ultimately handed the responsibility to officiate the final at the FeNIFooT Technical Centre, last Saturday.

Pep Guardiola admitted that Manchester City are inside their own heads after the english Premier League champions lost an unprecedented fifth straight game.

Tottenham Hotspur stunned City 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium last Saturday, with James Maddison netting a brace – a result that hands a major title advantage to Liverpool.

Novak Djokovic has appointed a new member to his coaching team as he prepares to compete for his 25th Grand Slam trophy at the Australian open in January. 

The new member's name? andy Murray. Yes, Andy Murray, the UK tennis player who won two Grand Slam trophies and retired from the sport this past summer at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Former Vice-President of the Ghana Football association (GFA), George Afriyie, has called for reforms to address what he describes as a lack of a level playing field for all clubs in Ghanaian football.

He alleged that clubs perceived as critics of the current GFA President, Kurt Simeon Okraku, and his administration’s policies have faced unfair treatment in matches and are often disadvantaged in their quest for promotion or in their battle against relegation.

Ernest Thompson, a former member of the Black Stars management committee, has urged the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to dismiss Otto Addo as head coach of the Black Stars following Ghana's failure to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

In a candid opinion on JoySports Link on Joy FM on Saturday, November 23, Thompson did not hold back in his criticism of both the technical team and the players, labeling the current state of the Black Stars as unacceptable.

The Ghana Football Association (GFA), under the leadership of Deputy General Secretary (Admin), Ama Brobey-Williams, will officially launch the Girls for Goals programme on Tuesday, November 26, at the Keta Business School in the Volta Region.

Girls for Goals is a 9-month empowerment initiative designed to promote gender equality through sports, education, and healthy lifestyles, aiming to inspire young girls to realize their full potential.

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) faces a crucial decision this week regarding the future of Black Stars Head Coach, Otto Addo, following the team’s failure to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) -– a setback that marks the first time Ghana has missed out on the tournament since 2004.

Asante Kotoko returned to winning ways with a commanding 2-0 victory over Aduana FC at the Nana Agyemang Badu Park yesterday to halt a dismal run of four consecutive defeats in the Ghana Premier League.

An ambitious southern adventure by Tamale-based Karela United ended in a shocking 1-0 victory over fellow strugglers, Dreams FC, at the Tuba Astro Turf Park on Sunday, November 24.

Hard-running Najib Fuseini Ibrahim masterminded the coup de grace after 83 minutes when he capitalised on a Collins Boah blunder to fire home a powerful grounder beyond goalkeeper Gidios Aseako.

Retired Ghanaian boxer Braimah Kamoko, better known as Bukom Banku, has denied accusations of physically assaulting a woman after a video of the alleged incident went viral on social media.

The Black Queens of Ghana have been placed in Group C of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), alongside defending champions South Africa, Mali, and Tanzania.