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.

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.

Troubled Kumasi Asante Kotoko, after parting ways with their Croatian coach Zdravko Logarusic last Sunday, hope to break away from their recent poor form and go for the kill against Wa All Stars in what promises to be an uncompromising Easter Sunday fixture at their dreaded Wa Stadium.

Kotoko, who are presently lying third on the league log and four points adrift of leaders WAFA, have experienced dwindling fortunes after their 0-1 loss to bitter rivals Hearts of Oak at the Accra Stadium and have since been held to barren draws against Inter Allies and Ebusua Dwarfs in Kumasi, and a 1-2 loss to Medeama SC at Tarkwa.

The president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi, has told the Graphic Sports that he will not seek a re-election into office when his current term ends in 2019.

According to Nyantakyi, the decision not to seek a re-election for a fourth term stems from his personal belief that ‘the best time to leave is when the applause is still very loud.’

One-time Asante Kokoto stalwart, Frimpong Manso, has been invited by Dr Kyei’s management to assist stand-in Coach Godwin Ablordey to re-chart a new path for the club and work in line with the Life Patron, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s directive to return Kotoko to Africa.

Ablordey, who until last Monday was an assistant to the sacked 52-year-old Croatian trainer Zdravko Lugarusic, was named the stand-in coach until a substantive coach is appointed, and the presence of Manso on the Kotoko bench is to team up with Ablordey to stir the team on to the right path.

Ex-Ghana International C.K. Akonnor says he is excited about returning to occupy the vacant coaching job at Obuasi-based Ashantigold Football Club, where he made his name on the local scene as an emerging star in the 1990s.

In an interview with the Graphic Sports before emplaning to Obuasi yesterday, the former Hearts of Oak and Eleven Wise coach said he was more than ready to handle whatever challenges awaited him at Ashgold after having worked for the club in the past.

Black Stars' returnee coach, James Kwesi Appiah, is set to make a triumphant entry into the country next week ahead of his much-anticipated unveiling by the Ghana Football Association (GFA). 

The affable trainer rounded off his two-year romance with Sudanese Premier League side, Al Khartoum SC, last week to set the stage for a dream comeback which officially takes effect from May 1,  2017.

Assistant coach Godwin Ablordey has taken temporary charge of Kumasi Asante Kotoko following the dismissal of substantitve coach,  Zdravko Lugarusic, after 11 matches in the ongoing league. 

Ablordey, a former captain of Kotoko, will act until a new substantive coach is appointed to replace the 52-year-old Croat who was dismissed for unimpressive results.

The FA Cup Committee (FACC) will conduct the Round of 64 draw of the MTN FA Cup at the Conference Hall of the Ghana Football Association (GFA)  at 11 a.m. on Thursday.

The 16 Premier League clubs will join the 48 Division One and Two teams that qualified from the preliminary round to determine the pairings for the Round of 64.

Tema Youth settled for a 1-1  drawn game with Wa All Stars in their 11th-week encounter at the Tema Stadium yesterday.

The original fixture last Sunday was abandoned in the 18th minute due to a rainstorm which left the pitch waterlogged and unsuitable for football and referee William Agbovi had no other option but to apply the rules by ending the game and rescheduling it (for yesterday).

Visiting Aduana Stars survived a late onslaught from Great Olympics to win 2-1 in their rescheduled Match day 11 Ghana Premier League (GPL) fixture at the Accra Sports Stadium.

The match was rained off last Sunday. When it was replayed yesterday, a ninth-minute own goal by Olympics captain Dan Quaye and Bright Adjei’s 38th-minute drive secured the win for the visitors, as Abel Manomey’s goal from a powerful shot in the second half only gave Olympics a false sense of hope but could not save them from defeat.

Marshalls College, in Accra, for the second successive year, won the Basketball competition of the Private University Students Association of Ghana (PUSAG) Basketball competition.

In March, when he was presented with his historic GH₵990,650 (£173,000) winnings by Betway, Kwame Fosuhene was still yet to decide how to spend his newfound wealth.

However, a month later it appears Fosuhene has found the perfect way to splurge his largesse.

Following his magnificent display at the Westchester Table Tennis Centre, Ghanaian ping-pong star, Courage Nenevie, has been awarded a five-year scholarship by the, Centre.

The Peter Mensah Sports Foundation (PM Sports) last Saturday rounded up their one-week tennis clinic organised for children aged 8-14 with a grand durbar at the Ghana Tennis Club at Adabraka.

The event, which attracted a large crowd, including the president of the Ghana Tennis Club, Mr Isaac Duah, started with participants going through technical, physical and complete tennis training before they were divided into groups to compete among themselves.