I have faced some of the toughest challenges running football in Ghana for about 12 years yet writing a tribute for someone who is a father figure to me, a mentor and a teacher proved to be one of the most difficult tests I have encountered in life.

Words, even the very best of words, cannot pay tribute or truly capture the sense of loss that we in the football fraternity in Ghana are all feeling today.

The tempo for this season’s Ghana Premier League (GPL) is steadily rising each passing week and this weekend, the action will be at the Fosu Gyeabour Park where Bechem United host WAFA in what promises to be a keenly contested tie.

Mfantsipim Old Boys Association (MOBA) trounced their Achimota counterparts (AKORA), 10-8 in a special golf competition  at the Tema Country Golf Club last Saturday.

The win handed the prestigious trophy, donated by the former CDS, Vice Admiral Quashie,  for the second time running.

An international footballer from Kenya has filed a complaint to Fifa after he was allegedly forced to terminate his contract with South African club Golden Arrows at gunpoint.

The World Players’ Union FIFPro have confirmed that Clifton Miheso had brought his case to the attention of Fifa, claiming that the incident took place on January 14 at the club’s offices at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, in Durban.

The Ghana Triathlon Federation (GTF), has secured a four year sponsorship deal worth $200,000 from Kempinski Hotel and Promasidor Ghana Limited, to support their activities and the administration of the Federation.

The deal, which commences in 2017 and ends in 2020, will see the management of the plush hotel offering $25,000 each year to the Federation, whilst Promasidor will also offer cash and Cowbell products worth $25,000 each year.

A Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice-designate, Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame, says some legal hurdles standing in the way of the White Paper on the Dzamefe Commission report will have to be cleared before its full implementation.

The mortal remains of a nearly forgotten astute sports administrator, Lt Col Simpe Asante, will be interred at the Osu Cemetery today after burial service at the Good Counsel Catholic Church, Airport West Accra. He died on February, 12 , aged 81.

Carlton Cole will reunite with his former Chelsea teammate Michael Essien after signing a one-year deal with Indonesia Super League club Persib Bandung.

Cole, 33, spent 14 seasons in the Premier League, including nine years with West Ham United, last played for American second-tier team Sacramento Republic in 2016.

Cameroon's Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach Hugo Broos has threatened to quit over management and funding problems in the national team set-up.

Broos, who led the team to the trophy in Gabon in February, said he is "seriously considering whether I should continue or not".

Cristiano Ronaldo has helped unveil a new statue in his own honour, as the Aeroporto da Madeira was renamed after the island's most famous son.

What should have been a joyous celebration of a glittering career, though, has been sidetracked by criticism of the Portuguese star's bronze likeness.

While the Detroit Lions have defensive end Ziggy Ansah under contract in 2017 thanks to his fifth-year option, Detroit would like to lock up the fifth-year edge rusher for the foreseeable future. 

The Lions have interest in inking Ansah to a long-term extension, according to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, who cautions talks have not yet started.

Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) chairman, Dr Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe, has advised the association to slam the Black Stars door against ex-coach, Kwasi Appiah because, to him, he had been tried, tested and failed.

A search party for the replacement of the Stars’ departed coach, Avram Grant, is scheduled to present its final report any moment with the Al Khartoum of Sudan coach (Appiah) said to be the favourite among the list of applicants.

Two directors of Accra Great Olympics, Talal Fattal and Fadi Fattal of the Global Village Group, have expressed their disappointment about the lack of positive response from other shareholders of the club of a proposal they sponsored to help arrest the dwindling fortunes of the club in the Premier League.

Ghana Premier League defending champions, Wa All Stars, have been presented with another chance to make themselves proud on the international scene by being invited to the West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone B four-nation competition in Senegal.

Wa All Stars made a horrible CAF Champions League debut as they lost to their Libyan Al Ahli Tripoli counterparts in their preliminary round, ending their lofty dream of ‘taking Africa by storm.’

Boxing legend Azumah Nelson holds the third edition of his "Azumah Nelson Fight Night" series on Saturday, April 1 at the Bukom Boxing Arena.

Organisers say the bouts are aimed at providing a prestigious platform for boxers to showcase their talents in a bid to give them global exposure.