Benjamin Fumi last Friday claimed his first National Ranking Tour title with a thrilling 6-1, 6-3 victory over Daniel Quartey in an action-packed final at the tennis arena of the Accra Stadium. It was a significant win for Fumi, who finally ended chains of heartbreaks in five unsuccessful attempts in the past.
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has decided to ban Ghanaian match official Joseph Odartei Lamptey from taking part in any kind of football-related activity (administrative, sports or any other) at national and international level for life.
The official was found guilty of breaching article 69 paragraph 1 (unlawfully influencing match results) of the FIFA Disciplinary Code during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ qualifying match between South Africa and Senegal on 12 November 2016.
Former Nigerian international Peter Osaze Odemwingie is set to become the second high-profile African star after Michael Essien to move to the Indonesian Liga 1.
Graphic Online can reveal that the former Stoke City striker has signed a pre-contract agreement with Madura United and will be unveiled later this week as their marquee signing.
The Deputy Director in charge of technical at the National Sports Authority (NSA), Mr Saka Acquaye, has lauded the Minister of Youth and Sports, Isaac Kwame Asiamah, for his directive to get the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to work under the NSA, which is the mother body of all sporting disciplines in the country.
For him, the move was a step in the right direction, saying he was looking forward to working with leadership of the GFA who had neglected his outfit in their activities over the years.
Accra Hearts of Oak yesterday brought smiles to the faces of their teeming followers when they defeated Kumasi Asante Kotoko 1-0 to obstruct them from climbing onto the top spot of the Ghana Premier League log.
A penalty in the dying minutes of the game, converted by Vincent Atinga, seperated the two sides and ended Kotoko’s dominance over Hearts in Accra in recent times.
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.
