A four-day coaching clinic for swimming coaches and teams is ongoing at the Burma Camp Leisure and Recreational Centre in Accra.

The Chairman of the Black Stars Management Committee, Mr George Afriyie, says the players selected by Coach Avram Grant to represent Ghana at the Gabon 2017 AFCON are talented and ready to deliver the ultimate for the nation.

It is no secret that the Black Stars have struggled to get opponents for friendlies ahead of their participation at the 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON).

The Stars were turned down by Morocco when they made an approach to play them in preparation for the tournament.

The President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Professor Francis Dodoo has been appointed as the Pro-Vice Chancellor in charge of Research, Innovation and Development at the University of Ghana (UG), Legon.

The Black Stars defeated Uzbek side Bunyodkor 2-0 in a friendly on Tuesday evening at the Sevens Stadium in the United Arab Emirates.

Uganda Cranes head coach, Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredejovic was in the stands to watch the Black Stars during their friendly with Bunyokdor on Tuesday at the Sevens Stadium in the United Arab Emirates.

The World Cup will be expanded to host 48 teams, up from 32, Fifa has decided.

An initial stage of 16 groups of three teams will precede a knockout stage for the remaining 32 when the change is made for the 2026 tournament.

Ghana's Black Stars will engage Uzbekistan giants, Bunyodkor, in an international friendly at the Sevens Stadium in Dubai today.

The kick-off time for the game is 5pm local time (13:00 GMT).

Danish powerhouse Brondby IF have completed the signing of Ghanaian goalie Adam Kwarasey on a four-year deal.

The 29-year-old moves from Norwegian champions Rosenborg after joining them six months ago. Kwarasey struggled for game time after making just nine league appearances as Rosenborg won the league.

Cristiano Ronaldo was named the world's best player at the inaugural Best Fifa Football Awards in Zurich.

Leicester City have reportedly rejected a £9m bid from Crystal Palace for Ghanaian winger Jeffrey Schlupp. Schlupp is said to be unhappy at his lack of playing time at Leicester and would welcome a transfer away from the club.

Major League Soccer side Sporting Kansas City (KC) have announced the signing of Latif Blessing from Liberty Professionals on a two-year deal with an option for another season.

The winner of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) which kicks off in Gabon on Saturday will pocket $4million, an amount that the president of the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Issa Hayatou, says is a significant improvement on the $1.5m paid over the last four years.

Caster Semenya - the Olympic star who was at the centre of a gender row - has married her girlfriend in a stunning ceremony. The 800m gold medalist, of South Africa, tied the knot with her long-term partner, Violet Raseboya, in a beautiful white wedding yesterday.

The Black Stars jersey numbers for 2017 African Nations Cup have been revealed. Coach Avram Grant presented his final list on January 4, 10 days to the start of the tournament. Stars skipper Asamoah Gyan retained his iconic number three shirt while Andre Ayew chose to stick with the iconic number 10 jersey.