Ghana’s Black Stars left their Group D base, Port Gentil, yesterday after they failed to clinch the top spot in the group following their 0-1 loss to Egypt in their final group game.

The poor quality of pitches at the Africa Cup of Nations tournament has enraged players and coaches after some teams lost key players to injuries believed to have been occasioned by the nature of the playing surface at all the four venues, particularly in Franceville, Oyem and Port Gentil.

Table tennis players and patrons will experience yet another day of exciting action tomorrow when they converge at the Ofankor Barrier Under Bridge for the Table Tennis Under Bridge (TTUB) tournament.

Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan, may not be completely out of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament and may need the ‘magical’ healing of the famous Serbian traditional healer, Mariana Kovacevic, to ensure he regains his fitness for Ghana’s quarter-final clash with DR Congo on Sunday.

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Junior Kabananga has taken the lead in the goalking race with three goals from three matches.

Morocco coach Herve Renard stands on the threshold of making history after guiding his Morocco side to a quarter-final berth at the 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) taking place in Gabon, the third successive time he has achieved that in as many competitions, as a national team coach in Africa.

Ghana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) diminutive playmaker, Elizabeth Opoku, joined the continent’s all-time female top scorers at the Africa Hockey Club Championship, when she emerged top scorer at the just-ended competition in Nairobi, Kenya.

The Sierra Leone Football Association has sent a message of condolence to head coach Sellas Tetteh who is bereaved after losing his wife, Madam Evelyn Idun Tetteh.

Madam Evelyn is reported to have passed away on Thursday morning in Accra after a short illness. She was 59 years old.

The third edition of the Guaranty Trust (GT) Bank Super Zonal Soccer Championship (Principals' Cup) got underway yesterday with Zone One defeating Zone Three by a lone goal in the boys opening match at El Wak stadium.

Chelsea Football Club in the United Kingdom will bear the cost of treatment for Black Stars defender Abdul Baba Rahman who got injured in the first game of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) against Uganda, in Gabon.

Ghana’s Black Stars failed to maintain a perfect record at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Gabon after losing 0-1 to Egypt in their last group D clash in Port Gentil last night.

Ghana’s Black Stars failed to maintain a perfect record in the Africa Cup of Nations after losing 0-1 to Egypt in their last group clash in Port Gentil. The Stars finished behind the seven-time African champions who set up a quarter-final fixture with Morocco in Port Gentil.

Black Stars coach Avram Grant has dropped Jordan Ayew, Thomas Partey, Frank Acheampong and Mubarak Wakaso from his starting line-up against Egypt at the Stade de Port Gentil Wednesday evening.

Usain Bolt will have to hand back one of his nine Olympic gold medals after Jamaican team-mate Nesta Carter tested positive for a banned substance.

Carter was part of the Jamaican quartet that won the 4x100m in Beijing in 2008.

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is considering working out a compensation package for Black Stars defender Baba Rahman whose season may be over after sustaining a serious knee injury which doctors say could keep him out of football for up to seven months.