Local sports
After an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), Kwesi Nyantakyi’s lifetime ban has been slashed. Former president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kwesi Nyantakyi has had his lifetime ban reduced to 15 years. Nyantakyi was banned for life from football in October 2018 and fined CHF 500,000 for breaches of Fifa’s […]
The Offinso township was thrown into a state of mourning on Thursday, October 1, when the funeral and burial service was conducted for four of the seven juvenile players of Africa Vision Football Academy, who met their untimely death last month. The players were on their way from a juvenile screening exercise at a registration […]
Hearts of Oak manager, Edward Nii Odoom has pledged to end the ten years trophy drought ahead of the 2020/21 Ghana Premier League season. The Phobians have not won the Ghana Premier League since 2009, after clinching the title on 19 different occasions. “We are promising them that, this year will be a very good […]
The football loving President Akufo-Addo has opened an AstroTurf facility for the University of Professional Studies, Accra, (UPSA). The President who was spotted displaying his football talent indicated, via a Facebook post, that he inspected ongoing work on the construction of two new ten-storey hostels. He undertook these on Friday, 4 September as part of […]
Baffour Gyan and Samuel Anim Addo, brother and personal manager of the Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan, have been granted bail by a Kumasi circuit court after they were arraigned on Monday on charges of assault. They were charged on two counts of assault of a regional correspondent of the Daily Graphic, Daniel Kenu at […]
Black Stars Captain, Asamoah Gyan has described the last two weeks as “the most stressful period of my entire life”. Speaking on Friday, ahead of trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to rejoin his club Al-Ain, Gyan said he survived the difficult period only due to the grace of God and support from family […]
I am sure that you must be confused by the following headline and you would probably be even more confused after I put down this quote; ‘Give the Devil an inch and He would grab a mile.’ Perhaps the remix of this particular quote (apologies to all the top DJs in Ghana and beyond) would […]
Ghana may be in danger of attracting the wrath of world football body, FIFA, following Government’s establishment of a Commission to inquire into events leading to the country’s shambolic performance at the 2014 World Cup. The New Crusading Gide has in its possession a three-paragraph letter from FIFA, questioning the Ghana Football Association on the […]
Ghana midfield duo of Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sulley Muntari have been named among the worst players of the 2014 World Cup by ESPN. The American sports broadcaster published a list of players it thinks underperformed by the end of the tournament in Brazil on Sunday. Boateng was not impressive throughout the competition. Perhaps the decision […]
France-based midfielder Andre Ayew is set to be named the deputy captain of Ghana’s national team following the likely exit of Michael Essien from the Black Stars. According to a report on a local radio station, Asempa Leaks, the Marseille superstar will take over the position when the Black Stars assemble for their next assignment. […]