Kumasi Asante Kotoko’s team bus has been involved in what appears to be a fatal accident on a return journey to Kumasi after game week 22 fixture against Inter Allies. The bus had about 35 occupants made up of players and team officials. Details of how the Wednesday night accident occurred are sketchy, but the bus is reported to…
Ghana suffered another friendly defeat on Saturday whey they were beaten 2-1 by the USA in East Hartford, Connecticut. Dominic Dwyer and Kellyn Acosta scored both goals for the Yankees with Asamoah Gyan getting the consolation for the Black Stars. Here the five things we learned from the game. 1. Nicholas Opoku proves home-based talents can make a difference…
The Ghana Football Association are hoping they can lure Juventus midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah back to the Black Stars after his three-year absence from the team. GFA vice-president George Afriyie says the body will use the upcoming holidays to impress upon the player the need to return, and follow that up with a trip to Italy later. Asamoah has not…
Ghana is on the verge of making history as the first Nation to win the Africa U17 title on three occasions. The Black Starlets are just a game away to secure the most trophies at that level on the continent. Ghana defeated Niger 6-5 on penalties to progress to the finals of this year’s competition in Gabon after a…
Ghana’s Under-17 men’s soccer team, the Black Starlets, opened the 2017 African U-17 Cup of Nations on Sunday, May 14 with a 4-0 win over Cameroon. The match was the second of the tournament, which is being held in Gabon. The Starlets were a mouthful for their opponents as captain Eric Ayiah and Ibrahim Sulley tormented the defence of…
Juventus reached their second Champions League final in three seasons with a comfortable aggregate victory over Monaco. Already leading 2-0 from the first leg, the Italian side extended their advantage when Mario Mandzukic stabbed in after his initial header was saved. Dani Alves doubled their lead on the night with an instinctive volley from goalkeeper Danijel Subasic’s punched clearance….
The FIFA Council has ratified that Africa will get nine automatic places when the World Cup expands to 48 teams in 2026 at its meeting on Wednesday in Bahrain. The continent currently has five spots at the tournament. A tenth African country will take part in a six-nation play-off tournament to decide the last two spots. The Bureau of…
Britain’s anti-discrimination organization Kick It Out is calling for a strike by all black players in Italy in protest against Sulley Muntari’s one-match ban following Sunday’s racist incident in Cagliari. The Pescara midfielder is set to sit out Saturday’s clash with Napoli after picking up two yellow cards – one for dissent after complaining of racist chants directed at…
Pescara’s Sulley Muntari walked off the pitch in protest when a referee booked him after he claimed he was being racially abused during a league match. The 32-year-old former Ghana midfielder asked Daniele Minelli to stop Sunday’s Serie A game at Cagliari. But he was instead booked for dissent in the 89th minute, prompting the former Portsmouth and Sunderland…
Former Black stars skipper, Abedi “Pele” Ayew Former Black stars skipper, Abedi “Pele” Ayew, says Black stars coach, James Kwasi Appiah needs the support of everyone to succeed at the job on his second coming. While Abedi Pele, has no doubt that Appiah will succeed on his comeback because of the experience gained, he believes, the collective support of…
