Former Brighton manager Chris Hughton has been appointed head coach of the Ghana national team. The 64-year-old has been working as a technical adviser for the Black Stars since February 2022. He replaces Otto Addo, who stepped down following the World Cup in Qatar, where Ghana finished bottom of Group H with one win from three matches. It is…
Football legend Diego Maradona, one of the greatest players of all time, has died at the age of 60. The former Argentina attacking midfielder and manager suffered a heart attack at his Buenos Aires home. He had successful surgery on a brain blood clot earlier in November and was to be treated for alcohol dependency. Maradona was captain when…
Ghana Football Association (GFA) communications director Henry Asante Twum has revealed the football’s governing body has not made an attempt to lure Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah for an international future with the Black Stars. The 21-year-old, who currently plays for England at youth level, and the GFA have been in the news concerning a possible discussion for a nationality…
Kumasi High School beat Adu Gyamfi SHS to lift the Ashanti Regional Inter-Schools and Colleges Football Competition on Monday. The match, played at the Baba Yara Stadium, ended 2-0 in favour of Kumasi High School. This is their first trophy since they won the competition in 1997. Former Kumasi Asante Kotoko defender Isaac Owusu ‘Ninja’ who played in that…
Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas Sunday morning, Yahoo Sports confirmed. TMZ first reported the news. His 13 year old daughter, Gianna, who was on board is also reported dead. Bryant played his entire 20-year career for the Los Angeles Lakers and won five NBA championships prior to retiring in 2016. He was named Finals MVP…
The Black Meteors of Ghana have been drawn in what can be termed the ‘group of death’ with hosts Egypt, Mali and Cameroon for the 2019 U-23 AFCON tournament. The Black Meteors will be competing in Group A of the 8-team competition scheduled to be staged in Egypt from November 8-22. The draw took place at at the Haramlek…
The Fifa Normalization Committee, in its current form, will be no more after March 31, Joy Sports understands. The work of the four-member Normalization Committee put together last September to see to the reform of Ghana football 31 has not been completed, leading to a request for an extension of their mandate. That request will be granted, but with…
Arsenal have been drawn against Napoli, while Chelsea will face Slavia Prague in the Europa League quarter-finals. Villarreal take on fellow Spanish side Valencia with Portuguese team Benfica playing Germany’s Eintracht Frankfurt. The first and second legs will be played on 11 April and 18 April, with the semi-final draw keeping Arsenal and Chelsea apart should they get that…
Tottenham will play Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-finals, while Manchester United have been drawn against Barcelona. Last year’s beaten finalists Liverpool will play Porto, and Ajax will face Juventus in the other ties. The semi-final draw was also made and Manchester United will meet Liverpool if both win their last-eight ties. The quarter-final first legs take place…
Houston Rockets star James Harden hit a season-high 57 points for his side on Monday to set a modern-era NBA record of scoring at least 30 points in 17 consecutive games. It saw him pass Kobe Bryant’s record of 16 which he managed with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2002-03 season. Harden achieved the feat by half-time against…
