Kwesi Nyantakyi has expressed the delight of the GFA to see Nii Lantey Vanderpuye leave as the Minister of Youth and Sports on January 7 Ghana Football Association President Kwesi Nyantakyi has expressed his delight over the exit of the Sports Minister Nii Lante Vanderpuije. The Sports Minister who doubles as Member of Parliament for the Odododiodoo Constituency has…
In-form striker Abdul-Majeed Waris and Austria second tier top scorer Raphael Dwamena were surprisingly dropped in favour of debutantes Ebenezer Ofori and Bernard Tekpetey in Ghana’s final 23-man squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Gabon. Coach Avram Grant also axed Turkey-based midfielder Attamah Larweh who was part of the provisional squad named on Monday. This…
QINGYUAN, China — The 48 soccer fields of the vast Evergrande Football School in south China seem barely enough for its 2,800 students. Against a backdrop of school spires that seem modeled on Hogwarts, the young athletes swarm onto the fields nearly every day, kicking, dribbling and passing in the hope of soccer glory and riches. “Soccer will be…
Everyone at Chelsea agrees on the who. The players, the coaches and the platoon of staff members behind the scenes all say that, in six months as manager, Antonio Conte has transformed the club. He has given a team that seemed to have lost its shine the veneer of a champion. Nobody has any doubt about that. After all,…
LONDON — Dele Alli bolstered his growing reputation by putting a stop to Chelsea’s 13-match winning streak, scoring two goals on headers on Wednesday to give Tottenham Hotspur a 2-0 home victory over the Blues, the Premier League leaders. Defense has been the bedrock of Chelsea’s three-month hot streak, but Alli found space to score nearly identical goals, one…
Chelsea’s record attempt faces test at Tottenham but their manager knows the lead they have in the Premier League is more important than a place in history When Antonio Conte thought about what to name his daughter, he wanted something beautiful and also something that would resonate with him. In the end, there was only one choice. He and…
Goalkeeper Adams Kwarasey has been dropped from the 26-man provisional squad of the Black Stars currently camping in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in AFCON 2017 tournament in Gabon. The Rosenberg shot stopper who has been replaced with Fatau Daudu according to our sources in the Stars camp is suffering…
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has taken a bold decision to beef up the Black Stars technical bench with the introduction of Coach Sam Arday as part of efforts to excel at the Gabon 2017 Africa Nations Cup slated for January 14 to February 5. The nomination of the ‘Multi-System Man’ was a fallout of a critical meeting between…
The President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged the senior national team to end Ghana’s 34-year wait for a trophy by winning the 2017 AFCON which starts on January 14 in Gabon. The Black Stars have been unable to add to their four AFCON triumphs since they last won it in 1982 in Libya. However, the President-elect’s spokesperson Mustapha…
The Ghana Football Association will award some distinguished personalities at its Extra-ordinary Congress at the Alisa Hotel (Asante Hall), Ridge in Accra on Wednesday January 4. The awardees include the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Dormaahene Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, Torgbe Afede XIV and some past and present football personalities. The ceremony which will climax the extraordinary Congress,…
