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  Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Commission, Dr Kofi Kodua Sarpong has been appointed to head a five-member committee to manage the activities of the senior national team, Black Stars. The former Kumasi Asante Kotoko Chairman will be assisted by Deputy Youth and Sports Sports Minister, Perry …

  Ghanaian striker Benjamin Acheampong has been sentenced to three years in prison in Egypt for refusing to pay an agent his commission over his transfer to the North African country, Ghanasoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. The former Asante Kotoko player was also fined $570 over his transfer to the Egyptian …

A trailblazing decision will for the first time see women referees handling games of the opposite sex on the continent, debuting at the Total U-17 Africa Cup of Nations Tanzania 2019. The landmark conclusion was the highlight of the CAF Referees Committee meeting held on 26 February 2019 at the …

Some fans of Kumasi Asante Kotoko FC have blamed award-winning investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas for the results of last Sunday’s CAF Confederations Cup group match against Al Hilal of Sudan, MyNewsGh.com reports. The Porcupine warriors had a tough time pulling a level pegging after their Sudanese opponents took a …

  Head coach of the Black Meteors Ibrahim Tanko is reported to have invited ten foreign-based players to strengthen his team ahead of their 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations against Gabon. Ghana will host West African counterparts Guinea in the first leg of the qualifiers at the Accra Sports …

  FIFA is expected to reconstitute members of the Ghana Football Association Normalization Committee after ratifying a mandate extension. According to reports in the local media, the world’s football governing body will shuffle the membership of the current four-man committee led by Dr Kofi Amoah. The current mandate of the …

Ghana will host Kenya in the final Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at the Accra Sports Stadium according to the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The four times African champions suffered 1:0 defeat to the Harambee Stars at the Karasani Stadium in September last year. However, Kwesi Appiah and his …

Former Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko striker, Charles Taylor says he does not believe the current Black Stars team can win the African Cup of Nations this year. The Black Stars of Ghana have failed to win Africa’s most prestigious football competition for the last 37 years despite making …

Asante Kotoko put up a fiery first half performance to obliterate Nkana FC 3-0 at home and boost their qualification bid in Group C of the CAF Confederation Cup. The Porcupine Warriors were quick out of their blocks and striker Abdul Fatawu Safiu whipped in a free kick to the …

Ghana goalkeeper Richard Ofori has been named as the third best goalkeeper in the South African topflight league with nine games to the end of the 2018/2019 season. The Ghanaian international is regarded as one of the kingpins for the despite Maritzburg’s abysmal campaign which has seen them seriously battling. …