The number of active COVID-19 cases in Ghana has increased to 1,011, the Ghana Health Service has announced. It follows the confirmation of 116 new cases. So far, a total of 53,386 cases have been confirmed in Ghana since mid-March 2020. Out of that, a total of 52,048 have recovered. …

Former Hearts of Oak captain, Yaw Amankwah Mireku says local players have more respect for white coaches than black coaches. According to him, oftentimes, when white coaches take over local clubs, players put up impressive performances in a bid to impress the coach. The player was referencing the seeming turnaround …

The technical director of the Ghana Football Association wants to ring changes after the Black Stars failed to secure an early qualification to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after losing 1-0 to Sudan last month. Lippert has questioned the technical ingenuity of the former Hearts of Oak and Asante …

Ghana’s Black Satellites have qualified to the finals of the WAFU Zone B U-20 Championship after beating Niger in the semi-finals. The National U-20 ensured this result by winning via penalty shootouts after the game ended barren even after extra time. Coach Karim Zito made four changes to the squad …

The national leadership of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) says it is disappointed in government continued moves to pass the Public University Bill. It says the developments with the Bill are being done on the blindside of the association, a week before Parliament’s recess. It says it will …

Ghana’s Black Satellites took on their Nigerien counterparts in the WAFU Zone B U-20 Championship in Benin at 14:30 GMT. This was the first time the two sides met in the semi-final of the competition and a win has ensured qualification to the 2021 U20 AFCON in Mauritania. Niger topped …

Asante Kotoko has officially written to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to notify the Association of their decision to maintain Accra Sports Stadium as their home ground in the CAF Champions League. The move is a swift turnaround after the Porcupine wrote to the FA of their willingness to rather use the Tamale …

Former U-20 talisman Dennis Tetteh who now plies his trade with Belarusian Top-flight FC Slavia Mozyr on Tuesday 15th December 2020 paid a working visit to the Afro-Arab Group Chairman Alhaji Salamu Amadu.    Alhaji Salamu Amadu affectionately called ‘One Chair’ on his part showed gratitude to Dennis Tetteh for …

Ghana legend Michael Essien has paid glowing tribute to former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier who died on Monday at the age of 73. Essien never got to play under the Frenchman but recounts attempts he made to get him to Anfield. When Houllier arrived at Olympique Lyon, Chelsea tabled an …

Hearts of Oak head coach, Kosta Papic has named a 20-man squad for the team’s clash against Aduana Stars in midweek. The Ghanaian giants were initially scheduled to face off with the Dormaa-based club on matchday one of the 2020/2021 Ghana Premier League season. Unfortunately, the game had to be …

Former Ghana International Otto Addo has been named as the assistant coach of Borussia Dortmund after the club decided to part ways with their head coach Lucien Favre following a 5-1 humiliation at the hands of newly-promoted Stuttgart on Saturday. The embarrassing defeat leaves BVB fifth in the Bundesliga, five …

Hearts of Oak coach Kosta Papic insists he is building the ‘winning mentality’ of his team despite their victory over Dreams FC on Sunday night. Michelle Sarpong bagged a brace with a goal from Kwadjo Obeng Jnr as the Phobians recorded their first victory of the campaign. But the Serbian …

Ghanaian defender Jonathan Mensah shed tears as he led Columbus Crew to win the 2020 Major League Soccer Cup on Sunday. Mensah produced a sold shift in the defence to help Porter’s men keep a clean sheet in their 3-0 win over Seattle Sounders. The 30-year-old was seen in the …

Ghana coach Abdul Karim Zito is looking to capitalise on Cote d’Ivoire’s desperation when the two sides meet at the ongoing Wafu B Cup of Nations in Benin this afternoon. In a three-team group at the sub-regional tournament, Ghana have already booked a qualification ticket to the next round of …

Ghana coach Abdul Karim Zito is looking to capitalise on Cote d’Ivoire’s desperation when the two sides meet at the ongoing Wafu B Cup of Nations in Benin this afternoon. In a three-team group at the sub-regional tournament, Ghana have already booked a qualification ticket to the next round of …

Aside from Riyad Mahrez, whose Manchester City side test their recent improvement against Manchester United, which other stars from the continent are set to feature across the top five leagues this weekend? Edouard Mendy Hakim Ziyech’s injury leaves Mendy as the only African star to take to the pitch for …

Former Barcelona midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has urged the Catalan side’s captain Lionel Messi to join Napoli next season. The Ghanaian international – who is Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng’s half-brother – spent part of the 2018-19 season at the Nou Camp. Given Messi’s contract expires next summer, he can leave …

Osman Ibrahim’s strike in the 10th minute ensured that Asante Kotoko recorded their first win of the season against Legon Cities in this matchday five-fixture played at the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday. The Porcupine Warriors started the game with a lot of intent at scoring in the opening minutes. Legon Cities …

Legon Cities FC defender Joseph Adjei has fired a warning shot to Asante Kotoko ahead of their Ghana Premier League Week 5 encounter on Friday. The Royals are still searching for their first win in the ongoing campaign after four round of matches. Coach Bashir Dauda’s men will have to …

The former Sports Minister is alleged to have masterminded the fracas in the constituency. In a video which has gone viral on social media, nurses are seen stitching the open wound of Bukom Banku. Although one of the nurses attending to the boxer called to an end of the clashes, …

Ghana ends the year 2020 as the 52nd best men’s national football team in the world, according to the latest Fifa Rankings. Released on Thursday on Fifa’s official website, the new table sees the Black Stars, sandwiched between Greece (51) and Costa Rica (53), locked on their position from last month, …

Ghana captain Andre Ayew’s goal against Sheffield Wednesday has been adjudged as the Swansea City’s Westacres Goal of the Month for November. The 30-year-old grabbed the equalizer for the Jack Army on the hour mark when he curled a left-footed effort from inside the box following a pass from Connor …

Asante Kotoko has through a letter to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) given reasons for their desire to use the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium as their home venue from henceforth. The Kumasi-based club last week made the request to the country’s football governing body but saw it rejected with the …

Italian Serie A outfit, Udinese Calcio have joined the race to re-sign Kwadwo Asamoah in January according to reports in Italy. Footballghana.com has exclusively reported that Asamoah is likely to join Sampdoria in January after the head coach of the side, Claudio Ranieri looks to improve his with the addition …

Ghana’s U20 men’s national team, the Black Satellites, have qualified to the semi-finals of the 2020 WAFU B tournament. Karim Zito’s men achieved the feet after 1-0 win over the Nigerian U20 side at the Stade de Gaules in Benin on Wednesday afternoon in the ongoing WAFU B tournament. Precious …

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced the dates for all six outstanding games in the ongoing 2020/2021 Premier League campaign. The matches between Aduana Stars and Accra Hearts of Oak are to be played on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, with the match between Ashanti Gold and King Faisal also scheduled for the same …

Information picked by Ghanapoliticsonline.com indicates that, president Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party are preventing the chairperson of electoral commission Jean Mensah from announcing the presidential results which put the opposition leader His Excellency John Dramani Mahama in the lead. Days ago, Jean Mensah promised Ghanaians that she …

Black Stars defender, John Boye was unfortunate to be given his marching orders during FC Metz’s 3-1 loss against Olympique Lyon on Sunday, December, 6. FC Metz’s poor form in the league continued on Sunday during the Matchday 13 encounter against Lyon at the Stade Saint-Symphorien. The Maroons are still searching for their …

Asante Kotoko Executive Board chairman, Dr. Kwame Kyei, was refused entry to the Accra Sports Stadium by officials of the National Sports Authority ahead of their CAF Champions League preliminary round game against FC Nouadibou that was cancelled. GHANAsoccernet.com has gathered that the top official and some other board members of the …

Andre Ayew contributed an assist and a goal as Swansea City cruised to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Luton Town in a Championship outing on Saturday. The 30-year-old delivered an outstanding performance to lead Steve Cooper’s side back to winning ways after Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to Middlesbrough. Ayew laid the …