Author: Selasi Fiawoyi

The Black Stars of Ghana will open camp in Doha, Qatar on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 ahead of the 33rd edition to the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations – Cameroon 2022. The team will be in Doha for a period of three weeks to prepare for the Tournament scheduled for Cameroon from January 9 to February 6, 2022. The Black Stars will play three international friendly matches in Qatar to give Coach Milovan Rajevac the opportunity to assess his squad for the Tournament. Ghana are expected to play a yet-to-named club side on Tuesday, December 28, before taking on one…

Hasaacas Ladies climaxed 2021 season with 5th trophy as Champions of Maiden First Lady’s Cup after penalty shootouts.  Hasaacas ladies take home their fifth Domestic trophy after an excellent display of football at the Accra Sports Stadium against regular rivals Ampem Darkoa Ladies. Sonia Opoku opened the score with a 30th-minute strike for Ampem Darkoa but her outfit couldn’t hold on the lead after recess, Hasaacas Ladies kept questioning the defense of Ampem Darkoa as they failed the pressure of time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8J5MPTqKAw Jafaru Rahama equalized for Hasaacas Ladies on the 78th minute, both teams battled for the winning goal but…

Algeria FA President has confirmed an agreed pre-AFCON friendly with the Black Stars in January in Doha, Qatar. The match will propel Black Stars ahead of their preparation for the  2021 Africa Cup of Nations next month in Cameroon. Ghana will play another friendly before departing for Cameroon for the tournament. Algeria have recorded 33 unbeaten matches in all competitions and clear favorites to defend their AFCON title. The last encounter between the Black Stars and the Fennec Foxes was in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations where Ghana won 1-0 in the end.

Ghana Premier League Newbie’s Accra Lions have parted ways with head Coach Rainer Kraft. The German gaffer has been relieved of duties with effect today for personal reasons. The German coach will continue to assist the Club as a consultant after supervising their promotion to the top-flight for the first time in their history. https://twitter.com/AccraLionsFC/status/1468574738767392769?s=20 “The Club can today announce that Rainer Kraft has left his role as Head Coach at Accra Lions, Mr. Kraft has been relieved from his duties to return to Germany for personal reasons. He will continue to assist the club as a Consultant. Nana Obiri…

Kumasi Asante Kotoko have officially unveiled Betika Ghana as its new sponsor. The Porcupine Warriors will receive GHc 1.3m with products for the next two years with the betting company. Asante Kotoko officials at a ceremony have outdoor the new sponsors as the two outfits work to the benefit of the other. https://twitter.com/AsanteKotoko_SC/status/1468209834722054148?s=20 The current playing body, technical team, ex-players, and management members of the club were all present at the event. The reds will in return advertise and promote Betika, Bet with and be Worthy Ambassadors of the outfit.

National Sports Authority has set aside December 18 to 26 for maintenance work at the Accra Sports Stadium. The NSA have ordered the Ghana Football Association to postpone the Premier League games to be held at the venue on the said dates, their statement indicated the closure is to enable the NSA and Ministry of Youth and Sports to have enough and uninterrupted time to fix critical places of the stadium. The planned repair works means the FA must either find an alternative venue or postpone some of the games scheduled for the Stadium. The decision by the NSA will further…

Accra Great Olympics have withdrawn a court summon to Hearts of Oak of their  Star signing Gladson Awako. The former Great Olympics captain joined the Phobians on August 23rd,2021 but he’s yet to kick a ball for Hearts since his blockbuster move. Awako had been one of Hearts’ top targets following his fine display for Olympics last season, including scoring a sublime goal against the Phobians in the first round clash at the Accra Sports Stadium. He subsequently made a switch to the league champions for a deal reportedly worth GH¢100,000 “The Dade Boys” headed to court over Hearts failure…

Hasaacas Ladies clinched their fourth trophy  of 2021 on Sunday, December 5, after defeating  LadyStrikers 3:2 to lift the Women’s Super Cup final. LadyStrikers started the game on their best foot with two clear cut chances to take the lead but the Hasmal Ladies took their 14tg minute opportunity to open the score through Veronica Appiah. Appiah recorded the game’s first goal in the 14th minute of the game, with a well composed finish from the 18-yard box. The lethal striker got her brace of the day with four minutes left until the half time break. She latched onto a…

Algerian side JS Saoura has accused  Accra Hearts of Oak in the use of Black magic or ‘juju’ ahead of the second leg encounter in the CAF Confederation Cup play-offs. JS Saoura statement says Hearts of Oak left and sprayed dirty materials including pork. Also the club says their dressing rooms contained stinky smell of a dead animal. A Statement from Accra Hearts of Oak has debunked the rumors saying, “It has come to our notice that the JS Saoura officials have decided to tarnish our hard-earned reputation. They are accusing us of dealing in magico- religious powers in Accra…

Fifa has dismissed South Africa’s protest following the 1-0 defeat to the Black Stars in their World Cup qualifier in Cape Coast last month, with  SAFA keen on taking further steps. Fifa’s Disciplinary Committee concluded that the protest was not well filled and didn’t provide  further details. SAFA believe they were “robbed” by Senegal referee Maguette Ndiaye and his assistants, who handed the home side a dubious penalty and made several other doubtful calls. The result gave Ghana the chance to qualify on top of the  group over South Africa to the final stage of qualifying in March for the…